Missouri Governor Won’t Confirm Redistricting, but Republicans Say It’s Likely

Missouri governor won’t confirm redistricting, but Republicans say it’s likely

Gov. Mike Kehoe mulls a special session to change Missouri's congressional map, potentially increasing Republican seats and decreasing Democratic seats.

Black Missouri Lawmakers Vow to Resist Missouri GOP Push for New Congressional Districts

Black leaders in the Missouri legislature said Thursday that they will fight any attempt to redraw the state’s congressional districts, pointing to the courts as the venue where they have greatest hopes to prevail. State Rep. Michael Johnson, a Kansas City Democrat who chairs the Legislative Black Caucus, said any effort to remake maps is a pure power grab by Republicans seeking to shield President Donald Trump from congressional scrutiny. “This…

Missouri’s congressional map earned an ‘A’ for partisan fairness. State lawmakers are looking to change that.

Missouri’s current congressional map gives no unfair advantage to either major political party. That’s according to the Princeton Gerrymandering Project, which studies partisan redistricting and representation across the country. The current map, drawn in 2022, includes six Republican-held seats and two Democrat-held seats and received an “A” from the project for its “partisan fairness.” Takeaways Missouri’s current congressional map, which in…