US EditionMaryland’s Democratic Senate president blocks anti-Trump redistricting fight
Ferguson cited legal risks and potential racial gerrymandering in rejecting redistricting despite Democrats holding seven of eight congressional seats.
- On Tuesday, Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson told colleagues the chamber would not try to redraw the state's congressional map, sharing his decision in a letter with NBC News.
- Pointing to court exposure, Ferguson said mid-cycle redistricting posed high legal risk, a dangerous timeline, and could invite a court-ordered map risking racial gerrymandering and Republican gains.
- With Democrats holding most seats, Lam said Ferguson's rationale is hypocritical and rejected efforts to redraw, signaling internal dissent before Ferguson's letter, which was obtained by Politico.
- The move could provide cover to Republican-led states, Bill Ferguson wrote, as Maryland’s refusal arrives amid a national redistricting arms race involving the Democratic Party.
- Across the country, Democrats in several states are stepping up redistricting efforts, with New York, Illinois and Virginia pushing while California voters next week decide on a map potentially gaining five Democratic seats.
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Maryland senate president rejects redistricting push, citing ‘catastrophic’ risks
Several Republican-led states and a handful of Democratic states have taken steps to redraw congressional districts to give the advantage to the party in charge. But Maryland’s Democratic senate president has turned down a push to do the same. In a letter to lawmakers obtained by WTOP, Senate President Bill Ferguson warned that redrawing Maryland’s congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterms could be catastrophic. “The legal risks are too high,…
State Senate leader Bill Ferguson says Maryland won’t draw new congressional maps
BALTIMORE — Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson said this week that the state’s General Assembly will not move forward with efforts to redraw congressional maps before the 2030 U.S. Census, citing steep legal and political risks tied to a mid-decade…
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