SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced a campaign in favor of a special election attempting to counteract efforts from Texas to send more Republicans to Congress.

| VIDEO ABOVE | CA Legislative Counsel won't say if redistricting push is legal

At the request of President Donald Trump, Texas is planning to redraw its congressional lines for members of the U.S. House of Representatives for Republicans to maintain control of the Lower House after the 2026 midterm elections.

In response, Newsom and other Democratic leaders are planning to hold a special election to ask voters to temporarily give California lawmakers the power to redraw district lines. Voters in 2008 and 2010 approved ballot initiatives to give redistricting power to a citizen-led independent commissio

See Full Page