What Ohioans Are Reading: “Missing Congressional Map Shows Politicians’ Disrespect for Ohio Voters”

What Ohioans Are Reading: "Missing Congressional Map Shows Politicians' Disrespect for Ohio Voters"

October 27, 2025

Columbus, Ohio- There's less than a week to go until the next deadline in Ohio's congressional redistricting process, and Republicans still haven't unveiled a proposed map. After already missing one deadline, Republicans are refusing to hold hearings on a proposed democratic map and are delaying the process to pass their extreme map with as little public input as possible.

Here's what Ohioans are reading about the disrespect Republicans are showing towards Ohio voters:

Akron Beacon Journal: The missing congressional map shows politicians' disrespect for Ohio voters | Opinion, The Rev. Raymond Greene Jr.

• I didn't realize deadlines were optional in Columbus. But apparently, they are, at least for the Republican lawmakers running our Statehouse.

• Instead of doing their job and producing a fair congressional map by Sept. 30, they let the deadline pass without even presenting a single proposal. Not one. What we got instead were excuses that are empty, dishonest, and insulting to the people of Ohio.

• What we're witnessing is a calculated delay, an attempt to run out the clock so the legislature can take back control and push through a map that silences millions of voices.

• And let's not pretend this isn't intentional. This is part of a larger national strategy, led by those who want to lock in power by dividing communities and diluting Black and Brown voting strength.

• This is about control, not democracy. It's about power, not people.

• The will of the people is not confusing. It's clear. Fair maps. Fair elections. Nothing less is acceptable.

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