INDIANAPOLIS, IND. (WOWO) Indiana House Releases Draft Redistricting Map as Lawmakers Prepare for Contentious Debate<\/p>\n
Just hours before the Indiana House was set to convene to take up mid-decade redistricting, Republican leaders released a draft map showing significant changes to the state\u2019s nine congressional districts\u2014changes that overwhelmingly favor the GOP.<\/p>\n
Inside Indiana Business reports that the proposed map, posted to the House Republican caucus website Monday morning, dramatically reshapes several districts, most notably in Marion County. Under the current 2021 map, Marion County is contained almost entirely within Indiana\u2019s 7th Congressional District, represented by Democrat Andr\u00e9 Carson. The new proposal would split Marion County into four separate districts, a shift that could weaken Democratic strength in the state\u2019s largest urban center.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, District 1\u2014currently held by Democrat Frank Mrvan\u2014would undergo sweeping changes. The district would no longer include most of Porter and LaPorte counties; instead, it would begin in Lake County and extend southeast across Starke, Pulaski, Fulton, Miami, Cass, and Wabash counties. The reworked district would become far more favorable to Republicans.<\/p>\n
House Republicans are advancing the proposal during a turbulent period in Indiana politics. Gov. Mike Braun called lawmakers back for a special session in late October after pressure from former President Donald Trump to adopt GOP-friendly maps ahead of the 2026 midterms. Since then, the General Assembly has oscillated\u2014announcing plans to meet, voting to adjourn without taking up redistricting, then reversing course again and scheduling sessions for early December.<\/p>\n
House leadership maintains the chamber is ready to move forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ll be redrawing the congressional maps, the nine congressional maps in the state of Indiana, and drawing them to the best of our ability,\u201d Rep. Bob Morris said Monday morning as he traveled to the Capitol.<\/p>\n
Morris acknowledged the uncertainty in the Senate, where the final vote remains unclear. Still, he said efforts are underway to unify Republicans in both chambers. \u201cEvery time you turn the news on, there\u2019s another senator making a statement about redistricting,\u201d he said. \u201cI just hope over the past weekend, as Senator Brown continues to educate her colleagues on how important this is to get this redistricting done.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added that the governor has been heavily involved: \u201cGovernor Brown\u2019s been working overtime meeting with senators just to bring them along so we can get this done and get back home for Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n
While House passage is expected, the Senate\u2019s December 8 session will be pivotal.<\/p>\n
Morris encouraged Hoosiers to participate and make their voices heard as lawmakers prepare for what is expected to be a contentious debate. \u201cPlease contact your state senators and your state representatives to let them know your opinion,\u201d he said. \u201cWe carry your vote to the State Capitol.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hearings in both chambers will be public, and Morris noted that Hoosiers will have plenty to follow as the process unfolds: \u201cI think you need to get your popcorn, peanuts, pretzels and chips. All of the hearings will be public\u2014you can tune in and watch it.\u201d<\/p>\n
The House is scheduled to meet Monday afternoon, with the Senate session planned for December 8. The redistricting proposal, if passed, would shape Indiana\u2019s political landscape for the remainder of the decade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"INDIANAPOLIS, IND. (WOWO) Indiana House Releases Draft Redistricting Map as Lawmakers Prepare for Contentious Debate Just hours before…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":324339,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[4,450,451,3,452,453],"class_list":{"0":"post-324338","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-breaking-news","8":"tag-breaking-news","9":"tag-breakingnews","10":"tag-headlines","11":"tag-news","12":"tag-top-stories","13":"tag-topstories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=324338"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/324338\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/324339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=324338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=324338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=324338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}