House Speaker Mike Johnson says he plans to derail California’s proposed congressional map after Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a proposal to redraw the state’s electoral boundaries.
“Newsom obviously wants to launch a presidential campaign on the backs of disenfranchised California voters, but it will not work.”.
But unlike California, Texas lawmakers in the state legislature only need to vote on the maps before they are signed into law by Governor Gregg Abbott.
In a statement on Monday, the Texas House Democratic Caucus said that members returned “to launch the next phase” in the redistricting battle.
Newsom has stressed that bypassing the state’s redistricting commission would be temporary, and that the state would only redraw its congressional boundaries if Texas shot first.
Johnson called Newsom’s plans a “slap in the face to Californians who overwhelmingly support” the state’s redistricting commission.
Johnson said his office and the National Republican Congressional Committee will “use every measure and resource possible” to take on California. »
