The proposed U.S. House map would bring a game of musical chairs to these parts as current members of Congress will scramble for one less spot.  If the current proposal goes through, Rodney Davis would be moved from the 13th to the new 15th and if he’s elected in that district, he might work his car into an early grave.  The new 15th features  large chunks of rural areas from northern Illinois to Effingham. Davis has said he would consider running for Governor depending on how his district is drawn. He would keep much of Montgomery County in the new map. Meanwhile, Congressman Mike Bost would not be lumped into a district with a Republican challenger. The new map takes Democratic strongholds Belleville and East St. Louis out of the 12th and moves them to the new 13th,  which would stretch diagonally from Champaign to East St. Louis..  The proposed 12th district would include most of the southern third of Illinois.  Mary Miller, who represents parts of Bond and Madison Counties as well as all of Clinton and Fayette Counties, would be moved into  the proposed 16th, where she would face a tough opponent, Peoria based Republican incumbent Darin LaHood, the son of former Congressman and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.  

U.S. Representative Rodney Davis (R-IL) issued the following statement after Governor J.B. Pritzker and Illinois Democrats released their partisan Congressional redistricting proposal: 

“As expected, our lying Governor teamed up with state Democrats to draw a shameful, partisan gerrymander in a desperate attempt to keep Nancy Pelosi in power. This proposed map, along with this entire redistricting process, is a complete joke. It’s clear Governor Pritzker and the Democrats will stoop to any low if it means they can keep their corrupt system going.”