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Redistricting bill moves towards House passage despite Democrats’ attempt to stall
A bill that would redraw Indiana’s congressional map to benefit Republicans passed through its second reading in the House on Thursday, after hours of argument. The House’s final reading of the bill is expected on Friday. During debate, Democrats introduced a number of amendments aimed at stalling the effort. The redrawn map is part of […]
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Indiana Republicans release proposed congressional redistricting plan
Indiana House Republicans released Monday a proposed redrawing of the state’s congressional maps aimed at producing a 9-0 Republican U.S. House delegation. The proposed map splits strongly Democratic Indianapolis among four districts that all stretch far into rural, heavily Republican counties. The map obliterates the current 7th District now held by Democratic Rep. André Carson. […]
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Sen. Bohacek cites president’s word choice in decision to vote against redistricting
A Republican state senator says he’ll be voting “no” on mid-decade redistricting, citing President Trump’s choice of words as a reason. In a Facebook post Friday, Senator Mike Bohacek (R-Michiana Shores) said he has a daughter with Down Syndrome, adding, “This is not the first time our president has used these insulting and derogatory references and […]
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Northwest Indiana congressional district targeted for redistricting
Flipping a Northwest Indiana congressional seat held by Democrats for almost a century is a big goal of the mid-decade redistricting push. First District U.S. Representative Frank Mrvan (D-Highland) says state senators are being pressured to do something they don’t want to do. “I don’t think it’s ever going to be settled with the president […]
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Indiana House returning next week to address redistricting; Senate to join Dec. 8
This story has been updated. The prospects of President Donald Trump getting a new Indiana congressional map have been revived as state Senate Republicans on Tuesday reversed their refusal to meet next month. Minutes after the Indiana House speaker announced the chamber’s return to the Statehouse on Monday to take up redistricting, the Senate’s leader […]
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Three more Indiana GOP senators report swatting attempts as redistricting pressure rages
As redistricting rhetoric intensifies in Indiana, four Republican lawmakers who oppose the prospect — or are undecided — have reported attempted swatting attacks on their homes. “It is disturbing that anyone would attempt to harm or intimidate lawmakers, but sadly not all that surprising in the current environment,” Sen. Spencer Deery said Thursday, after police […]
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Indiana legislative leaders dodge discussing redistricting pressure
Republican Indiana legislative leaders avoided taking questions Monday about the political pressure they are facing from President Donald Trump over congressional redistricting, while the governor accused GOP senators of “hiding behind closed doors.” Gov. Mike Braun spoke Monday morning with Trump, a day after the president called out Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray for Friday’s announcement […]
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Trump attacks Gov. Braun and Indiana GOP senators as redistricting fight deepens
President Donald Trump sharply criticized Indiana Republican leaders on Sunday, escalating a political fight over efforts to redraw the state’s congressional map before the 2026 midterm elections. In a social media post, Trump said he was “very disappointed” in Indiana Senate Republicans, particularly Senate President Pro Tem Rod Bray and Sen. Greg Goode. On Friday Bray […]
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Indiana Republican senators reject Trump’s redistricting push; won’t convene in December
Indiana Senate Republicans announced Friday that they were rejecting President Donald Trump’s push for congressional redistricting — a move immediately blasted by Gov. Mike Braun and Trump allies. Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray said in a statement Friday afternoon that the Senate won’t take up the issue, as was expected in an unusual December […]
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Republican Senator Jean Leising says she’ll vote ‘NO’ on Indiana redistricting
A Republican Senator in Indiana has come out strongly against redistricting. Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) released a statement Wednesday saying she could not get behind the push for new congressional maps. President Donald Trump has for months been pushing states, including Indiana, to redraw congressional boundaries to favor Republicans. State Republicans are getting increased pressure to […]
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Some Indiana Republicans are unsure about redistricting. Interest groups are spending money to change their minds
New ad campaigns from conservative interest groups will urge Republicans to support redistricting in Indiana. The push comes as some Senate Republicans continue to hold out on support to redraw the state’s congressional maps. President Donald Trump has for months been pushing states, including Indiana, to redraw congressional boundaries to favor Republicans. But Republican leadership […]
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Author of 2021 congressional map now on board for mid-cycle redistricting
State Sen. Eric Koch, R-Bedford, on Monday announced his support for redrawing Indiana’s congressional boundaries in a one-line statement. “After careful consideration, researching the law and listening to my constituents, I have decided I will support mid-cycle congressional redistricting,” he said. Koch is the 13th Senate Republican to signal support for new maps, with opposition […]
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Hoosiers protest redistricting as Gov. Braun visits New Albany
Hoosiers lined Market Street in downtown New Albany Monday morning to tell Gov. Mike Braun his push for mid-decade redistricting is unfair and undermines electoral representation. Dozens of residents demonstrated peacefully outside The Grand, an events venue, where Braun was expected to be. They carried signs with messages such as “STAY INSIDE THE LINES,” “ENOUGH […]
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Indiana lawmakers plan special session for redistricting in first two weeks of December
After months of pressure from the Trump administration and Gov. Mike Braun’s call last week, Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray (R-Martinsville) announced a tentative timeline to draw new maps. In a statement, a spokesperson for Bray said they expect the Senate to reconvene in the first two weeks of December and anticipate finishing the maps by Dec. 12. The Trump administration […]
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Nonpartisan group launches redistricting education, listening sessions across Indiana
Community members from Morgan County gathered Thursday night for an educational listening session on redistricting as Indiana lawmakers prepare for a special session to draw new maps. It is the first of three hosted by the nonpartisan group ReCenter Indiana. Laura Merrifield Wilson is a political science professor at the University of Indianapolis. She presented […]
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Gov. Braun says he called special session to talk about redistricting ‘publicly’
Indiana Governor Mike Braun was met with protesters on Tuesday as he attended several events in Muncie. As IPR’s Stephanie Wiechmann reports, Braun has called a special session to draw new congressional maps for Indiana for the 2026 midterm elections. Governor Mike Braun gestured to protesters outside a grant announcement and referred to them as […]
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Indiana governor summons lawmakers for redistricting session amid national GOP pressure
Gov. Mike Braun on Monday called a special session to take up congressional redistricting, a politically charged move that follows months of mounting pressure from national Republicans to redraw Indiana’s map ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Braun’s order says the session will begin Monday, Nov. 3 and will focus primarily on revising the state’s congressional […]
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Democratic lawmakers considering response to redistricting push
Indiana Democrats hope they’re just a few weeks away from avoiding a congressional redistricting attempt. The Trump administration has been urging states to redraw their maps before next year’s midterm elections, to try to make them more friendly to Republican candidates. State Representative Maureen Bauer (D-South Bend) believes the practical deadline for that is approaching. “These maps have to […]
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Indiana Black Caucus urges Republican lawmakers to fight back against redistricting push
Members of the Indiana Black Legislative Caucus are calling on their Republican colleagues to fight back against a congressional redistricting push from the Trump administration. Lawmakers say Hoosier voters of color would be most disenfranchised by gerrymandered districts. The congressional districts targeted by the federal push represent northwest Indiana and Indianapolis. IBLC President Rep. Earl […]
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Gov. Braun: ‘Still working’ on timeline for special session on redistricting
Governor Mike Braun still isn’t offering a specific timeline for redistricting, but he believes Hoosiers are becoming more open to the idea. “Every day, every week, it moves in that direction because when you look at our political competitors, they’re pretty well gerrymandered across every state they control,” Braun told reporters in Elkhart County on […]
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