GOP Rebels Sink Indiana Redistricting Effort
15th November 2025
Indiana’s Republican-controlled Senate on Friday shut down a special-session redistricting push sought by President Donald Trump, an unexpected setback for the White House as Republicans try to secure a stronger House majority heading into a complex 2026 midterm cycle.
Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray said Republicans in the chamber do not have enough support to reconvene next month to redraw the state’s congressional boundaries, ending months of internal lobbying by state and national GOP leaders.
In a statement, Bray said lawmakers had given “very serious and thoughtful consideration” to revisiting the map but ultimately lacked the votes to advance the proposal.
Would Democrats have done that? I think not.