{"id":2471183,"date":"2025-08-05T16:29:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T20:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-republican-challenges-mike-johnson-over-redistricting\/"},"modified":"2025-08-05T16:31:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T20:31:22","slug":"california-republican-challenges-mike-johnson-over-redistricting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-republican-challenges-mike-johnson-over-redistricting\/","title":{"rendered":"California Republican challenges Mike Johnson over redistricting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-republican-challenges-mike-johnson-over-redistricting%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2471183&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>California republican Rep. Kevin Kiley criticized House Speaker Mike Johnson for his response to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ongoing nationwide redistricting conflicts<\/a>. Kiley plans to introduce a bill to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-republican-introduces-bill-to-ban-mid-decade-redistricting\/\" title=\"... ...s ... to ban mid-decade ...\">ban mid-decade redistricting<\/a>, aiming to stop partisan efforts like those currently underway in Texas. He urged Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to demonstrate leadership to end the &#8220;chaos&#8221; caused by such map changes, wich disrupt districts and communities. Governor Gavin Newsom of California intends to hold a special election to redraw congressional boundaries to favor Democrats, intensifying the partisan battle. Kiley emphasized that voters should choose their representatives, not the other way around, calling the current redistricting efforts harmful to democracy. Meanwhile, Texas Republicans are attempting to pass their maps amid Democratic lawmakers&#8217; efforts to block them by leaving the state.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">California Republican challenges Mike Johnson over redistricting: &lsquo;Show some leadership&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2197635\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3490180\/kevin-kiley-bill-banning-mid-decade-redistricting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">California Republican<\/a> slammed House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) on Tuesday for his reaction to the nationwide redistricting uproar.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA), who will introduce a bill halting the redistricting, urged Johnson to &ldquo;show some leadership&rdquo; during the partisan map-drawing warfare.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3491368\/jasmine-crockett-temu-hitler-trump-texas-redistricting\/\">Jasmine Crockett calls Trump &#8216;Temu Hitler&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3491232\/congressional-delegation-trump-release-colorado-river-funds\/\">Entirety of Colorado&rsquo;s congressional delegation asks Trump to release Colorado River funds<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3490597\/biden-autopen-investigation-bruce-reed-house-oversight\/\">Ninth Biden official, Bruce Reed, testifies before House Oversight Committee for autopen investigation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Ultimately, I think that the speaker needs to step up and show some leadership here because even our own members in states that might, in some theoretical way, mathematical way, stand to benefit from new maps, they don&rsquo;t like what&rsquo;s going on either,&rdquo; Kiley told MSNBC.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They don&rsquo;t like the prospect of having their district broken up or having communities they&rsquo;ve represented, been voted in by, taken out of their district,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Kiley&rsquo;s bill, which has not appeared in the congressional record yet, will ban mid-decade redistricting like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-captures-horrific-moment-miami-apartment-building-collapsed-leaving-dozens-buried\/\" title=\"Video Captures Horrific Moment Miami Apartment Building Collapsed Leaving Dozens Buried\">efforts ongoing<\/a> in Texas by Republicans. Redistricting normally happens after the U.S. Census, which is taken every 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>The head executive in Kiley&rsquo;s state, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), plans to call a November special election to let voters decide if California should redraw its congressional lines to favor Democrats to combat Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Kiley, who represents an R+2 congressional district in eastern California, could be one of the Republicans who lose their seat in the state with Newsom&rsquo;s redistricting effort.<\/p>\n<p>The California Republican also called out House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) for not ending the redistricting &ldquo;chaos.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not a good thing for either Democrats or Republicans. It&rsquo;s certainly not a good thing for the country,&rdquo; Kiley continued. &ldquo;So I think that the Speaker and Leader Jeffries need to show some leadership here to bring this chaos to an end, and I think that the bill that I have offered gives them the opportunity to do just that.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Texas is currently trying to wrangle state Democrats back to Austin so they can achieve a quorum and pass the GOP&rsquo;s map proposal. Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) has threatened the Democrats, who fled to states such as New York, Illinois, and Massachusetts, with arrest and expulsion from their elected offices.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Texas Democrats abandoned their duties and fled to blue states with gross gerrymandering that has distorted our country&rsquo;s politics,&rdquo; Abbott posted on X. &ldquo;That must change. In Texas, we&rsquo;ll make sure voters can elect the candidate of their choice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Newsom and other Democrats have responded with their own efforts to redistrict in case Texas succeeds. Kiley believes, regardless of the fact that his party began the latest redistricting controversy, that the speculation over maps should end.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The old saying is that voters should choose their representatives, representatives shouldn&rsquo;t choose their voters,&rdquo; Kiley said. &ldquo;And I think that what&rsquo;s happening right now across the country, and especially in California, is a very unhealthy thing for democracy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Johnson appeared optimistic last week about Republican chances of a decisive win in next year&rsquo;s midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3490180\/kevin-kiley-bill-banning-mid-decade-redistricting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN TO INTRODUCE BILL BANNING MID-DECADE REDISTRICTING NATIONWIDE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m very excited about the midterm election. You know that we&rsquo;re going to defy history when we grow the majority in the House because it&rsquo;s only twice in the last 90 years that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-kelly-same-people-criticizing-trump-peddled-russia-collusion-hoax\/\" title=\"Mike Kelly: Same People Criticizing Trump Peddled Russia Collusion Hoax\">sitting president<\/a> has picked up seats for his party in that first election cycle, but we&rsquo;re going to do it this time,&rdquo; the Louisiana Republican said.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump originally urged Texas Republicans to redistrict so the GOP could pick up five seats, a significant swing that would likely seal a continued Republican majority without any Democratic redistricting effort. 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