Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has spent the past seven years reshaping the Sunshine State’s politics.
After a razor-thin victory in the 2018 governor’s race, DeSantis turned the one-time swing state into a reliably Republican bastion — including a 2022 re-election victory that was the GOP’s biggest moment in a disappointing year.
And with one signature on Monday, he aimed to turn a red state even redder — in a timely boost for Republicans heading into the 2026 midterms.
DeSantis kicked off the work week by signing a congressional redistricting map approved by his state’s legislature last week, only hours after the Supreme Court’s landmark Louisiana v. Callais decision.
Signed, Sealed, and Delivered. pic.twitter.com/mKFQdQ2Xbo
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) May 4, 2026
“Signed, Sealed, and Delivered,” DeSantis wrote on X.
Under Florida’s current congressional districts, Republicans hold 20 House seats while Democrats hold eight. The new map makes it likely
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