The proposal on the table would place Columbia and Boone County in the 4th District, which is represented by Vicky Hartzler, R-Harrisonville. Hartzler defeated longtime 4th District Democratic Rep. Ike Skelton in the November 2010 election. As proposed, the 4th District would include all or parts of 24 counties, extending into south-central Missouri and all the way to Missouri's western border. Columbia and Boone County have been part of the 9th District, which also includes St. Charles County and the rural counties of northeast Missouri. The 9th District seat, held by Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer, would become the 3rd District in the new plan and would cede much of its northern territory to the new 6th District. House Redistricting Committee Chairman Rep. John Diehl, R-St. Louis County, said even though not everyone was happy with the result of the House vote, the redistricting process was fair and the map was the best proposal for the new districts.
