From Plains Cotton Growers and Agri-Pulse Communications
At least six members of the House Agriculture Committee face tough reelections under new Congressional maps approved by 26 states, while four have plans to leave the House and several more depend on maps that have not yet been approved.
Under the newly drawn districts, two Illinois Republicans — Mary Miller and Rodney Davis — will battle for control of a seat, Virginia Democrat Abigail Spanberger must navigate her way through a largely unfamiliar district and Arizona Democrat Tom O’Halleran will need to win the votes of a Republican-leaning constituency. Iowa Democrat Cindy Axne and Nebraska Republican Don Bacon will continue to sit in highly competitive swing districts.
Four more seats will be open in the November election as Rep. Vicki Hartzler, R-MO., vacates her House spot to run for her state’s open seat in the Senate and Reps. Cheri Bustos, D-Ill., Bobby Rush, D-Ill., and Filemon Vela, D-Texas, retire.
Twenty-four more states have yet to finalize their district maps, clouding the futures of committee members from Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Georgia and New York. Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania, the committee’s top Republican would be in line to become the committee chairman, assuming the redistricting helps Republicans take back the House.
David Wasserman, a senior editor for the Cook Political Report, noted that while both political parties have relatively equal footing regarding control of districts that have already been approved, Democrats are suffering from 15 more planned retirements than Republicans and President Jo Biden’s approval rating has dropped 10% in the last six months.
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