'No One Said the Word Redistricting': Nebraska Lawmakers Clarify Reason for Washington D.C. Visit

National attention may have kept Nebraska lawmakers from hearing redistricting pitch in D.C.

Thirteen Nebraska state lawmakers visited Washington, D.C. But they didn’t get an Indiana-like pitch about redistricting a red state. (Al Drago/Getty Images)LINCOLN — Thirteen Nebraska state lawmakers visited Washington, D.C., on Tuesday. But they didn’t get an Indiana-like pitch about redistricting a red state, as reporters waited.  Instead, the White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs hosted lawmakers from Nebraska and Iowa to “hear fir…

'No one said the word redistricting': Nebraska lawmakers clarify reason for Washington D.C. visit

"No one said the word redistricting," Sen. Loren Lippincott, one of the more than a dozen state senators to attend, said. "That was never talked about. Not one time today, not by any of us or by any of the speakers."

DCCC Statement on Nebraska State Lawmakers Meeting with the White House to Discuss A Mid-Decade Gerrymander

Following reporting that numerous Nebraska state legislators will be meeting at the White House to discuss another desperate attempt at mid-decade redistricting, DCCC spokesperson Madison Andrus released the following statement: “Donald Trump and the entirety of House Republicans are terrified because they know that voters are going to hold them accountable for the devastating impact of their Big, Ugly Law. Nebraskans see this blatantly politica…

Nebraska officials discuss potential congressional redistricting ahead of 2026 midterms

The White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs is bringing together state and local officials to discuss redistricting before the 2026 midterms, according to The Nebraska Examiner.The discussions come as Texas prepares to implement new congressional maps, and now there's an effort to potentially draw new ones in Nebraska.State Sen. John Cavanaugh, who is running for Congress in Nebraska's 2nd Congressional District, said no official talks h…

White House May Discuss Redistricting With Neb. Lawmakers

LINCOLN, Neb. — A handful of Nebraska lawmakers are set to travel to Washington, D.C., this week for a “state leadership conference” at the White House’s invitation.