Gov. Gavin Newsom fights Texas
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Voters will be tasked with approving new congressional maps in a special election in November, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced.
If you have issues with what I’m putting out, you sure as hell should have concerns about what he’s putting out as president,” California Governor Gavin Newsom said.
Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is pumping up for a new fight. The longtime Hollywood action star, the last Republican governor in Democrat-dominated California, says he’s mobilizing to oppose the push by current Gov. Gavin Newsom to temporarily scrap the state’s nonpartisan redistricting commission.
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Redistricting wars: High-profile LA County district might lose its ‘swing’ with Newsom plan
The governor’s new congressional maps would likely make L.A. County bluer, with the biggest changes seen in hard-fought northern districts.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to roll out an official campaign on Thursday in Los Angeles advocating for California to redraw its congressional districts and offset a similar GOP-led effort in Texas to net the party an additional five U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterms.
The agents' appearance come after the California governor announced his own redistricting plans against Texas this week.
The missive was part of Newsom's response to a Trump-backed redistricting plan in Texas that could give Republicans up to five more seats in Congress. Newsom announced he would pursue a special election to redraw California's own congressional maps — an effort to offset potential GOP gains.