Don Davis introduces bill that would halt new congressional maps
Rep. Don Davis (D-NC) is responding to a new North Carolina congressional map that effectively eliminates his seat by introducing the Stop Retaliatory Redistricting Act of 2025 in the U.S. House. The bill aims to prohibit states from redrawing congressional districts after the usual decennial census redistricting, unless mandated by a court.This legislation would apply retroactively to any redistricting conducted after the 2020 census, including North Carolina’s recent changes, which have been criticized for shifting predominantly Black voters out of Davis’s 1st District. The North Carolina redistricting plan faces legal challenges for allegedly violating the Voting Rights Act. Davis’s efforts echo similar legislation introduced by Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), who also seeks to limit mid-decade redistricting to prevent political retaliation through map changes.
Don Davis throws himself a lifeline with bill that would halt new congressional maps
Rep. Don Davis (D-NC) is fighting back after the North Carolina state legislature gerrymandered his seat out of existence for the next election cycle.
The second-term U.S. congressman, who came from the state Senate, is introducing a bill in the U.S. House that would forbid states from redistricting after the mandated redrawing following the decennial census.
Davis’s Stop Retaliatory Redistricting Act of 2025, reported by Punchbowl, follows the successful votes in the North Carolina House and Senate to pass a new congressional redistricting map that puts him out of a seat. By state law, Gov. Josh Stein (D-NC) cannot veto a redistricting map.
The state is divided into 14 congressional districts. Davis represents the 1st District, which covers much of the northeastern part of the state, including the cities of Rocky Mount, Goldsboro, and Kinston. His district is a toss-up, and the new congressional map changes the geography and demographics of the district to help the GOP’s chances.
Davis’s proposed bill would prohibit mid-decade redistricting in all states unless it is court-mandated. The bill is retroactive, meaning it applies to any map redrawn “after the regular decennial census conducted during 2020” and includes the recently redistricted map in North Carolina.
The North Carolina redistricting measure is facing a lawsuit. Plaintiffs argue it violates the Voting Rights Act by moving counties made up predominantly of black voters out of the 1st District, according to WUNC, North Carolina Public Radio.
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Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), who could be out of a job if voters affirm California’s Proposition 50 on Nov. 4, introduced a similar bill to that of Davis’s in August.
Kiley’s bill, however, only applies “to any Congressional redistricting which occurs after the November 2024 election.”
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