COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The bipartisan Ohio Redistricting Commission on Thursday unveiled a proposed new Congressional map.

The proposed map has 15 counties that are split, but no county is split more than once. Thirteen of the 15 districts have 786,630 people, while the other two have 786,629. Six municipalities and 11 townships are split.

Proposed map

Current map

Currently, Republicans hold 10 of the 15 Congressional seats. The proposed map is more GOP friendly, and could see Republicans pick up one to two more seats.

The commission heard testimony about the proposed map on Thursday. Some speakers called the new map a gerrymander and said this proposed map does not represent what Ohioans had in mind when they passed a Constitutional amendment in 2018 to reform the redistricting pro

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