Draft Map Shifts Andover Fully Into Seth Moulton's 6th District

Andover MA

02 November, 2021

12:13 PM

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ANDOVER, MA — Andover would be shifted entirely into the Sixth District, currently represented by Seth Moulton, under the proposed redistricting introduced Monday by Massachusetts lawmakers. The draft redistricting, conducted in the wake of the 2020 census, mostly alters the margins of the state's nine House districts, protecting the nine Democratic incumbents. But Andover is one of those communities that could see changes. The town is currently split between the Sixth District and the Third District, which is represented by Lori Trahan. Like this article? Sign up for our newsletter and get it delivered every weekday. It's free! On the other side of the ledger, most of Tewksbury, which is currently entirely in the Sixth District, would get shifted into the Third District. Beyond the marginal changes to all districts, the most notable change in the new map is the First District, the western-most one, stretching further east to keep its population share up. This year's proposed redistricting is in stark contrast to the redistricting following the 2010 census, when the state lost one congressional seat and lawmakers radically changed the map, putting two incumbents into the same district. The new map was introduced by the state legislature's Special Joint Committee on Redistricting, which will hold a public hearing Nov. 9. The complete proposed map, maps of individual districts and the current map are all available from the redistricting committee. Christopher Huffaker can be reached at 412-265-8353 or [email protected].