Overview
- Indiana Senate Republicans were invited to a phone call with the president on Friday about congressional maps, and Senate leader Rodric Bray joined the call, according to a spokesperson.
- Reporting indicates the proposed redraw is aimed at eliminating the state’s two Democratic-held U.S. House districts to give Republicans all nine seats.
- Gov. Mike Braun has not called a special session required to enact new maps, though Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith said he expects one in early November.
- Vice President J.D. Vance has twice traveled to Indiana and met with state leaders in recent months as part of a series of high-level discussions about redistricting.
- Opposition groups are mobilizing with rallies, ads, and more than 6,600 petition signatures, and polling shows about 53% of Hoosiers oppose mid-decade redistricting versus 34% in support.