Mid-Decade Redistricting Wars Spread From Texas to Virginia and Florida as Maryland Democrats Kill Moore Map
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Maryland Democrats dealt a high-profile blow to one front of the nationwide redistricting battle when the state Senate allowed Gov. Wes Moore's mid-decade congressional map bill to die in committee as the legislative session ended late Monday night. Moore, backed publicly by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, had framed the push as a necessary counterpunch to President Donald Trump's July-August 2025 effort in Texas to redraw maps for partisan gain; Maryland's Democratic leadership, including Senate President Bill Ferguson, argued an aggressive redraw risked losing in court and possibly costing Democrats seats, leaving the state's current 7-1 map and lone GOP-held seat untouched.