House passes major changes to congressional districts

MANCHESTER — The House voted largely down party lines to approve redrawing three of the state’s political boundaries along plans developed by the Republican majority during its opening session Wednesday at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Manchester.

The controversial plan for the state’s two congressional districts makes major changes moving about 25 percent of the state’s population from one district to the other.The change is expected to create one Republican leaning district and one Democratic leaning district, while both districts now have Democratic U.S. Representatives.