House wastes no time taking up congressional redistricting bill

Maryland Democrats make a new play to redraw their House map for 2026

Dozens of Maryland Democratic lawmakers are proposing a plan to immediately redraw the state’s congressional district lines ahead of the 2026 election, a move that could potentially help Democrats net one additional U.S.

House wastes no time taking up congressional redistricting bill

The House of Delegates chamber from the gallery. (File Photo by Bruce DePuyt/Maryland Matters)It’s full speed ahead for a legislative effort to redraw the state’s eight congressional districts. Just three days after a five-member gubernatorial advisory committee voted 3-2 to recommend a congressional redistricting plan that would hobble the one Republican-held district in the state, a bill has been drafted and will be introduced in the House at …

Maryland Lawmakers Move Swiftly on Congressional Redistricting Plan Targeting GOP-held Seat

Maryland lawmakers moved rapidly Friday to advance a new congressional redistricting plan after a gubernatorial advisory panel narrowly recommended changes that would significantly reshape the state’s lone Republican-held district. Just three days after the Governor’s Redistricting Advisory Commission voted 3–2 to recommend a new “concept map,” legislation based on that proposal was drafted and formally introduced in the House during Friday morn…

Republicans Decry House Democrats’ Plan To Rush Redistricting Bill Through During Major Snowstorm - The BayNet

A proposed congressional map approved in concept by the Governor’s Redistricting Advisory Commission would redraw Maryland’s districts, including changes to the 1st District represented by Rep. Andy Harris, as part of a statewide population rebalancing effort. (Map courtesy of the Governor’s Redistricting Advisory Commission) ANNAPOLIS, Md. – House Republicans today decried the Democratic majority’s plan to rush a hyper-partisan Congressional re…