“Unfortunately, my house was the target of a pipe bomb threat on Saturday evening. This is a result of the D.C. political pundits for redistricting,” Leising wrote on X. “Thanks to the Oldenburg Town Marshall, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office and the ISP, all is okay!”

Responding to criticism in a comment under her post, Leising asked if the person “had seen the proposed map.”

“Good legislators never say YES for unknown language in any bill,” she wrote. “This is entirely political – not looking out for Indiana constituents!”

Leising has served in the Indiana Senate for more than 20 years, representing District 42 in the eastern part of the state.

She noted her opposition to the redistricting effort on Nov. 12, saying she has not “caved” to the pressure.

“I have not caved on the redistricting issue, as only 7% of my constituents support the mid-cycle effort by partisan groups led by Washington, D. C.,” Leising said. 

“It is disappointing that redistricting is taking attention away from issues relevant to my constituents. Most would hope we could focus on the cost of living, the availability of affordable rural healthcare, and good jobs so they can provide for their families,” she added.

She also said “political types” want nine out of nine of the state’s congressional districts to be Republican and that other states that have passed maps “cannot use their new maps as they are in the courts now.”

The Trump administration has prodded Indiana to redistrict, but its effort failed last month when the state Senate signaled it would not come back in December.

However, state Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray reversed course late last month.

“The issue of redrawing Indiana’s congressional maps mid-cycle has received a lot of attention and is causing strife here in our state,” Bray wrote in a statement. “To resolve this issue, the Senate intends to reconvene as part of the regular 2026 session on Dec. 8 and make a final decision that week on any redistricting proposal sent from the House.”

Republican Indiana state Sen. Michael Bohacek said he would vote “no” on redistricting after President Donald Trump called Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) a dated slur for intellectually disabled people.

Gov. Mike Braun (R-IN), who pressured the state legislature to reconvene, said he was “grateful” it did so, but it needs “to deliver a 9-0 map which will help level the playing field.”

INDIANA STATE SENATOR SAYS NO ON REDISTRICTING, CITES TRUMP’S USE OF A SLUR

“This is not the first time our president has used these insulting and derogatory references and his choices of words have consequences,” Bohacek said. “I will be voting NO on redistricting, perhaps he can use the next 10 months to convince voters that his policies and behavior deserve a congressional majority.”

Republicans hold a 40-10 majority in the Indiana Senate and will likely need at least 25 Republicans to vote “yes” on redistricting for it to pass. Before the new session, Bray said they did not have the votes to pass the map.