Governor Larry Hogan signed the new redistricting plan into law on Monday, April 4. With a new congressional map in hand, Greenbelt will leave Maryland’s 5th Congressional District and become part of Maryland’s 4th Congressional District. When the new map goes into effect in January 2023 at the beginning of the 117th Congress, Greenbelt will no longer be represented by Steny Hoyer.
“For more than 40 years, I’ve been proud to serve the people in Maryland’s 5th Congressional District. It is an honor to represent parts of Prince George’s County, and I’ve especially enjoyed advancing projects such as the new consolidated FBI headquarters, securing investments for initiatives at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and advocating on behalf of the Goddard Space Flight Center,” Hoyer said in a statement issued on April 4.
“While I am disappointed that the new 5th District does not include College Park – including my beloved alma mater the University of Maryland – Greenbelt, Hyattsville and other Prince George’s communities, I will continue to champion them in Congress on the issues that I’ve fought for throughout my career.”
In the primary on July 19, and in the November general election, Greenbelters will be asked to decide on the 4th District leadership. Democrat Anthony Brown is the current 4th District representative, but he is not running again. Tammy Allison, Angela Angel, James Curtis, Donna Edwards, Glenn Ivey and Jazz Lewis are running in the Democratic primary for the District 4 seat and Jeff Warner is running in the Republican primary.
The new Congressional map will go into effect in January 2023 when the 117th Congress is sworn in.