Overview
- Florida’s GOP-controlled House granted final passage in an 83–28 vote after the Senate approved the bill earlier in the week, sending the congressional map to the governor.
- During the House vote, Democratic Rep. Angie Nixon used a bullhorn on the floor and shouted that the plan violated the constitution.
- Nixon’s protest drew widespread attention but did not stop the proceedings, and the vote continued as members filmed the scene from their seats.
- DeSantis defended the mid-cycle redraw, saying Florida was shortchanged in the 2020 Census and arguing the new map better reflects recent population growth.
- The plan is expected to favor Republicans by roughly four seats, and the fight in Florida tracks a broader redistricting push that includes new maps advancing in Virginia, Texas and California.