This was a partisan ruling made by a partisan judge in a case brought by a notoriously partisan attorney. 

Kathy Hochul and Albany Democrats did not alter this district when they had a chance in 2024. This entire exercise is a cynical attempt to enact an illegal partisan gerrymander under the guise of a voting rights case. It is shocking that the governor and attorney general did not defend the law that the legislature passed and the governor signed in 2024. They are clearly colluding with the plaintiffs in this case. 

 The Staten Island/Brooklyn Congressional District has existed for almost 45 years. Kathy Hochul and Democrats insult the intelligence of NY-11 voters when they engage in such partisan gerrymandering.

Ed Cox
Chairman, New York Republican State Committee
Albany, NY