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Charles Elliott: Legislative districting methods contribute to gridlock

KETR | By John Mark Dempsey
Published October 29, 2013 at 6:00 AM CDT
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Dr. Charles Elliott
Texas A&M University-Commerce

Former A&M-Commerce political science department head Dr. Charles Elliott says the way congressional and state legislative districts are apportioned is a major reason why we see the inability of our representatives to reach compromise.

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John Mark Dempsey
John Mark Dempsey is the host of the public interest program The Blacklands Café from KETR News. Dempsey is also the play-by-play announcer for Commerce Tigers Football on 88.9 FM and on ketr.org.
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