Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell in tears after learning she will have to MOVE because redistricting swiped her seat for the 2022 midterms: 23 of her colleagues have already dropped out and GOP momentum is surging

• Dingell’s predecessor in her current seat is her late husband, longtime Rep. John Dingell, who represented various districts covering Dearborn for 60 years
• John Dingell had taken over his first House seat from his father, Rep. John Dingell Senior, who also represented parts of Michigan including Dearborn
• Debbie Dingell signaled she would be moving to Ann Arbor for next year’s race
• She announced her intention to run for Michigan’s 6th District, adding that the diversity of the 12th District’s new map means it needs more ‘representation’
• Michigan’s re-districting was done by an independent commission for first time
• In the new map, six seats lean GOP, four lean Democrat, and three are contested 

Democrat Rep. Debbie Dingell grew emotional on Wednesday night over having to leave her hometown of Dearborn, Michigan in order to keep serving in Congress after redistricting swiped her seat ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.

For the first time in history, Michigan’s new map was drawn by an independent commission rather than political operators. That saw the state’s number of House seats drop from 14 to 13, and is forcing Dingell out of the 12th Congressional District she took over from her husband, late longtime Rep. John Dingell.

Members of her party are watching nervously as next year’s races begin to take shape with 23 less Democrat incumbents — all of whom are either retiring or seeking a different office.

At the same time, Republicans are riding on momentum created by their overwhelming performance during November’s off-year elections that saw the GOP make gains in state legislatures, local roles and take over the governorship of Virginia. Recent polls have also shown voters increasingly favoring another Republican-majority Congress.