Gov. Scott approves new congressional district map

Posted on August 15, 2014

Working to beat a deadline set by a Tallahassee judge, Florida Governor Rick Scott approved on Thursday a new congressional district map passed by the Florida Legislature earlier this week which lawmakers say corrects two districts the judge ruled violated the Florida Constitution.

Neither District 2, which contains Taylor County and is currently represented by Steve Southerland, nor District 3, which includes Dixie and Lafayette counties, as well as a portion of Madison County, were affected by the new map approved Monday in a vote split mostly along party lines.

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