Indiana Governor Mike Braun said Tuesday that a special session on redistricting is becoming more probable as support among Republican lawmakers grows.
Although many Republicans initially opposed redrawing Indiana’s congressional maps, Braun noted that some have since changed their stance.
“All I’m telling you is that we’re going to look at it. We’re going to pull our legislators. If it’s there (the support), then we’re going to do it. My feeling is it probably will happen. There will be some other issues to talk about, but I’m going to let it happen at the pace that we put in place. I think we’ll get there. That’s my opinion,” Braun told reporters.
Democratic Representative Ed Delaney criticized the renewed push for redistricting.
“The Republicans passed (Indiana’s current) maps without our agreement for those Congressional seats. Are they saying they under-stole? They didn’t shoplift enough seats?” Delaney asked.
He argued that Indiana should be focusing on more pressing issues.
“We got a Medicaid problem. We have people on a wait list for preschool. We’ve got a whole list of problems and we can’t talk about them because we have to talk about redistricting,” Delaney said.
He also expressed frustration over former President Trump’s influence on the state’s political agenda.
“Nobody in Indiana wanted this. The Governor didn’t want it. It’s obvious the Republican majority does not fully want it. But here we are dancing to Trump’s tune and he doesn’t play really well,” Delaney said.
Braun indicated that if a special session is called, he prefers it take place sooner rather than later — likely between November and January.
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