The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus on Monday decried the likely harms of early redistricting on the state’s Black and other non-white voters.

“Mid-decade redistricting is unprecedented in Indiana,” Rep. Earl Harris Jr., the IBLC’s chair, told reporters. “It undermines the democratic process and threatens to silence voters, especially in communities of color.”

The news conference came as Indiana Republicans — and President Donald Trump — build support for redrawing the state’s blue congressional districts red ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

The Statehouse’s GOP supermajorities drew the current maps in 2021, using 2020 census data. District boundaries aren’t due for updates until after the 2030 census.

Republicans hold seven of the seats. Democrats have two.

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