US EditionRoughly 50 Indiana GOP Lawmakers Meet with Vice President JD Vance at the White House Amid Redistricting Debate
Vice President J.D. Vance led discussions with Indiana Republicans to consider mid-decade redistricting aimed at increasing GOP House seats before the 2026 midterms.
- On Aug. 26, 2025, dozens of Indiana Republican lawmakers met at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building for a four-hour session with Vice President J.D. Vance and Trump officials, discussing the president's agenda including redistricting despite no formal invitation mention.
- The push reflects GOP calculations that with Republicans holding seven of Indiana's nine seats, Vance persuaded Gov. Mike Braun and leaders to support redistricting earlier this month.
- State Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour, said `I'm not as opposed to it as I was` and State Rep. Craig Haggard, R-Mooresville, called the exchange with Vice President J.D. Vance a productive back and forth that persuaded some lawmakers.
- Following the meeting, some Indiana Republican lawmakers embraced the GOP redistricting agenda while others softened opposition, as Politico reported last week that Trump political operation and Charlie Kirk floated primarying dissenters.
- As part of a national push, Indiana's redistricting aligns with moves in Texas and California; polling analyst G. Elliott Morris notes Democrats lead by over 3%, and Politico reported President Donald Trump met House Speaker Todd Huston and Senate President Rodric Bray.
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DailyTruthReportTrump met privately with Indiana Republican leaders about redistricting
President Donald Trump met privately with Indiana Republican leaders on Tuesday to discuss the state legislature’s appetite for a mid-decade redistricting battle with blue states. The state lawmakers met with Trump and Vice President JD Vance at the White House after Indiana’s Republican-controlled legislature expressed hesitation about redrawing the state’s congressional map to boost the House GOP’s narrow majority ahead of the 2026 midterm ele…
Indiana Republicans talk redistricting, other topics at White House meeting
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WANE)— Dozens of Republican Indiana state senators and representatives met with members of the Trump Administration, including Vice President JD Vance, on Tuesday at the White House. Indiana Republicans were invited to meetings with members from several departments, including the Department of Education, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Environmental Protection Agency. Youth violence program, neighborhood proje…
Roughly 50 Indiana GOP lawmakers meet with Vice President JD Vance at the White House amid redistricting debate
WASHINGTON, D.C. — As state lawmakers debate whether to redraw Indiana’s congressional districts mid-decade, roughly 50 Indiana GOP lawmakers met with Vice President JD Vance and other White House senior officials for policy talks on Tuesday. “I thought it was great,” State Rep. Craig Haggard (R-Indianapolis) said. “They really talked a lot about policy — everything from Medicaid, Medicare, immigration, education, energy, where we are, where we …
Vance meets with Indiana lawmakers
Vice President JD Vance met privately with Indiana state lawmakers at the White House on Tuesday afternoon, the latest step in the White House’s push to add more safe red seats in states governed by Republicans. The meeting mostly centered around policy as part of a White House State Leadership Conference, but during the last 30 minutes Vance made the case for redistricting, according to a person familiar with the meeting. Vance told the Republi…
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