Pennsylvania is expected to be one of 9 states to lose a congressional seat (Ohio would lose two), based on census estimates showing slower growth here. A state that in 1930 had 36 members of Congress is expected to send only 18 representatives to the House after the results of the 2010 Census are used to redraw boundaries in 2011.Read the full story at the link below:
"Geopolitically speaking, population is power in the United States," said Jeff Brauer, political science professor at Keystone College in Lackawanna County.
Whoever is in power in the state Legislature after next year's elections will largely determine how the lines are drawn, making state legislative races of national importance to both political parties. A new governor, who will need to sign legislation creating new districts, will take office in 2011.
Census numbers point to Pennsylvania losing House seat - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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