Hoops In Town

Ohio General Assembly district maps is one topic of note going on in Columbus…that’s according to State Rep. Jim Hoops, of Napoleon. Hoops, whose 81st district includes all of Henry, Putnam and Williams… and part of Fulton County, spoke as one of the guests of the Williams County Mayors Association. One topic he mentioned was the district maps for the Ohio General Assembly. The Ohio Redistricting Commission has passed four maps for the district, but the Ohio Supreme Court has struck down each one as being unconstitutionally gerrymandered in favor of Republicans. Federal judges will pick district maps rejected by the Supreme Court…if the commission doesn’t draw constitutional alternatives by May 28th.