California GOP Congressman — Sweating Being Able to Keep His Own Seat — Files Bill to Block Mid-Decade Redistricting

Sarah Rumpf Aug 8th, 2025, 8:30 pm

Amid efforts in multiple states to initiate an unusual mid-decade congressional redistricting, Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) filed a bill to block it nationwide — and also protect his own reelection hopes.

Normally, congressional redistricting occurs every decade after the latest U.S. Census, with the number of House districts reapportioned among the states to account for increases or decreases in population, and each state’s laws governing how the lines are drawn within their borders.

But President Donald Trump has been publicly urged legislatures in GOP majority states to undergo an early redistricting in advance of the 2026 midterms

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