US EditionJeffries’ Illinois redistricting push meets cool reception in Springfield
Illinois Democrats resist mid-cycle redistricting to protect political power and minority voting strength despite GOP gains in other states, officials say.
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries pushed to add redistricting to the fall legislative session agenda before Illinois lawmakers adjourn next week.
- The push is tied to a nationwide Democratic strategy to blunt GOP maps, as Texas is expected to add five and Missouri and North Carolina each one House seat.
- Several Illinois Democrats have outright rejected the proposal to redraw maps, and Delores Walton said there are no substantive plans or steps to pass a new congressional map.
- Time pressure from the November 3rd candidate petition filing deadline complicates any quick redraw, as Illinois lawmakers would have to delay the March primary or rewrite ballot rules.
- Jeffries' role highlights national strategy encroaching on state-controlled redistricting as Gov. JB Pritzker appeared noncommittal this week, while Republican gains elsewhere pressure Illinois' stalled process.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has encountered a significant roadblock in his attempt to get Illinois Democrats to redraw the state’s congressional map, meeting with stiff opposition from within his own party ranks, according to reports. Jeffries has been quietly advocating for leaders in solid-blue states to consider new congressional maps ahead of the 2026 […] Hakeem Jeffries’ Push To Redraw Illinois Congressional Map Stalls Amid Intra-…
Democrats' Redistricting Effort Runs Into Brick Wall in Blue Stronghold
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has hit a brick wall in his effort to persuade Illinois Democrats to redraw the state’s congressional map, meeting stiff resistance within his own party, […] The post Democrats' Redistricting Effort Runs Into Brick Wall in Blue Stronghold appeared first on The Western Journal.
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Conservative ReviewDemocrat Redistricting Push Hits Brick Wall In Blue State
Hakeem Jeffries’s effort to persuade Illinois Democrats to redraw the state’s congressional map is running into stiff resistance from within his own party.
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