For years, pioneering legislator Carolyn Maloney, a Democrat, represented Roosevelt Island and the UES in Congress. But in 2022, a Republican-led redistricting cost her reelection, forcing a run against another Democrat, Jerry Nadler. Now, a fresh court decision may allow her to fight for a return.

by David Stone

The Roosevelt Island Daily News

“If they draw a district I could win in, of course I’d run,” she said.

Carolyn Maloney, December 12th, 2023

“After today’s redistricting ruling @CarolynBMaloney tells me she would most definitely consider running again, depending on whether the new district lines were favorable to her,” New York NBC 4 journalist Melissa Russo reported on X.

• The Roosevelt Island Daily thanks Sylvan Klein for this tip.

At the heart of this news is a New York State court ruling allowing Democrats to redraw congressional maps. While this does not necessarily give Maloney a new seat, it opens a door that had been closed.

What May Be Reversed

In what looked like an engineered realignment, the 2022 redistricting, by combining Manhattan districts, forced a race between Maloney and fellow Democrat, Jerry Nadler. Both ran for reelection against each other, not a Republican.

Had either run against the other party, they’d almost certainly have won, but now, two powerful, long-tenured representatives faced off. One had to lose.

The fresh redistricting allowed by the court does not guarantee that the old districts will return, but history suggests it. Before the Republican realignment, the Democrats approved a plan that did just that.

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The court order requires the State Redistricting Commission to redraw maps by February 28th. State law then puts approval in front of the Democratic-led legislature.

Finally…

While Maloney’s return became possible, this week, it isn’t certain because lawsuits will likely follow any maps drawn by Democrats. With the House of Representatives nearly deadlocked, each election matters, and no gains will go uncontested.

The already electrifying 2024 elections just got fresh juice.

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