New reapportionment map would pit El Paso incumbents against each other
November 29th, 2011, 7:42 pm ·

A new reapportionment map that re-draws state legislative districts was adopted today by the state reapportionment commission, and if ratified by the state Supreme Court, it would create two primaries between El Paso County Republican legislators in next year’s election.

House Majority Leader Amy Stephens, R-Monument, would face off against Rep. Marsha Looper, R-Calhan, and Senate Minority Leader Bill Cadman, R-Colorado Springs, would have to run against Sen. Keith King, R-Colorado Springs.

The map, submitted by the commission’s five Democrats, was approved on a party-line 6-5 vote. The commission’s unaffiliated chair, Mario Carrera, sided with the Democrats.

Colorado Springs Republicans blasted the map as “blatantly partisan.â€