The Republican governor called a special session of the legislature, and the Republican-controlled Senate voted to remove Mathis, the only independent on the five-member committee. While GOP lawmakers accused Mathis of "gross misconduct" and "substantial neglect of duty," Arizona Democrats say they removed her after she proposed putting two GOP freshmen congressmen in the same district.
Jan Brewer Struggles To Explain Why She Removed Colleen Coyle Mathis, Redistricting Commissioner
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