Overview
- Gov. Ron DeSantis released a proposed congressional map Monday that would likely shift Florida to a 24–4 Republican edge from the current 20–7 balance.
- Lawmakers convene a special session Tuesday to take up the plan, which DeSantis’ office shared with Fox News before wider release to the public and press.
- Florida’s constitution bans maps drawn with partisan intent, and lawsuits have already been filed with voting-rights groups and Democrats preparing more challenges under the Fair Districts amendments.
- Some Florida Republicans warn the redraw could backfire by spreading GOP voters into new districts and making seats around Tampa Bay and South Florida harder for their incumbents to hold.
- The proposal lands as the U.S. Supreme Court reinstated Texas’s GOP-favored map and as Virginia advances a Democratic-drawn plan under court review, with the House now narrowly divided and a few seats likely to decide control.