Russ Carnahan Will Soon be Unemployed: Republicans Override Governor Jay Nixon's Veto

The Congressional redistricting map for Missouri stands. Last week Governor Jay Nixon vetoed the redistricting plans, but word coming from Jefferson City is his veto was overridden. This means Russ Carnahan will be unemployed soon.

From Newstime.com:

Missouri's Republican-led Legislature voted Wednesday to override Gov. Jay Nixon's veto of a congressional redistricting plan, allowing the new map to take effect despite objections from the Democratic governor.

Senators voted 28-6 in favor of the override. A few hours earlier, the House voted to override the veto 109-44. Four Democrats joined the entire 105-member Republican House caucus in supporting the move to give GOP leaders the minimum two-thirds majority required to overcome Nixon's objections.

Missouri's redistricting plan merges two Democratic congressmen into the same St. Louis district to help consolidate nine current congressional districts into eight. The state lost a U.S. House seat after the 2010 census because Missouri's 7 percent population growth failed to keep pace with the rest of the nation. The new map also must account for population shifts within the state, including an exodus from St. Louis to its outer suburbs.