Key State Calls Special Redistricting Session as GOP Moves to Redraw Maps

Meanwhile, Republican-led states, including Florida, Texas, Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio, have either already passed or proposed additional GOP-favorable maps as part of a nationwide effort to strengthen the party’s House majority heading into future election cycles.

President Donald Trump has openly encouraged Republican-controlled states to act aggressively following the Supreme Court ruling.

“We should demand that State Legislatures do what the Supreme Court says must be done,” Trump wrote recently. “This is going to help us win elections!”

Georgia Democrats immediately attacked Kemp’s decision, accusing Republicans of attempting to solidify long-term political control.