The Republican-dominated Missouri state House approved a new U.S. congressional map Tuesday that would redraw Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s district, likely giving Republicans a 7-1 majority in the state.
The deep red state is one of the first to follow President Donald Trump’s call to participate in a nationwide redistricting fight, which kicked off in Texas and prompted a retaliatory push in California.
“Our Party has never been more UNITED, and we are getting so much done for the American People because of it, and, therefore, I call on all of my Republican friends in the Missouri Legislature to work as fast as they can to get this new Congressional Map, AS IS, to Governor Mike Kehoe’s desk, ASAP,” Trump posted to Truth Social last week.