DeSantis signs new GOP-favored House map into law |
DeSantis signs new GOP-favored House map into law
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said Monday that he signed into law a new set of congressional lines that could net his party up to four House seats in November.
The governor’s signature caps off a fast-tracked redistricting special session, which marked Republicans’ last chance to draw new maps in the mid-decade national redistricting battle. The new House map aims to boost Florida’s GOP congressional delegation from 20 to 24 seats, while reducing Democrats’ eight seats to four.
“Signed, Sealed, and Delivered,” DeSantis wrote on social media Monday.
Last week, both the Florida House and Senate passed the congressional lines — just one day after panels in both chambers advanced the map.
While the new state House map has been signed into law, the process is far from over. Democrats are signaling they’re ready to challenge the lines.
DeSantis’s legal counsel has argued that language in the state constitution stating race should be considered in........