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Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis called a special legislative session to redistrict the Sunshine State’s congressional map, potentially adding Republican seats to the U.S. House.
The governor wrote to X that he would be convening a special session of Florida’s legislature to adjust the state’s current House maps.
“Today, I announced that I will be convening a Special Session of the Legislature focused on redistricting to ensure that Florida’s congressional maps accurately reflect the population of our state. Every Florida resident deserves to be represented fairly and constitutionally,” he wrote.
He continued, “This Special Session will take place after the regular legislative session, which will allow the Legislature to first focus on the pressing issues facing Floridians before devoting its full attention to congressional redistricting in April.”
Republicans currently hold 20 of the 28 Florida congressional districts. However, the move is part of a broader effort to redraw congressional maps in many states to favor a particular political party ahead of November’s midterm races.
Republicans are attempting to add seats to their narrow majority, while Democrats are pursuing similar redistricting efforts to gain control of the lower chamber.
State officials in Texas, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio have already redrawn their congressional maps in an effort to give Republicans a much larger majority in 2026.
These maps may give Republicans as many as eight additional congressional seats, RSBN previously reported.
Democrats, meanwhile, have taken similar efforts in California and Utah, potentially giving party members six additional seats if successful.
