SEDALIA — Top Missouri Republicans urged Gov. Mike Kehoe on Thursday to call a politically risky special session of the Legislature to redraw the state’s congressional boundaries.

Gathered at the Missouri State Fair for the annual Governor’s Ham Breakfast, GOP officials said the state should wade into the high-profile national fight over redistricting to keep Republicans in control of the U.S. House after the 2026 mid-term elections.

“We need to move forward with redistricting. I am 100 percent in favor of it,” state Treasurer Vivek Malek said.

Missouri is among a handful of Republican-controlled states where President Donald Trump is asking leaders to deviate from the normal once-per-decade redistricting process to account for changes in population.

With Republicans holding a razor-

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