The AM/DM podcast: Redistricting Tennessee and what comes next
Map of Tennessee’s new Congressional Districts, adopted May 7, 2026. (Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury)
Last week, in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court decision, the Tennessee General Assembly redrew the state’s congressional districts in a three-day special session.
The stated idea of the new map was to flip Tennessee’s last remaining Democratic-leaning district to Republican in the next federal election, which is in November.
Metro editor Jane Donahoe says Memphis often makes more national news than it should for a city of its size, and last week was no exception.
She joins us today to talk about what happens now.
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AM/DM redistricting Tennessee General AssemblyMary Cashiola
Mary Cashiola has been a Memphis journalist for nearly two decades, beginning her career covering city government and local neighborhoods at the Memphis Flyer before being hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s administration.
Before joining The Daily Memphian, she was the managing editor of the Memphis Business Journal, which was named one of the top 10 Best Designed Newspapers in the world by the Society of News Design while she was there.
She also has a background in advertising, with a focus on higher education and the hospitality industry.
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