Kansas is the latest Heartland state to float partisan GOP redistricting
Some Kansas Republicans have expressed willingness to follow in Texas and Missouri’s footsteps to gerrymander the state before the 2026 midterms.
President Donald Trump and his allies have been pressuring Republican-controlled states to redraw their congressional maps early and give the GOP an advantage in keeping the House of Representatives in 2026. Texas and Missouri have already called special sessions and voted in new maps that project to give the Republicans an additional six congressional seats in total, while Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) has expressed willingness to do the same in the coming months.
Kansas Republicans are now considering their own special session to target the district held by U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids (D), who condemned the stunt earlier this month as “political games” that do not benefit her constituents.
“Politicians are once again focused on political games to benefit themselves and their extreme agenda, not hardworking Kansans,” Davids said. “Voters should pick their representatives, not the other way around, and this unprecedented step would only further polarize this country and harm our democracy.”
https://heartlandsignal.com/2025/09/18/kansas-is-the-latest-heartland-state-to-float-partisan-gop-redistricting/
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