Indiana Senate leader says there aren’t enough GOP votes for Trump’s redistricting push

The Republican leader of the Indiana Senate says the chamber will not meet to redraw the state’s congressional map, rejecting pressure from President Donald Trump and the state’s governor.

“Today, I am announcing that there are not enough votes to move this idea forward, and that the Senate will not reconvene in December,” Indiana Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray said in a statement.

The White House has repeatedly pushed Indiana, where Republicans control seven of nine congressional seats, to join the national mid-decade redistricting campaign to solidify the party’s narrow House majority in next year’s midterm elections. Vice President JD Vance has visited the state twice to lobby lawmakers, while Trump recently called lawmakers.

Indiana Republican Gov. Mike Braun called a special legislative session last month to try to force the debate. State lawmakers initially said that, to save money, they would not meet until a regular session in December, before calling it a day Friday afternoon.

“I called on our legislators to come together to ensure that the votes of Hoosiers in Washington, D.C. are not diluted by Democratic gerrymandering,” Braun said in a post on X. “Our state senators must do the right thing and show up to vote for fair maps.”

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Trump ally Alex Bruesewitz called for the ouster of Indiana Republicans who were blocking redistricting efforts.

“The soulless RINO ‘lawmakers’ have sabotaged and buried the Republicans’ vital redistricting push,” Bruesewitz said on

Indiana is one of the few states where lawmakers have resisted pressure to redraw their map. Kansas Republicans have decided not to call a special session this year on redistricting, but could revisit the issue next year. Republicans in Nebraska and New Hampshire refused to redistrict. And some Democrats in Maryland and Illinois have defied calls from state and national leaders to consider a new map.

Trump successfully pushed Texas, Missouri and North Carolina to adopt new congressional lines outside of the usual 10-year process, designed to strengthen the Republican Party. A new Ohio map, required by law, also offers Republicans more favorable districts.

California Democrats countered with a map, approved by voters last week, that could net the party additional seats, while Virginia Democrats have taken steps toward a similar effort.