So what do you do if you're a MAGA Governor from a red state and the Indiana Senate Republicans say they do not have votes to pass mid-cycle redistricting? Well, you call a Special Session and try to get them to do it anyway. Indiana already has seven of the nine congressional districts represented by Republicans, but they need more to appease Trump. Or as Gov. Mike Braun put it, "to protect Hoosiers from efforts in other states that seek to diminish their voice in Washington and ensure their representation in Congress is fair."
Source: Indy Star
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun has officially called lawmakers back to the Statehouse for a special session to redraw the Hoosier State’s congressional maps mid-decade, as requested by President Donald Trump's administration.
But the votes to redistrict still aren't there, a Senate Republicans spokesperson told IndyStar after Braun's announcement Oct. 27.
The special session is expected to start Nov. 3, according to the proclamation Braun plans to sign Oct. 27. In a statement, Braun said it would also include resolving a state and federal tax compliance issue caused by the One Big Beautiful Bill's changes to tax law.
“I am calling a special legislative session to protect Hoosiers from efforts in other states that seek to diminish their voice in Washington and ensure their representation in Congress is fair," Braun said in a press release Oct. 27. "I am also asking the legislature to conform Indiana's tax code with new federal tax provisions to ensure stability and certainty for taxpayers and tax preparers for 2026 filings.”
Indiana follows other red states, including Texas and Missouri, which have already made changes to their maps to make more favorable maps for Republicans ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Braun's absurd justification.
Indiana Senate Republicans' reply. "We don't have the votes." They control 40 of the 50 Senate seats in the General Assembly. Even they know this is foolishness.
And last month, Pete Buttigieg shamed them all, calling this bullshit out for what it is.
And Gavin Newsom was even more blunt.
