Predictable partisan divisions are emerging on whether Florida needs to redraw its congressional map again.
Amid concerns from President Donald Trump that illegal immigrants skewed the census count in favor of Democratic states and assertions from Gov. Ron DeSantis that Florida was “ gypped ” out of seats, the Republican Party of Florida (RPOF) is emphatically supporting a call for a redistricting Special Session from House Speaker Daniel Perez .
“The Florida Republican Party stands firmly behind (Trump, DeSantis and Perez), who are united in their bold call for a new U.S. Census and subsequent redistricting to ensure fair representation for Floridians,” said RPOF Chair Evan Power .
The process going forward is murky, and it’s uncertain how a fresh census would be con