National Republicans gear up to fight referendum on Missouri congressional map

A newly formed political action committee created to defend the gerrymandered congressional map drawn by Missouri lawmakers received $100,000 this week from national Republicans.

On Wednesday, Put Missouri First reported two $50,000 contributions — one from the National Republican Congressional Committee and the other from the Republican National Committee. It marks the first contributions to the PAC, which was created last week to counter the referendum campaign seeking to put the state’s congressional map on the 2026 ballot.

The Democratic National Committee announced in September that it would contributing staff and financial resources to bolster a referendum effort.

Matt Belz, a St. Louis attorney serving as treasurer of Put Missouri First, could not be immediately reached for comment.



https://missouriindependent.com/briefs/national-republicans-gear-up-to-fight-referendum-on-missouri-congressional-map/