Daughter of late GOP redistricting expert releases trove of documents

Washington — The daughter of a deceased Republican redistricting expert whose files roiled legal challenges to North Carolina's state voting map and the Trump administration's efforts to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census has made those documents available to the public.

The records belonged to GOP strategist Thomas Hofeller, who died in August 2018, and were discovered by Stephanie Hofeller following his death. In all, Stephanie Hofeller stumbled upon thousands of files stored on four hard drives and 18 thumb drives.

Republicans in North Carolina and Thomas Hofeller's former company have sought to block the release of the cache of records, which include spreadsheets, maps, emails and presentations. But last month, Stephanie Hofeller announced on Twitter she made copies of the documents and would upload them to TheHofellerFiles.com. She tweeted a link to the records Sunday.

The files were revealed for the first time in court filings last year as part of a legal challenge to North Carolina's state legislative districts drawn by Republicans. Common Cause, a government watchdog group, argued the map was a partisan gerrymander designed to keep Republicans in power.

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