From left, catcher Rep. Todd Platts, R-Pa., manager Joe Barton, R-Texas, and pitcher John Shimkus, R-Ill., confer on the mound during the 49th Annual Roll Call Congressional Baseball Game at Nationals Stadium in Washington on Tuesday, June 29, 2010. (Bill Clark/Roll Call Photos)
Rep. Joe Barton longs for the days when he had Cowboys Stadium and Rangers Ballpark in his congressional district.
But the redistricting process, controlled by Attorney General Greg Abbott and fellow Republicans in the Texas Legislature, resulted in the stadiums being placed in the newly created Congressional District 33. That area is represented by Fort Worth Democrat Marc Veasey.
Barton, R-Arlington, told me today that he was set to cut a deal with Veasey to get the stadiums. He would have given Veasey more Democratic areas in exchange for the land housing the stadiums.
?I live right down the street,? Barton said.
To Barton?s dismay, Republicans didn?t want any changes to the congressional boundaries used for the 2012 elections. The so-called interim maps were approved by the Legislature during the June special session and signed by the governor. So barring changes made by a federal court, Barton will have to wait at least eight years to represent his beloved stadiums.
By the way, he wants to remain in Congress for the foreseeable future.
?It?s okay,? Barton said about not having the stadiums in his district. ?I still claim them. I?ll still have events there.?
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