Two Delaware voters have filed a federal lawsuit seeking a second seat for the state in the U.S. House of Representatives, arguing the longstanding 435-member limit leaves Delawareans with less representation per person than voters anywhere else in the country.
Plaintiffs David Redlawsk and Kevin Price filed the complaint Nov. 11 in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The lawsuit names Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Census Bureau official George Cook, and House Clerk Kevin McCumber in their official capacities.
According to the suit, the plaintiffs are asking the court to declare the House’s 435-seat limit unconstitutional in light of the 2020 census and give Congress a deadline to address Delaware’s representation…