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LAKE WORTH, Fla. - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and some Republican lawmakers are advocating for a new U.S. House seat for the Sunshine State, arguing the state was undercounted in the 2020 Census.

DeSantis and other Florida leaders, such as Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, are seeking a potential mid-decade redistricting to create this extra seat, which would likely be filled by a Republican, which could increase the party's influence in Congress.

Could Florida earn an extra seat in Congress?

What we know:

DeSantis and Uthmeier made their requests known at a news conference on Wednesday afternoon in Lake Worth.

They said the state has drafted a letter to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Commerce Department requesting that Florida be granted at least one additional

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