Florida starts redistricting talks in a growing battle for House control in 2026 elections
Florida's Republican House committee begins redrawing congressional maps aiming to gain up to five seats in 2026 amid legal and political challenges.
- Florida is starting redistricting talks in preparation for the 2026 elections, with the House Committee on Congressional Redistricting meeting for the first time on Thursday.
- Governor DeSantis said a special session for redistricting could range from March to May, pending approval from the state legislature, and wants to watch how the Supreme Court rules on parts of the Voting Rights Act.
- Voting rights advocates and civil rights groups warn that Florida's redistricting efforts could collide with the state's constitutional limits and unlawfully benefit one party over another.
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Florida Lawmakers Hold First Committee Meeting on Redistricting
Florida’s Select House Committee on Congressional Redistricting held its first meeting on Dec. 4 for what chairman Rep. Mike Redondo called a “listening and learning session” about “the building blocks of redistricting.” “We’re going to be focusing on an educational and introductory scope, and therefore, we’re going to be highly focused on a few key elements of this process,” Redondo said to the 10 other committee members and the packed room of …
FL House redistricting chair says it would be ‘irresponsible’ to wait until after session
Florida Channel screenshot of Attorney Andy Bardos speaking at House Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting on Dec. 4, 2025.The Florida House held its first committee meeting on the contentious issue of an unprecedented mid-decade congressional redistricting effort on Thursday. It lasted less than 25 minutes and featured no public comment. Rep. Mike Redondo, R-Miami, chairman of the Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting, expla…
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