A top Democrat running against Gov. Kathy Hochul for governor is siding with Republicans against his own party, arguing the newly approved congressional and state senate districts were gerrymandered.
“I know that they’re gerrymandered. I mean, that’s common sense,” said Long Island Rep. Tom Suozzi during a sit-down interview Tuesday with The Post.
Suozzi – who is forgoing a reelection bid for New York’s 3rd district to challenge Hochul – said Democrats “wanted to increase the number of seats” and create “safe” districts favoring incumbents.
Under the redrawn maps, the 3rd district would grow from covering parts of three counties – parts of Queens, Suffolk and Nassau
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