Florida will add a 28th congressional seat for the November 2022 mid-term elections that will be created by the Republican-controlled state Legislature during its 2022 session.

Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, announced last week that Sen. Ray Rodrigues, R-Estero, will serve as chair of the Senate Reapportionment Committee in spearheading the chamber’s once-in-a-decade redistricting process.

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