New State Political Districts Finalized

The California Redistricting Commission finalized its new maps for political districts for California State Assembly, State Senate, and U.S. Congress on Monday.

The 14-member commission was made up of a range of California citizens, per the guidelines of Proposition 11 in 2008 and Proposition 20 in 2010, which took the power to draw those political districts out of the hands of the lawmakers.

The new, finalized maps will affect how Marin -- a relatively small county population-wise -- is represented at the state and national level.

Both the new Congressional and State Senate seats lump Marin with Sonoma, but excluding Santa Rosa (a large population center), and then extend north along the coast all the way to the Oregon border. 

You can see the new maps at right or by visiting wedrawthelines.ca.gov.

The Los Angeles Times has also created interactive maps showing how the districts have changed.