Once Seen as a Victim of Redistricting, Hochul Now May Turn Tables
As a vulnerable freshman congresswoman, Ms. Hochul’s district was redrawn to include more conservative voters, and she lost her re-election bid.
Governor Hochul will likely sign off on a state redistricting map that will put in jeopardy the re-election prospects of four Republican members of New York’s House delegation — echoing a situation the Democratic lawmaker faced a decade ago.
At the time, Ms. Hochul was finishing her first term in the House of Representatives after winning a 2011 special election to replace Congressman Chistopher Lee, a Republican.
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