Newsom’s Congressional Redistricting Drive in California Faces Political and Legal Hurdles

John Seiler: Newsom’s House gerrymander gamble could backfire

Democrats in the California Legislature should think twice before signing on to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to change the state’s district maps for seats in the U.S. House of Representatives for the 2026 election. Gerrymanders could add five seats to Democrats’ current 43 of 52 seats. He responded to a foolish scheme, urged by President Trump, for the Republican-majority Texas Legislature to redistrict their House maps, potentially adding three…