INDIANA — Governor Mike Braun is considering a special session to redraw Indiana’s congressional district lines. This move comes one day after a meeting with Vice President JD Vance and other top Republican leaders.
During a visit to the Indiana State Fair, Braun confirmed that he discussed the possibility of redistricting with Vice President Vance, House Speaker Todd Huston, and Senate President Pro Tempore Rod Bray.
“We think it’s important to discuss it with the legislators,” Braun said, adding that he will continue to have talks with lawmakers over the next few weeks.
The discussion about redistricting in Indiana coincides with a larger push by Republicans to redraw maps in Texas, where new lines could potentially add up to five more Republican seats to the House of Representatives. In Indiana, Republicans currently hold seven of the state’s nine congressional seats, with Democrats Rep. Andre Carson and Rep. Frank Mrvan holding the remaining two.
Former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels has publicly criticized the proposal, stating in a recent op-ed that redrawing the maps would be “just wrong.” He also accused past Democrats of using the same tactic against Republicans, calling the practice “high season for hypocrisy.”
The U.S. Constitution requires congressional district maps to be redrawn every 10 years following the census to account for population changes. When asked if the maps could be redrawn sooner, Braun stated, “It doesn’t say you can only do that,” but did not definitively say whether it would happen. Sources
