US EditionMissouri Senate passes Trump-backed plan that could help Republicans win an additional US House seat
The new map shifts Missouri's 5th district boundaries, reducing minority populations and incorporating Republican areas to secure an additional GOP House seat, lawmakers said.
- On Friday, Missouri Republicans passed a redistricting plan during a special session called by Governor Mike Kehoe in Jefferson City.
- The plan aims to increase Republican representation by potentially adding one U.S. House seat amid a national midterm battle for partisan advantage.
- The revised map reshapes Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver's district by cutting parts of Kansas City's area and extending it into Republican rural zones.
- Cleaver said the plan reduces Black and minority residents and cited a dividing street as a "historical segregation line" between Black and white communities.
- Opponents filed a referendum petition that could trigger a statewide vote on the map, while Governor Kehoe is expected to sign it into law, marking a political win for Republicans aligned with Trump.
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Missouri lawmakers give final approval to map targeting Democratic House seat
Missouri’s Republican-controlled Senate on Friday passed a new congressional map, taking final legislative action to eliminate one of the state’s Democratic seats in the US House and boost the GOP’s chances of retaining its fragile majority in the chamber.
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Missouri Senate passes Trump-backed plan that could help Republicans win an additional US House seat
The Missouri Senate has passed a plan backed by President Donald Trump that could help Republicans win an additional U.S. House seat.
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