Indiana Republican lawmakers appear to have little appetite for mid-decade redistricting in the Hoosier state, despite a push from Vice President JD Vance to do so.
Republican leadership has been silent on the matter, but rank-and-file GOP lawmakers have called mid-decade redistricting “optically horrible,” and “bad form,” with one lawmaker saying he is a “hard no.”
Earlier this month, Vance traveled to Indiana to encourage Gov. Mike Braun (R-IN), Republican House Speaker Todd Huston, and Senate President Republican Rod Bray to redraw the state’s congressional districts to more heavily favor Republicans. The visit from Vance came as President Donald Trump pushed Texas Republicans to redraw the state’s map mid-decade in an effort to create a cushion to retain the GOP’s razor-thin House majority.
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