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Indiana’s redistricting bill advanced out of the Senate Elections Committee Monday evening in a 6-3 vote, with one Republican voting against the bill.

House Bill 1032, which addresses mid-census redistricting and gives Republicans an advantage in all nine congressional districts, passed with three Republicans on the committee saying they wanted to advance the bill for consideration by the full Senate. The proposed map, which was released last week, splits up the current First District, currently held by U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan, D-Highland, into two and the Seventh District, currently held by U.S. Rep. André Carson, into four.

Sen. Greg Walker, R-Columbus, tearfully expressed his opposition to the bill because he said he wouldn’t be intimidated

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