Three Missouri Democratic representatives slept in the House chamber of the state capitol overnight to hold the the floor for 24 hours, in protest of the ongoing push to gerrymander the state's congressional map and change how ballot initiatives turn into laws.

Representatives Ray Reed (St. Louis County), Elizabeth Fuchs (St. Louis City) and Jeremy Dean (Greene County) stayed at the capitol Thursday night into Friday, and said they plan to camp out on the House floor all weekend.

Gov. Mike Kehoe called the Missouri General Assembly back for a special session on Aug. 29 , after President Donald Trump called on Missouri to redistrict its congressional map . Republicans currently hold six of the eight congressional seats in the U.S. House, and the new gerrymandered map would give Republ

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