Comment on Senate Districts
All Pittsburgh Senate districts and many districts in southwest and central PA are well below the ideal population, while districts in Philadelphia and other Southeast PA counties deviations far above that number. In effect, the map as drawn dilutes the voting power of our fastest growing regions and maintains voting power in regions that have lost population. For example, Senate districts in Allegheny Cty range in size from 248,000 – 251,000, while Senate districts in Montgomery County range in population from 263,000 to 271,000. I am against the malapportionment and vote dilution caused by the inequitable distribution of population.