Lloyd Doggett won my district's US house seat!

[ananda]

This is big for me.

It's the first time I've been represented
by a Democrat since I moved to Austin
15 years ago.

[iemanja]

1. Wow. He was congressman when I lived in Austin

25+ years ago.

[ananda]

2. my district was redrawn and the number changed

...

[lobointexas]

3. He is a great guy!!

They have been trying to gerrymander him out of Congress for a while, but he keeps winning. He was my representative when I first moved to TX in 2006. His district changes every 2 years. I had the pleasure of meeting him on a couple of occasions. He is one of the good ones!!

[ananda]

4. Yes he is!

I know I'm happy n all, but I also feel for the other districts
that got wiped or gerrymandered from a more racist
and anti-immigrant angle.

[lobointexas]

5. It is tough being a Democrat in Texas!

If we could only get people to vote for their best interest, we'd be okay.

[LeftInTX]

6. I got moved from Joaquin Castro's into Tony Gonzales' district...ugh...

Years ago, this area was GOP, but in 2011, the VRA required that it be changed. Now it's back to GOP again.

I testified to the House and Senate that I had nothing in common with people in Marfa and El Paso and they probably won't want me in their district either. My testifying fell on deaf ears. God I can't understand how San Antonio and El Paso can be in the same congressional district. However, gerrymandering works for the GOP

[ananda]

7. That's some crazy gerrymandering..

and should be totally illegal.