>North Jersey seat expected to vanish
One of New Jersey’s 13 congressmen will be out of a job next year, when two incumbents are thrown together into a new district and forced to compete for a single seat.
Just whom those incumbents will be is expected to be decided next week by a bipartisan commission meeting in New Brunswick. The result will help determine whether Democrats or Republicans ultimately lose a seat. New Jersey is currently represented by seven Democrats and six Republicans.
The panel, headed by Rutgers Law School Dean John Farmer Jr. as the tie-breaking 13th member, will begin reviewing district maps proposed by both parties on Monday. While the process isn’t required by law to be completed till mid-January, Farmer has been aiming for an agreement on a new map before Christmas. (Delli Santi, Associated Press)