DeSantis' proposed map could allow Republicans to pick up an additional four seats this year. GOP leaders in the Legislature have signaled they'll accept whatever he hands them.
Gov. Ron DeSantis — breaking from how previous Republican governors handled redistricting — in January proposed his own maps that called for dismantling two seats now held by Black Democrats. | Rebecca Blackwell/AP PhotoTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, in a move that will likely trigger a huge legal fight, is pushing ahead with a new congressional map for his state that could allow Republicans to pick up an additional four seats this year.
Florida’s anti-gerrymandering standards that voters approved in 2010. Any challenge in state court would wind up before the state’s Supreme Court, which has undergone a huge rightward shift due toWednesday’s move is a signal of the power DeSantis wields in the now-Republican-dominated state. Redistricting in Florida may help shape the composition of the U.S. House for at least the next decade.
“It is appalling, but not surprising, that the Republican Legislature has abdicated its constitutional duty to draft and pass congressional maps to the governor,” Diaz said in a statement. “As proven by the proposed map released today, Gov. DeSantis is hell-bent on eliminating congressional seats where Florida’s minority communities have the ability to elect representatives of their choice and he is imposing his own partisan political preferences on Florida’s congressional map.
Rep. Val Demings speaks with reporters on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Washington. | Alex Brandon/AP Photogovernor’s map not only removes Lawson’s district, but his proposal would also remake the Orlando-area central Florida seat now held by Rep.so white voters would make up the largest portion of Democratic primary voters, according to analysis by Matthew Isbell, a Democratic data consultant.
State Rep. Anna Eskamani countered that “this map is garbage and is a direct assault on Fair Districts that Florida voters overwhelmingly approved supported a decade ago and would not stand federal legal muster either.” But DeSantis — breaking from how previous Republican governors handled redistricting — in January proposed his own maps that called for dismantling two seats now held by Black Democrats. Florida picked up one congressional seat in 2022 due to population growth for a total of 28. Republicans hold a 16-11 edge, but a map approved along party lines and sent to DeSantis would have boosted the number of seats won by Trump in 2020 to 18.
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