The Chamber of Representatives of the State of Missouri on Tuesday a new map of Congress approved that probably would grant the legislators of the Republican party Another seat in the US House of Representatives In the 2026 elections, In response to the president’s request Donald Trump.
The State has eight seats in the House of Representatives, two of which, in Kansas City and in St. Louis, are in the hands of Democratic representatives.
The new map converts the Kansas City district into a mostly rural district and It would probably eliminate any possibility that a Democrat represents the city.
Kansas City’s district has been in the hands of the Democrat Emmanuel Cleaver For 20 years. Cleaver was the first African -American mayor in the city and held the position for eight years before obtaining his seat in the House of Representatives in 2005.
“If we approve this restructuring in the middle of the cycle, we will join the long and shameful list of states that have used the legal language to silence voters instead of protecting them,” declared state representative Kem SmithDemocrat of the San Luis area, according to The New York Times.
The new electoral map with the redistribution of electoral districts of Congress It must still be approved by the state Senate Before being sent to the desk of Republican governor Mike Kehoe. who summoned a special session for this redistribution.
“This is not policy formulation. It is cowardice,” declared the state of democratic Joat Jo Doll, according to CNN. “Instead of listening to those who represent, they are misrepresenting the process to protect Trump’s control and favor it.”
Missouri is another of the states that are adding to the redistribution of electoral districts, a practice known as gerrymanderingat the request of President Donald Trump. Texas was the first to redistribute five seatsand California responded by redistributing five democratic seats.
Illinois, Maryland and New York Democratic governors They have suggested that they will also redesign their electoral maps.
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