Ag lobbyists break down Michigan’s redistricting

An ag lobbyist says population losses in remote communities will reduce the rural flavor in Michigan’s legislature following this year’s redistricting.

Jeff McAlvey with McAlvey Merchant & Associates says the main goal of redistricting was to balance partisan divisions while honoring communities of interest.

“Many of the districts stretch out in what I would call funky ways,” he says.

He says rural voters will likely be overshadowed by the mix of urban areas shared in some districts.

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