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Gov. Bob Riley (R), Sen. Jeff Sessions (R), Sen. Richard C. Shelby (R), Rep. Jo Bonner (R),
Rep. Bobby Bright (D), Rep. Michael Rogers (R), Rep. Robert Aderholt (R),
Rep. Parker Griffith (D), Rep. Spencer Bachus (R), Rep. Artur Davis (D)
Alabama Districting
The redistricting in 2002 marginally strengthened the Democratic position, but has not contributed to any net changes by the parties. The biggest change in 2002 was to the 3rd District, which lost St. Clair County in exchange for part of Montgomery county, including the area around the capitol. The districts black composition rose by 7% as a result, however this did not lead to an unseating of the Republican member.
The Alabama state legislature is in charge of apportionment and redistricting in Alabama. A bipartisan interim committee of 22 representatives (11 from the Alabama House of Representatives, and 11 from the Alabama Senate) is formed to develop a redistricting plan for recommendation to the legislature. The Governor has veto power over both the state legislative and congressional plans.
That being said, all redistricting plans in recent history have been court-ordered due to a failure on the part of the legislature to enact their own plans. The redistricting plan adopted after the 1990 census was first proposed by Republicans and ordered into effect by the federal courts. That plan moved black residents out of the 2nd and 6th districts, which had been competitive for Democrats. Both the 2nd and 6th are now Republican districts.
The 6th and 7th districts are considered by redistricting watch organizations such as Fair Vote and the National Committee for an Effective Congress to be in the "irregular" or "gerrymandered" category.
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