The Legislature convened in special session Nov. 15 to finalize the redistricting process.

Legislative and congressional districts, by law, must be redrawn every ten years following the U.S. Census. The goal is to make sure each district has equal representation as population shifts. Data was delayed this year causing the need for special session.

I know there's been some contention over the maps that were drawn for the congressional districts, but the controversy is centered around Oklahoma City. Our Congressional district was not going to change, at least in our area.

We held many public mee...