California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) redistricting effort raised $6.2 million since it started receiving donations a week ago, according to the governor’s team.

The haul, which was first reported by The New York Times, included 200,000 donations as of Thursday afternoon.

Newsom has become a leader in the Democratic Party’s fight against Republican redistricting efforts in red states like Texas. On Wednesday, the Texas House of Representatives approved a new congressional map that would give Republicans five additional congressional seats ahead of next year’s midterm elections. The Texas state Senate is expected to pass the map before it heads to Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R) desk for final approval.

The California governor has pledged to fight fire with fire, proposing new temporary, congression

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