The Republican Party is looking to redistrict Florida next, after Virginia’s new congressional map, which gives Democrats a 10-1 advantage in the House, passed in a statewide referendum on Tuesday.
The election results mark a devastating loss for Republicans, who are set on increasing their numbers elsewhere to make up for it.
Florida’s four-day special legislative session on redistricting is set to begin April 28, exactly one week after the referendum in Virginia. The session was originally scheduled for April 20, but Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) pushed back the start date to revive stalled legislation on vaccine mandate exemptions and artificial intelligence regulation.
The state’s new congressional map could result in up to five new Republican-leaning seats, according to the New York Times. Florida boasts the nation’s third-largest House delegation behind California and Texas, with 28 seats. Of those, 20 seats are already held by Republicans. No proposed maps have been
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