{"id":54782,"date":"2025-09-30T00:39:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-30T00:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=54782"},"modified":"2025-09-30T00:39:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T00:39:54","slug":"republicans-expected-to-gain-a-congressional-seat-as-governor-signs-new-map-into-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=54782","title":{"rendered":"Republicans Expected to Gain a Congressional Seat as Governor Signs New Map Into Law"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Missouri\u2019s Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe signed a new congressional map into law Sunday that could ultimately expand the GOP\u2019s House majority, yet several legal challenges still loom.<\/p>\n

The new map is expected to result in Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver losing his seat next November, according<\/a> to The Beacon, a local news outlet.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was proud to officially sign the Missouri First Map into law today ahead of the 2026 midterm election,\u201d Kehoe said<\/a> in a news release.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe believe this map best represents Missourians, and I appreciate the support and efforts of state legislators, our congressional delegation, and President Trump in getting this map to my desk,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Kehoe called for the General Assembly to hold a special session back in August. This was not long after President Donald Trump had launched a national discussion about red states redrawing their congressional districts to favor the GOP.<\/p>\n

The Department of Justice even sent a letter<\/a> to Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in late July, stating that, \u201cIt is the position of this Department that several Texas Congressional Districts constitute unconstitutional racial gerrymanders.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lawmakers went on to redraw<\/a> the state\u2019s districts early, as most congressional maps are left untouched until the 2030 census.<\/p>\n

Texas\u2019 new map could potentially net Republicans five additional seats in the upcoming midterms.<\/p>\n

This opened the floodgates for Republican-led states like Missouri, Florida, Indiana, and others to examine similar plans that could help boost the GOP\u2019s slim majority.<\/p>\n

The NAACP, however, is challenging<\/a> Missouri\u2019s map by claiming Kehoe didn\u2019t have the authority to call an \u201cextraordinary session\u201d on redistricting.<\/p>\n

Two other lawsuits were filed \u2014 one by a private firm on behalf of state residents and another by the Missouri ACLU \u2014 citing how the map was passed halfway through the census cycle, The Beacon reported.<\/p>\n

The ACLU also raised an issue about a precinct in Kansas City being included in two districts at once. Kehoe chalked this up to a Census Bureau issue when speaking<\/a> to the Missouri Independent, stating that this doesn\u2019t mean the same voters have been placed in multiple districts.<\/p>\n

As for the other issues and general legality of the maps, Kehoe said, \u201cWe\u2019ll let the courts decide on that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Different states have different rules<\/a> for redistricting. Most states \u2014 like Texas and Missouri \u2014 empower the legislature and governor to legally pass new maps. Others have non-partisan election commissions or rely on a hybrid system.<\/p>\n

Missouri\u2019s framework empowers the legislature to redraw congressional lines and gives the governor the authority to approve or veto it. The mid-decade timing and accusations of racial bias, however, have triggered left-wing legal challenges.<\/p>\n

The issue could end up going all the way to the Supreme Court, depending on how lower courts rule.<\/p>\n

Additionally, The Beacon reported that a group called People NOT Politicians is trying to collect 110,000 signatures by year\u2019s end to force a ballot initiative on the matter.<\/p>\n

If the organization is successful, Missouri\u2019s new map would only go into effect if it is approved by a majority of voters statewide.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe wouldn\u2019t have went into this without feeling like we had good advice on that,\u201d Kehoe said. \u201cI\u2019m comfortable with the folks that we\u2019ve been working with. I really believe they\u2019re very good on these issues, and we think we\u2019ll withstand all those challenges.\u201d<\/p>\n

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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