Jan 31, 2012 5:33 PM
Fred W. Thiele Jr.
New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele Jr.’s legislative district, which currently encompasses the South Fork and southeastern Brookhaven Town, would gain the towns of Southold and Shelter Island from Assemblyman Dan Losquadro’s district under a plan proposed by a redistricting task force.
Under the redistricting plan, Mr. Thiele’s district would lose the communities of Mastic, Mastic Beach and Shirley, which would become part of the 3rd Assembly district in southeastern Brookhaven Town, currently represented by Assemblyman Dean Murray.
If the proposed map is finalized, the population of Mr. Thiele’s district would shrink from 142,833 to 128,929. The shifting lines are driven by a population increase in the 2010 Census that caused Long Island to gain a 22nd Assembly district, Mr. Thiele said, which means that each district would be slightly smaller... more
Under the redistricting plan, Mr. Thiele’s district would lose the communities of Mastic, Mastic Beach and Shirley, which would become part of the 3rd Assembly district in southeastern Brookhaven Town, currently represented by Assemblyman Dean Murray.
If the proposed map is finalized, the population of Mr. Thiele’s district would shrink from 142,833 to 128,929. The shifting lines are driven by a population increase in the 2010 Census that caused Long Island to gain a 22nd Assembly district, Mr. Thiele said, which means that each district would be slightly smaller... more
And I hear that Fred holds his nose when he travels to the Mastics anyhow, so they'll be better represented.
~ Steven Sample
This redistricting plan is gerrymandering at its purist by the NYS GOP.