Senator Amy Klobuchar to condemn gerrymandering effort in Kansas City this weekend

JEFFERSON CITY — This Saturday, September 6th, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar will join with representatives of the Missouri Democratic Party and Congressman Emanuel Cleaver in Kansas City, Mo. to speak out against what Democrats call “illegal gerrymandering efforts” led by Governor Mike Kehoe.

“What Missouri Republicans are trying to do to our elections is preposterous,” said Yvonne Reeves-Chong, Vice Chair of the Missouri Democratic Party. “Their proposed maps lump dozens of rural communities like my own in with a downtown metro that is hundreds of miles away. That’s not representation,” she continued. “When you draw maps like that – to support politicians, not people – it’s everyday people that suffer for it.”

Senator Klobuchar and the MDP will also be joined by local labor organizations, the Jackson County Democrats, and elected officials.