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Indiana GOP Sen. Jean Leising Comes Out Against Early Redistricting
Sen. Jean Leising cited only 6% constituent support for mid-cycle redistricting and criticized negative tactics by outside groups influencing rural Indiana districts.
- On Wednesday, Sen. Jean Leising announced she will vote NO on mid-cycle congressional redistricting, citing that only 6% of her constituents support it.
- President Donald Trump has for months pushed states, including Indiana, to redraw boundaries while national interest groups fund ad campaigns as Indiana lawmakers prepare for December talks ahead of next year.
- Leising said Washington, D.C.-funded organizations used extremely negative texts and calls, noting `Some have even been sent via cell phone to students in my district, including my 14-year-old grandson`, while a six-figure advertising effort targets undecided senators.
- Any new maps would need a majority of 26 senators or 25 with Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith breaking a tie, but Senate Republican leadership says they do not yet have enough votes to pass a redistricting bill.
- Typically, boundaries are adjusted every 10 years using new census data, but supporters seeking a 9-0 map want mid-cycle changes considered in December before next year's midterm elections.
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Leising does not support redistricting
State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) recently made the following statement regarding mid-cycle congressional redistricting: “I am announcing today that I do not support the redistricting of Indiana’s congressional maps. It is discouraging that we are being asked to vote for…
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