Indiana Moves To Eliminate Two Democrats But Republican Holdouts May Put Kibosh On New Proposed Map

Indiana House Republicans are moving full steam ahead in their effort to redraw the state’s congressional map before next year’s midterm elections, but their efforts could falter once they reach the state Senate.

The Indiana House on Monday unveiled a proposed congressional map that would give the GOP an advantage in the state’s nine congressional districts, potentially giving Republicans two additional seats in the House. Although President Donald Trump and Republican Indiana Gov. Mike Braun endorsed the redistricting plan, Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray opposed the mid-decade redistricting and warned that the effort could fail in his chamber, although Republicans control 40 of its 50 seats. (RELATED: Democrats’ redistricting push hits a brick wall in blue state)

The proposed map largely eliminates the Indianapolis district held by Democratic Rep. Andre Carson. According to the Republicans’ new plan, the capital is divided into four districts which extend into rural areas with a strong Republican majority.

The proposed congressional map would also divide Democratic Rep. Frank Mrvan’s northwest Indiana district between several Republican-leaning seats, making the three-term lawmaker’s re-election bid a steep climb.

Trump would have won all nine proposed districts on the map by at least 12 points in the 2024 presidential election, according to an analysis by an Indiana Democrat.

The president urged Republican-led states to engage in mid-decade redistricting to carve out more GOP-favored seats before the midterm elections and protect House Republicans’ slim majority.

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State House Speaker Todd Huston said his conference would adopt the new map. His chamber could vote as early as this week.

The state Senate is scheduled to meet Dec. 8 to discuss the House redistricting plan after repeatedly signaling for months that a new congressional map would not allow voters to pass the House. It’s unclear whether GOP holdouts will support the proposed map.

A spokesperson for Bray did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.

Trump and Braun have threatened to support primaries against Republican holdouts, although many opposing senators will not face re-election until 2028.

“I will strongly support any senator or member of the House of Representatives from the great state of Indiana who votes against the Republican Party and our nation by not allowing redistricting of congressional seats in the United States House of Representatives,” Trump wrote in a November 17 Truth Social article. “We must retain the majority at all costs. »

Notably, Turning Point Action, the non-tax-deductible arm of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), is hosting a rally Friday to pressure the state Senate to support Trump’s redistricting efforts.

Indiana would become the fifth Republican-leaning state to draw new House districts if the state Legislature ultimately passes the proposed congressional map. Texas, North Carolina, Ohio and Missouri have all redrawn their congressional maps to give Republicans an advantage in the midterms, although legal challenges are ongoing.

Democrats are also expected to benefit from redistricting in California and Utah. Virginia, Maryland and Illinois could also redraw their congressional maps to eliminate several Republican-held seats before the 2026 elections.

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