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Ryan Mishler

Ryan Mishler

Indiana State Senator (R), Senate Appropriations Chair

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Trump's mid-decade redistricting push reshapes the 2026 map

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One of the 21 Republicans who voted against the redistricting bill; not on the 2026 ballot

Congressional maps are normally redrawn once a decade, after the Census. In August 2025, Texas broke that convention at President Trump's urging—redrawing its map to target five Democratic-held seats. The move triggered a chain reaction. Then, on April 29, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court's 6–3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais effectively gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act—the main federal tool used to block racially discriminatory maps—removing a key legal shield that had constrained Republican legislatures for decades. Within days, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a new congressional map targeting four incumbent Democrats, Alabama's governor called a special redistricting session, Louisiana suspended its upcoming primaries to allow a full map redraw, and Tennessee's House passed a bill splitting Memphis into three Republican-leaning districts.

Updated May 7