Proposed Congressional Map Keeps Suwanee in 7th District

The redistricting proposed by the General Assembly would keep Suwanee in the 7th Congressional District and represented by Rep. Rob Woodall in the U.S. House.

Maps released recently, however, show that Dacula and other portions of Gwinnett would move to the 10th District led by Rep. Paul Broun. And portions of southern Gwinnett would move to the DeKalb-heavy 4th District, headed by Hank Johnson.

Woodall will also lose Barrow and Walton counties and part of Newton County if the proposed map is approved.

In an emailed statement, Woodall said the General Assembly had to make some tough choices.

“I love the 7th District, and I've been hopeful it would retain as many of my current constituents as possible,” he wrote. “More importantly, I've been a strong advocate for keeping as many counties and communities in the district as intact as possible. Given the exponential growth across the district, however, the General Assembly has to make some difficult decisions to shrink the 7th District and the early indicators show that it will narrow to only Gwinnett and Forsyth counties.”

Woodall said the redistricting would not affect the legislative decisions he makes as he continues to serve his current constituents.

The proposed maps must have state legislative and federal judicial approval before they become final.

(Material from Dacula Patch was used in this report.)