Summary
Indiana's Senate will not return in December to vote on new congressional district maps, which President Trump has been pushing for. This decision impacts efforts to change the maps before the 2026 midterm elections, leaving little time ahead of the filing deadline for candidates.
Key Facts
- Indiana's Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray announced there aren't enough votes for redistricting.
- The Indiana Senate will not meet in December to discuss new congressional maps.
- Indiana is the second Republican-led state to resist President Trump's redistricting push.
- President Trump and Vice President JD Vance have pressured Indiana lawmakers since August for redistricting.
- Indiana has a 7-2 Republican congressional delegation, but some Republicans oppose overt gerrymandering.
- The state will return for its regular session in January, shortly before the candidate filing deadline in early February.
- Several other states, like Texas and North Carolina, have redrawn maps to benefit Republicans.
- Kansas also resisted redistricting, and efforts stalled in some Democratic-led states like Illinois and Maryland.
