Now is the time to weigh in on redistricting Edgewood

On Monday, August 2, I gave public comment at the “Citizen Redistricting Committee” hearing that was held in Santa Fe. My comment was given via Zoom and I voiced my concern about Edgewood’s current political district boundaries.

As many voters probably noticed during May’s Special Election to fill the District 1 Congressional seat vacated by Deb Haaland, Edgewood is split into two different Congressional Districts. The west side of Edgewood lies in CD1 while the east side lies in CD3. This means that our town has two different

Representatives at the Federal level: Rep. Melanie Stansbury on the west side of town and Rep. Theresa Leger Fernandez on the east.

Not only is there “dual representation” at the federal level, it’s also at the State House of Representatives level. The west side of Edgewood lies in State House District 22, represented by Stefani Lord, while the east side has Matthew Mcqueen as its voice in the State House. Edgewood’s current districting is a result of old lines created before the Town of Edgewood grew both east and west of NM-344.

Now is the time to voice your opinion in an effort to get the Town of Edgewood united into one Federal Congressional and one State House district.

Preliminary maps are now being drawn and discussed at these meetings. For example: several maps that I saw combine all of Edgewood with the greater Albuquerque area as a districting possibility.

In order to have a say and keep informed about this redistricting, check out the public information and meeting series listing at: nmredistricting.org/meetingstransparency/

Evelyn Vinogradov Edgewood Voter