House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is welcoming talks between the White House and Texas Republicans centered on redrawing the state’s House district lines ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Jeffries said the state is already gerrymandered in favor of Republicans and that redistricting could make GOP-held districts more competitive.
“A lot of Democrats that we’ve talked to from Texas [have] actually come to the conclusion, based on the fact that the map is already gerrymandered at its height, that they could open up four to six swing seat opportunities that don’t exist right now for Democrats,” Jeffries told reporters in the Capitol.
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Democrats would only need to flip three seats to end the Republican Party’s majority in the House of Representatives, an outcome Jeffries considers likely.
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