Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that he will call a special session of the legislature on redistricting of U.S. congressional districts.The governor said the special session will be held after the 60-day regular session. The regular session begins on Tuesday, Jan. 14, in Tallahassee.DeSantis said the redistricting will “ensure that Florida’s congressional maps accurately reflect the population of our state. Every Florida resident deserves to be represented fairly and constitutionally.”The special session is set to be held in April. The Florida House of Representatives and the Senate are tasked to redraw the congressional districts, which will likely lead to Republicans adding more seats and Democrats losing seats.The GOP has control of the Florida House and Senate.Redistricting is done after the completion of the U.S. Census every 10 years. After the 2020 Census, Florida was awarded 28 congressional seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.DeSantis, a Republican, has complained that Florida was supposed to gain more than 28 congressional seats following the 2020 Census.The mid-decade redistricting breaks away from tradition after President Donald Trump asked Texas to redistrict its map to favor Republicans for the 2026 general election. The latest: WPBF 25 News coverage on PoliticsSome Republican-led states have followed Texas’ move to redraw congressional districts.U.S. House of Representatives elections are held every two years.Some Democratic-led states like California have countered with redrawing maps to favor Democrats to gain more districts.The next U.S. Census is in 2030.Get the latest political updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. —

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Wednesday that he will call a special session of the legislature on redistricting of U.S. congressional districts.

The governor said the special session will be held after the 60-day regular session.

The regular session begins on Tuesday, Jan. 14, in Tallahassee.

DeSantis said the redistricting will “ensure that Florida’s congressional maps accurately reflect the population of our state. Every Florida resident deserves to be represented fairly and constitutionally.”

The special session is set to be held in April.

The Florida House of Representatives and the Senate are tasked to redraw the congressional districts, which will likely lead to Republicans adding more seats and Democrats losing seats.

The GOP has control of the Florida House and Senate.

Redistricting is done after the completion of the U.S. Census every 10 years. After the 2020 Census, Florida was awarded 28 congressional seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

DeSantis, a Republican, has complained that Florida was supposed to gain more than 28 congressional seats following the 2020 Census.

The mid-decade redistricting breaks away from tradition after President Donald Trump asked Texas to redistrict its map to favor Republicans for the 2026 general election.

The latest: WPBF 25 News coverage on Politics

Some Republican-led states have followed Texas’ move to redraw congressional districts.

U.S. House of Representatives elections are held every two years.

Some Democratic-led states like California have countered with redrawing maps to favor Democrats to gain more districts.

The next U.S. Census is in 2030.

Get the latest political updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.