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Indiana is the latest state to consider redrawing congressional maps at the request of the Trump administration, in its bid to maintain Republican control of the House.
Oct. 27, 2025, 9:20 a.m. ET
Gov. Mike Braun of Indiana called a special legislative session on Monday to redraw congressional maps in his state to benefit Republicans, joining other Republican-held states in an effort by the Trump administration to keep control of the House of Representatives in midterm elections next year.
The governor described the special session, set for next week, as an attempt to “protect Hoosiers from efforts in other states that seek to diminish their voice in Washington and ensure their representation in Congress is fair.”
Mr. Braun, a Republican, did not specify in his statement whether the proposed map would target one or both of Indiana’s Democratic-held U.S. House seats.
Indiana Democrats immediately pushed back on the plan.
“This is not democracy,” said State Senator Shelli Yoder, the Democratic leader in her chamber. “This is desperation.”
Mr. Braun made the announcement after weeks of criticism from Democrats and, at times, from members of his own party. Republicans already hold seven of Indiana’s nine congressional seats, and he and other elected officials in the state were initially hesitant to follow Texas, North Carolina and Missouri in efforts to create more Republican seats in Congress by passing new congressional maps before the midterm elections.
Democrats have sought to counter those changes by proposing new maps in some states they lead. California voters will be asked next month to approve a new map that would create five more Democratic-leaning House districts. Virginia lawmakers are meeting in special session this week to consider a new map that would boost Democrats.
