Missouri will hold a special legislative session next Wednesday to redraw congressional voting maps following President Trump's request, aiming to maintain GOP control of the U.S. House. The state currently has six Republican and two Democratic representatives. Proposed new maps could reshape Kansas City-area districts to unseat Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver and give Republicans an additional seat. Gov. Mike Kehoe framed the plan as reflecting conservative values. Most of the state's Republican congressional delegation supports the move. Democrats and some Republicans warn the off-cycle redistricting is divisive, could reduce Kansas City representation, and might prompt redistricting every election cycle.
Following President Trump's request, Missouri Republicans are poised to redraw their state's congressional lines to help maintain the GOP majority in the U.S. House. Gov. Mike Kehoe announced a special legislative session to draw a new voting map would start next Wednesday. The state is currently represented in Congress by six Republicans and two Democrats. New maps could redistrict voters in the Kansas City area to help Republicans win a seat there, edging out current Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver.
In his statement calling the session, Kehoe wrote "Missouri's conservative, common-sense values should be truly represented at all levels of government, and the Missouri First Map delivers just that." The session will start Wednesday. Trump himself telegraphed the move last week, writing on social media, "We're going to win the Midterms in Missouri again, bigger and better than ever before!"
It's a move that has the support of most of the state's Republican congressional delegation, including freshman Rep. Bob Onder. "We are a Republican state. Republicans have super majorities in the Missouri House and the Missouri Senate. Republicans hold all of our statewide elected offices, including, of course, governor," Onder told St. Louis Public Radio earlier this month. "I believe that we should pass a congressional map that reflects the values of the state of Missouri."
Collection
[
|
...
]