Ex-NY Gov. David Paterson rips Hochul, Dems for pushing partisan redistricting

Nypost · Jun 07, 2026 · 580 words · By Carl Campanile

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What happened

David Paterson rips Hochul, Dems for pushing partisan redistricting See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Kathy Hochul and fellow Democrats for a planned power grab that will allow them to carve up congressional maps — and try to reduce the number of Republican-held seats.

Common ground

Democrat Paterson claimed Hochul championed the partisan move to amend the state constitution because she is “completely outnumbered” by Democrats in the legislature clamoring for the change.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Fear, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Remove language dictating that districts “shall not be drawn to discourage competition,” effectively allowing political gerrymandering?
How does this story connect Partisan Gerrymandering with National Political Polarization over the next few days?

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Remove language dictating that districts “shall not be drawn to discourage competition,” effectively allowing political gerrymandering”

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While there is evidence that a bill was introduced to allow mid-decade redistricting, the specific detail about removing language regarding 'discouraging competition' is not explicitly corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided text.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 2, 2026 ... Districts always get redrawn at census time if necessary . How is it possible for 50 states to have 50 different ways of drawing congressional ...
https://www.facebook.com/wten.albany/posts/state-democratic-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Court of Appeals declared void the legislature's congressional and state senate maps, holding that judicial oversight was required to facilitate the ...
https://law.justia.com/cases/new-york/court-of-appeals/2022/…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... The Democrat-led New York state Legislature passed a constitutional amendment this week that would allow for mid-decade redistricting in ...
https://www.facebook.com/SpectrumNews1Rochester/posts/the-de…

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Claim 2: “Democrats now control 19 of New York’s 26 congressional seats.”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that Democrats hold 19 congressional seats in New York and Republicans hold 8 (totaling 27 in one source, but 26 in the Wikipedia and other sources). The specific number 19 for Democrats is consistently reported.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in New York were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the 26 U.S. representatives from the State of New York, one from each of the state's 26 co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_House_of_Re…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the 26 U.S. representatives from the State of New York, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with ot…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Re…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New Democrat Coalition is a caucus in the House of Representatives of the United States Congress made up of Democrats, primarily liberals and centrists, who take a pro-business stance and a libera…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Democrat_Coalition

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Claim 3: “and must do so again next year before presenting it as a referendum to voters.”

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Claim 4: “Democratic lawmakers in the Assembly and State passed a bill to launch the constitutional amendment last week before ending the 2026 legislative session”

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Claim 5: “Keep New York’s bipartisan redistricting commission in place, but give a simple majority of both houses — the state Senate and Assembly — the ability to override a proposed map from the panel.”

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Evidence from June 2026 reports that New York lawmakers gave preliminary approval to a constitutional amendment to provide them with more power over redistricting, and other sources mention repealing higher vote thresholds for adopting plans, supporting the claim of allowing a simple majority override.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 New York State Assembly election was held on November 5, 2024. This election coincided with elections for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, the U.S. presidential election, and state…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature, with the New York State Senate being the upper house. There are 150 seats in the Assembly. Assembly members serve two-…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature, while the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Established in 1777 by the Constitution of New York, its members a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_State_Senate

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Claim 6: “New York joins like-minded Democrats in California and Virginia, where politicians pushed for their own partisan gerrymandering for their state’s congressional maps”

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One source mentions California and New York spent decades gerrymandering, but another source explicitly states that California utilizes a non-partisan independent commission and is 'not considered gerrymandered,' contradicting the claim that politicians there pushed for partisan gerrymandering.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — George Felix Allen (born March 8, 1952) is an American politician and lawyer who served as a United States senator from Virginia from 2001 to 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he previously serv…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Irene Shin is an American politician and former non-profit executive serving as a delegate of the Virginia House of Delegates since 2022. Shin represents the 8th district, encompassing parts of Chanti…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — John Marion Murphy Sr. (June 10, 1824 – February 17, 1892) also known as J. M. Murphy, was a Canadian-born American rancher, businessperson, politician, and an early settler in California. He was a me…
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Claim 7: “The proposed New York amendment, if approved, would remove the state’s ban on gerrymandering and allow the map to be changed mid-decade”

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Web search results from June 2026 describe a constitutional amendment passed by the New York legislature that would allow for mid-decade redistricting, which aligns with the claim of removing the ban on such changes.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York most commonly refers to: New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States New York may…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, also called New York State, is a state located in the northeastern United States. Bordering New England to its east, Canada to its north, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey to its south, it ext…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural …
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Claim 8: “A two-thirds majority is currently required, which allows Republicans to block such a move.”

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Both a cross-reference (Nypost) and a web search result explicitly state that a two-thirds majority is currently required to override the redistricting commission in New York.

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web search NEUTRAL — The ballot measure would have repealed the higher vote threshold for adopting redistricting plans when the legislature is controlled by a single party.
https://ballotpedia.org/New_York_Proposal_1,_Redistricting_C…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... Amid the national redistricting war, New York lawmakers gave preliminary approval to a constitutional amendment that would provide them with ...
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/new-york-democrat…

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web search NEUTRAL — In 2014, New York changed its process, putting an independent commission in charge of congressional and state legislative lines.
https://redistricting.lls.edu/state/new-york/

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Claim 9: “Texas, Florida, Louisiana, Alabama and Tennessee... moved up congressional redistricting... to try to win more GOP seats in the 2026 Midterm elections.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general geography and unrelated Wikipedia entries (football, banks, executions) and does not mention redistricting efforts in these specific states for the 2026 midterms.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2009 FIU Golden Panthers football team represented Florida International University (FIU) as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by third-y…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cadence Bank was a commercial bank with dual headquarters in Tupelo, Mississippi, and Houston, Texas, with operations in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma…
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Claim 10: “Democrats... hold a more than 2-to-1 voter enrollment advantage over Republicans”

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Multiple independent sources (Nypost, syracuse.com, and another web search result) explicitly state that Democrats have a more than 2-to-1 voter enrollment advantage over Republicans in New York.

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web search NEUTRAL — New York allows voters to enroll in either the Democratic, Republican, Working Families Party or Conservative Party. Voters can also choose to not identify with a party, and cannot take part in primar…
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/ny-state-of-pol…

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web search NEUTRAL — In a state where Democrats enjoy a more than two-to-one enrollment advantage, she defeated Zeldin by less than six percentage points, the narrowest win for a Democrat running for New York governor sin…
https://nygop.org/republicans-are-having-a-moment-in-deep-bl…

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web search NEUTRAL — Even though voter enrollment statistics show registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by more than 2-to-1 in the state (6.3 million to 2.9 million), there’s a wide geographical divide.
https://www.syracuse.com/politics/cny/2025/09/ny-democrats-w…

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Claim 11: “Democrats... would need New Yorkers to approve the measure on their November 2027 election ballots.”

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