U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy, R-N.C., spent months supporting fellow Republicans in down-ballot races with an eye on upcoming redistricting that will set legislative maps for the next decade. “I think it’s crucial that if we Republicans are going to succeed, we need to do so at all levels,” he told Fox News on Tuesday.
That's because controlling state legislatures gives the party in power influence over congressional districting. So the North Carolina Republican, the frontrunner in his reelection race, spent this election season donating his own money, steering PAC dollars and soliciting other conservative donors throughout the election cycle to counter Democratic donors from places as far away as California and New York.
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