Democratic Group Calls On Blue States To Redistrict

August 4, 2025 Democrats, Politics

The New York Times reports:

The Democratic Party’s group that works on state legislative races on Monday called on Democratic-led legislatures across the country to begin their own redistricting efforts, a step that could escalate a national battle after Republican efforts to redraw the congressional maps in Texas.

“The D.L.C.C. isn’t going to sit back and allow Republicans to cheat the system to keep themselves in power,” Heather Williams, the president of the group, the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, said in a statement. “All options must be on the table — including Democratic state legislatures using their power to fight back and pursue redistricting mid-cycle in order to protect our democracy.”

While the D.L.C.C. was the first arm of the national party to make such an explicit call for new maps, officials at the Democratic National Committee indicated their support. “Democrats everywhere should be ready to fight fire with fire to combat Trump and Republicans’ craven scheme to rig the maps in their favor,” Ken Martin, the chairman of the D.N.C., said in a statement.

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