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DeKalb Delegation Chairman Says Boundaries Between Lavista Hills and Tucker Were Not Drawn Fairly

Rep. Howard Mosby, who voted "no" on the compromise map drawn by the House Committee prior to the start of this 2015 legislative session, talks with Rep. Darshun Kendrick on her YouTube channel.  He says the final map was not drawn in a scientific or fair manner.


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