North Carolina Redistricting

CBS News reports that Iraq War veteran Allison Jaslow will file Thursday to run as a Democrat in North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District, which was reshaped by Republican legislators this fall as part of a broader redistricting push to shore up GOP control. The new map, drawn to strengthen Republicans’ position in the neighboring 1st District, has increased the Democratic share of voters in GOP Rep. Greg Murphy’s 3rd District from 39% to 43%, potentially making the formerly safe Republican seat more competitive in Democrats’ effort to retake the U.S. House. Jaslow, the former CEO of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and the first openly gay veteran to lead a major veterans organization, is positioning her campaign against Murphy’s record and says she will move into the district.