President Donald Trump claims: redistricting Indiana’s battle isn’t over despite Republican control state senate On Tuesday, he again refused to return to the Capitol this year for a special session to draw a new congressional map.
division between Indiana Republican Congressman The momentum was on full display as senators voted to convene their next regular session in January, despite the shadow of President Trump’s threat to support primary challengers to lawmakers who oppose redistricting.
President Trump has criticized individual senators in social media posts, including Pro-Tem Senate President Roderick Bray, who last week said Congress would not meet because there were not enough votes to pass the redistricting bill.
“Soon, he’s going to have major problems, and so will the other politicians who support him with this stupidity,” Trump said of Bray on Truth Social on Tuesday. Mr. Bray, along with half of the Senate, will not be up for re-election until 2028.
The vote marked the latest show of defiance against President Trump and his ally, Republican Gov. Mike Braun, as Republicans hope to use their supermajorities in both chambers to redraw state legislative lines by the end of the year.
States typically draw new district boundaries every 10 years in the census, but Trump wants Indiana and other Republican states to draw congressional maps that favor Republican candidates, giving them an easier path to retaining the House majority in the 2026 elections. The stakes are high because Democrats only need to flip a handful of seats, and midterm elections typically favor parties opposite to the one in power.
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President Trump’s efforts were dealt a blow by federal court Tuesday’s speech derailed his hopes of winning more seats in Texas, for now. A three-judge panel blocked the state from using a new congressional map that would favor Republicans.
Republicans currently hold a 7-2 lead over Democrats in Indiana’s House of Representatives.
In a statement, Brown indicated he would seek ways to return to the Senate in December to force a vote. But his options remain unclear, other than maintaining political pressure on Republicans who refuse to go along.
“I support President Trump’s efforts to recruit, endorse, and fund primary challengers for Indiana senators who refuse to support fair maps,” Brown said in a statement.
Republican infighting
Brown first called a special session last month, and lawmakers had originally agreed to meet in early December. That was before Mr Bray made his declaration last week. Senators voted 29-19 Tuesday to reconvene in January instead.
Brown, the first-term governor, said he had a phone call with President Trump on Monday.
“It’s a slap in the face to the governor of Indiana to do something like this,” state Sen. Michael Young, who supports redistricting, said on the floor Tuesday. Lawmakers gathered at the state Capitol for a ceremony held before the annual January session.
Republican Sen. Greg Good, who over the weekend accused President Trump by name on social media of resisting redistricting. Attempt to hit on sunday. Good said in a statement Tuesday that he would not take a public position on the issue until he sees the official map.
More state senators have voiced opposition to redistricting this week, including several Republicans who are calling on the party to focus on flipping Democratic seats in northwest Indiana. The 1st Congressional District has been seen as a strong district for Republicans in recent years.
“The message from my district is clear: My district does not support mid-cycle redistricting, so I cannot support it,” state Sen. Travis Holdman, who represents a rural district near Fort Wayne, said in a statement Tuesday. “I don’t think redrawing the map will guarantee a 9-0 result.”
It is unclear whether the state House of Representatives, which has the power to vote on redistricting, will return in December. House Speaker Todd Huston told lawmakers to keep the first two weeks of December clear on their calendars. But Houston said in a statement that he hopes someday Congress will ban mid-cycle redistricting.
“But until that happens, Indiana can’t bury its head in the sand,” Houston said.
Redistricting fight expands
Texas was the first state to start this policy. redistricting battle this year. Republicans redrawn the state’s congressional map to give Republicans five more seats. California voters recently approved a voting plan that would give Democrats five additional seats.
Currently both plans It ended up in a legal battle.
Republicans in Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio have all adopted new districts to boost their party’s momentum, and the Democratic-led Virginia legislature has taken a step toward redistricting by introducing a constitutional amendment.
effort is not enough Republican-led Kansas state legislature and Democratic-led states of Illinois and Maryland.
