Senate Redistricting
Doug Harpool is currently the chair of the Missouri senate redistricting committee. On August 18, 2011 the map submitted by the committee was turned down by the Republican members of the committee. While on the committee he focused on population growth and census data to redraw the district boundaries. Senator John Lamping and many in opposition voiced their concerns over the proposed map because it would eliminate his district all together. Citing population trends and census data, Harpool argues that Saint Louis County must lose the seat in order for fair representation to the faster growing areas like Greene, Stone and Barry counties.
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