DeSantis signs new GOP-favored House map into law
The map targets four additional Republican seats and was challenged in court within 90 minutes, Democrats said.
- On Monday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a new congressional map into law, aiming to increase the state's Republican delegation from 20 to 24 seats in time for November's midterm elections.
- DeSantis's office specifically drew the map to capture four additional Republican seats, attempting to mitigate potential losses as President Donald Trump's popularity declines. The Florida state legislature passed the map last week.
- Florida House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell criticized the map, noting that staffer Jason Poreda testified under oath he used partisan data to draw every district, violating Florida's Constitution which bans partisan redistricting.
- Democratic Representatives Kathy Castor, Jared Moskowitz, Darren Soto, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz now face at-risk seats. Legal challenges were filed less than 90 minutes after DeSantis posted the map on social media.
- DeSantis's legal counsel argues the state constitution's race-based redistricting language is unconstitutional, citing a recent Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act that weakens minority representation protections.
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DeSantis signs new Florida congressional map that could hand Republicans four additional House seats
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a redrawn congressional map into law Monday, a move that could flip as many as four U.S. House seats from blue to red and expand the state’s Republican delegation to a commanding 24-4 advantage ahead of the 2026 midterms. “Signed, sealed and delivered,” DeSantis posted on X alongside an image...
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis enacted a map he designed himself to give Republicans an advantage in up to four seats currently held by Democrats.
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