REDISTRICTING: Gov. Hochul eyes redistricting after NY loses residents, House seats.
Gov. Kathy Hochul said New York has been losing residents to other states because of a failure to build enough housing. She said that loss also cuts into the state’s representation in Congress.
“We’ve been losing too many New Yorkers, as I said, to other states because of our failure to build housing,” Hochul said.
Hochul said fewer residents make New York “more vulnerable” when Republicans in other states redraw districts to keep control of the House.
She said she planned to meet with Congressman Joe Morelle to discuss redistricting in New York and how that process could move forward after what she described as changes in the legal landscape following a Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act.
Hochul said any change in New York would not be done only by lawmakers and would instead have to go before voters.
“And I want to make sure that New Yorkers have a chance to vote on this — this will not just be done by the Legislature,” Hochul said.
There’s so much more than housing behind New York losing residents, but “affordable housing” is a lot like homelessness — it’s a longterm opportunity for graft, not a problem to be solved.
UPDATE (FROM GLENN):
Actually, you did start it. New York did mid-decade redistricting last cycle and tried again this cycle. This is your fourth attempt at partisan gerrymandering since becoming governor. https://t.co/f6pB8n6TqO
— Mike Lawler (@lawler4ny) May 5, 2026