DNC backs drive for Missouri gerrymandering referendum

Source: Salon

Published September 29, 2025 6:30AM (EDT)


Democrats in Missouri are launching a new petition to block state Republicans from implementing their newly gerrymandered maps ahead of the 2026 elections — and doing so with the financial support of the national party, a source with the Democratic National Committee told Salon. If successful, voters would get a chance to weigh in on the GOP scheme to give President Donald Trump and his party an extra seat in the House.

On Sunday, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signed into law a new map that redraws the state’s congressional districts and effectively eliminates one seat presently held by a Democrat.

“I appreciate the support and efforts of state legislators, our congressional delegation, and President Trump in getting this map to my desk,” Kehoe said in a statement, describing the new gerrymander as a reflection of “conservative, common-sense values.”

Early Monday morning, Democrats responded with their own effort to delay and potentially prevent the new maps from being officially implemented. The drive for a referendum comes amid a number of lawsuits that contend the GOP’s redistricting violates Missouri’s constitution.

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