TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida is moving closer to joining President Donald Trump's push to get more Republicans in Congress through redrawing congressional maps.

What we know:

On Thursday, Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez sent a memo to lawmakers announcing the creation of the Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting.

Perez says the committee will only focus on congressional districts, saying the House doesn't have the capacity to include legislative redistricting.

By the numbers:

Florida’s congressional delegation has 20 Republicans and eight Democrats.

Typically, redistricting maps are drawn every 10 years, with the latest effort taking place just three years ago .

Dig deeper:

Florida is currently using the congressional map pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022, b

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