Damascus gerrymander: "It's not fair. It's not right," delegate says

Del. Neil Parrott (R)

Damascus is no stranger to gerrymandering. The town that has been a Republican stronghold through the last Montgomery County Council election in 2018 hasn't been represented by a GOP County Council member since 2002. A new Congressional map approved by the Democrat-controlled Maryland General Assembly in a special session now may have town residents wondering who exactly their congressperson is. Delegate Neil Parrott (R) held a press conference last week in Frederick to announce a Judicial Watch lawsuit challenging that new map on grounds that it violates the Maryland Constitution.

Parrott noted that Damascus once again will be gerrymandered out of fair representation. "Damascus, one little town in Montgomery County, is divided, I think, into three different Congressional districts," Parrott said. "It's not fair. It's not right."