The 13 commissioners of the state’s first ever Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission were randomly selected Monday. They are:
Republicans
Erin Wagner, Cynthia Orton, Douglas Clark and Rhonda Lange;
Democrats
M. Rothorn, Juanita Curry, Dustin Witjes and Brittni Kellom
Non-Affiliated
Janice Vallette, James Decker, Richard Weiss, Steven Lett and Anthony Eid.
The commissioners are charged with redrawing the boundaries of Michigan’s state and congressional election districts. This follows voters passing a constitutional amendment in 2018 that strips the authority for redistricting from the state legislature.
“This is truly a historic day for Michigan, as we are among the first states in the nation to end gerrymandering with an independent citizens commission,” said Assistant Secretary of State Heaster Wheeler.
Nearly 10,000 Michiganders had applied to serve on the commission during a months-long application process.
In accordance with the state Constitution, the pool was narrowed to 200 applications by a previous random selection before the state legislature removed 20 more applications.
The 13 commissioners were selected randomly by an independent accounting firm, Rehman LLC, from the final pool of 180 applicants.
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