Mid-Cycle-Redistricting

Mid-Cycle-Redistricting

California announces defensive mid-cycle redistricting in response to Texas

| Importance: 10/10

Governor Newsom announces plan to redraw California congressional maps to “put a stake in the heart” of Trump’s Texas redistricting, stating “We can sit on the sidelines and talk about the way the world should be, or we could recognize the existential nature that is this …

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Trump demands Texas conduct mid-cycle redistricting for 5 new GOP seats

| Importance: 10/10

President Trump publicly demands Texas Governor Abbott conduct unprecedented mid-cycle redistricting to create 5 new safe Republican congressional seats. Abbott initially resists, citing constitutional concerns and costs. Democratic legislators flee to Illinois to break quorum, with civil arrest …

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Texas Democrats Flee State to Block Trump-Requested Mid-Cycle Gerrymandering

| Importance: 6/10

Texas Governor Abbott called special session in July 2025 at former President Trump’s request to eliminate Democratic urban seats through mid-cycle redistricting. Most brazen attempt at mid-decade gerrymandering would have created five additional Republican districts. House Democrats broke …

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