Missouri’s state legislature has passed a plan to redraw the state’s congressional map, turning Democratic Rep Emanuel Cleaver ’s district into a Republican-leaning seat. The move is part of a nationwide battle over redistricting ahead of next year’s midterm elections.
The new map will carve up Cleaver’s Kansas City-area district in an effort to create a new Republican seat. Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe, a Republican, is expected to sign the plan into law. Kehoe called the special session after US President Donald Trump encouraged Republican-led states to consider mid-decade redistricting to strengthen the party’s majority in the House.
US President Donald Trump celebrated the new map, writing on Truth Social that he hoped it would yield an additional GOP seat. “It is wonderful to see Republicans in the “Show Me State” standing up to Save our Country, and, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN,” he said.
Democrats criticised the plan as an effort to boost Trump’s political margin and dilute Black voters’ influence in Kansas City. House Minority Leader Ashley Aune called the redistricting scheme a Trump-led effort, saying, “Missouri values, what a disingenuous notion… the only way he can win is to cheat.”
Missouri is the third state this year to pass legislation for mid-cycle redistricting , following Texas, where Republicans redrew maps to gain additional seats. California Democrats have also moved to temporarily override the state’s independent commission in November, aiming to gain five seats. Other states, including Indiana, are considering similar proposals.
Opponents of Missouri’s new map have already filed a lawsuit challenging the lines and are exploring a citizen referendum to reject the map in a statewide vote.
The legislation passed quickly through the GOP-controlled House and Senate, despite protests from Democrats and outside groups in Jefferson City. More than a thousand protesters rallied inside the state capitol Wednesday, opposing the legislation.
The new map will carve up Cleaver’s Kansas City-area district in an effort to create a new Republican seat. Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe, a Republican, is expected to sign the plan into law. Kehoe called the special session after US President Donald Trump encouraged Republican-led states to consider mid-decade redistricting to strengthen the party’s majority in the House.
US President Donald Trump celebrated the new map, writing on Truth Social that he hoped it would yield an additional GOP seat. “It is wonderful to see Republicans in the “Show Me State” standing up to Save our Country, and, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN,” he said.
Democrats criticised the plan as an effort to boost Trump’s political margin and dilute Black voters’ influence in Kansas City. House Minority Leader Ashley Aune called the redistricting scheme a Trump-led effort, saying, “Missouri values, what a disingenuous notion… the only way he can win is to cheat.”
Missouri is the third state this year to pass legislation for mid-cycle redistricting , following Texas, where Republicans redrew maps to gain additional seats. California Democrats have also moved to temporarily override the state’s independent commission in November, aiming to gain five seats. Other states, including Indiana, are considering similar proposals.
Opponents of Missouri’s new map have already filed a lawsuit challenging the lines and are exploring a citizen referendum to reject the map in a statewide vote.
The legislation passed quickly through the GOP-controlled House and Senate, despite protests from Democrats and outside groups in Jefferson City. More than a thousand protesters rallied inside the state capitol Wednesday, opposing the legislation.
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