GOP-led Indiana legislature to reconvene on redistricting, pushing for 9-0 map

Source: CBS News

November 26, 2025 / 2:46 PM EST / CBS News


Indiana's Republican legislature leaders announced Tuesday that they will be reconvening next week to consider a redistricting plan that could deliver two more GOP congressional seats, eliminating Democrats from the state's congressional delegation. Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston, reversing course after a months-long dispute, said Tuesday that the lower chamber would reconvene Monday to take up redrawing the state's congressional map. State Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray announced Tuesday that the Senate would reconvene on Dec. 8 to "make a final decision" on "any redistricting proposal from the House."

President Trump congratulated Indiana Republicans, posting on social media, "I am glad to hear the Indiana House is stepping up to do the right thing, and I hope the Senate finds the Votes."

Indiana, a state Mr. Trump won by 19 points, has become the latest battleground in the redistricting wars. The state is currently represented by seven Republicans and two Democrats, and Mr. Trump and his allies have sought to redraw the state's congressional districts to make the two districts represented by Democrats more favorable to Republicans.

Mr. Trump and others in the administration have pressed Indiana Gov. Mike Braun on the issue, and the governor said last month that he'd call on the legislature to reconvene for a special session in November to consider it. But Bray insisted publicly that the votes weren't there, and when the legislature convened, they simply agreed to meet again in January for the regular session.

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