Citizens Redistricting Committee

The Capital Region’s state Senate delegation would increase to four as Republicans carve out a 63rd district including Albany and Schenectady counties, according to an official briefed on draft maps set for release this week.

The new seat will include Montgomery County, Rotterdam and a sliver of the Electric City before stretching into Albany County and going south through Greene and Ulster counties to the city of Kingston, the official told the Times Union.

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