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Gov. Wes Moore Falls Short in Push to Redraw Maryland’s Congressional Map to Boost Democrats
The proposal stalled after Senate leaders warned a new map could trigger court challenges and leave Democrats with fewer seats.
- On Monday, Maryland Democrats shelved a redistricting proposal late in the legislative session, marking a setback for Governor Wes Moore who sought to redraw congressional districts to boost Democratic chances in midterm elections.
- Governor Moore championed the effort to counter what he called "political redlining" by President Donald Trump in other states, responding to Trump's encouragement of Republican-controlled redistricting that sparked nationwide mid-decade efforts last year.
- Senate President Bill Ferguson refused to approve the measure despite pressure from Moore and U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, citing a 2021 map ruled unconstitutional for extreme partisan gerrymandering as precedent for judicial concerns.
- The rejected proposal would have made it easier for voters to oust Rep. Andy Harris, Maryland's lone Republican in the U.S. House, but the Maryland Senate left the bill in committee with Democrats concerned about judicial review.
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has scheduled a special legislative session next week while Virginia begins early balloting on new congressional maps, as Republicans project nine additional House seats in Texas, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio nationally.
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The Maryland Democrats have rejected an attempt to redesign the state’s congressional district map to boost their party’s chances in the mid-term elections, a setback for Governor Wes Moore, who put his influence at the service of the attempt to curb President Donald Trump’s own district redistribution campaign. The deadline for the proposal officially expired Monday night, at the end of the state legislative session, due to internal disagreemen…
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