{"id":2474361,"date":"2025-08-13T16:21:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T20:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-democrats-eye-release-of-new-redistricting-map-this-week\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T16:23:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T20:23:13","slug":"california-democrats-eye-release-of-new-redistricting-map-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-democrats-eye-release-of-new-redistricting-map-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"California Democrats eye release of new redistricting map this week"},"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\">20<\/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-democrats-eye-release-of-new-redistricting-map-this-week%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=2474361&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>A draft of California&#8217;s new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-trump-impeachment-republican-adam-kinzinger-announces-retirement\/\" title=\"Anti-... Impeachment Republican Adam Kinzinger Announces Retirement\">congressional district map<\/a> could be released as early as this Friday, according to a spokesman for Assembly Speaker robert Rivas. This development comes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secy-blinken-pledges-u-s-support-for-gulf-oil-sheikdoms\/\" title=\"Secy. Blinken pledges U.S. support for Gulf oil Sheikdoms\">amid ongoing tension<\/a> between California Democrats and former President Donald Trump over redistricting.Trump has suggested that Texas&#8217;s congressional map redraw could help Republicans gain five House seats in the 2026 midterms,perhaps maintaining GOP control of the House. In response, Democratic-led states like California have pledged to fight back.<\/p>\n<p>California Governor Gavin Newsom has vowed to proceed with redrawing new congressional districts to help Democrats regain control of the U.S. House, stating the new maps will be &#8220;historic&#8221; and aimed at ending Trump&#8217;s presidency.However, because California has an autonomous commission responsible for redistricting, Newsom must seek voter approval through a special election to adopt new maps mid-cycle. This requires a two-thirds legislative approval to place the measure on the ballot, with lawmakers expected to consider it before their session ends in September.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans have strongly criticized this move,calling it undemocratic and harmful to democracy. Assembly Minority Leader James Gallagher described the legal approach as a &#8220;strange legal theory&#8221; that could divide the state and nation. despite the challenges, California&#8217;s effort reflects the high stakes as both parties gear up for the 2026 midterm elections.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/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\">Draft of California&rsquo;s new congressional map could be unveiled as early as Friday<\/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_2203026\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A draft of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"California's\">California<\/a>&lsquo;s new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/redistricting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"California's\">congressional districts<\/a> could be released as early as Friday, a spokesman for California State Assembly Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/speaker.asmdc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Robert Rivas\">Robert Rivas<\/a> (D-CA) confirmed on Wednesday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are aiming to release draft maps on Friday,&rdquo; Nick Miller wrote in an email to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3498700\/common-cause-changes-tune-california-redistricting-fight\/\">Common Cause changes tune on California redistricting fight<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3498389\/beto-orourke-urges-democrats-punch-back-gop-win-some-fing-power\/\">Beto O&#8217;Rourke urges Democrats to &#8216;punch back&#8217; GOP: &#8216;Win some f***ing power!&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3498466\/andrew-cuomo-zohran-mamdani-trade-barbs-fraud-accusations\/\">Cuomo and Mamdani trade barbs over fraud accusations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), left, talks with California Attorney General Rob Bonta during the Assembly&rsquo;s Organizational Session in Sacramento, Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. (AP Photo\/Rich Pedroncelli)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The news follows a contentious&nbsp;back-and-forth between California Democrats and President Donald Trump over the map.<\/p>\n<p>Trump suggested earlier this summer that Texas&rsquo;s redistricting could help Republicans gain five House seats to keep the party in control after the 2026 midterm elections.&nbsp;Currently, Republicans have a seven-seat edge in the House, with four vacancies. <\/p>\n<p>Trump has been able to enact his agenda, including passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trumpism-2-0-inside-the-former-presidents-plans-for-a-second-term\/\" title=\"...&#039;s Second Term: Unveiling ...ism 2.0\">clawing back funding<\/a> for NPR and PBS, because the GOP controls the White House and both chambers of Congress. If Democrats can flip the House, they could render Trump a lame duck during his last two years in office by blocking his legislation and launching congressional investigations.<\/p>\n<p>Texas state lawmakers rolled out&nbsp;their&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3486141\/texas-congressional-map-redistrict-cuts-key-democratic-incumbents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">proposed map<\/a>&nbsp;on July&nbsp;30, which&nbsp;would create 30 Republican congressional seats, compared to eight Democratic districts, an expected five-seat boost for the GOP from its current 25-to-13 seat breakdown. Republicans are also looking for ways to add a dozen or more districts across Florida, Missouri, Ohio, and Indiana. <\/p>\n<p>In response, states controlled by Democrats, including California, Illinois, and Maryland, have pledged to fight back.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Newsom has said he would not pursue a push to redraw California&rsquo;s congressional districts as long as Texas Republicans ended their efforts, which is unlikely.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday night, Newsom said California would&nbsp;move forward with drawing new congressional districts that he said &ldquo;WILL END THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY&rdquo; and allow Democrats to take control of the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/House-of-Representatives\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House of Representatives<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;DONALD &lsquo;TACO&rsquo; TRUMP, AS MANY CALL HIM, &lsquo;MISSED&rsquo; THE DEADLINE!!! CALIFORNIA WILL NOW DRAW NEW, MORE &lsquo;BEAUTIFUL MAPS,&rsquo; THEY WILL BE HISTORIC AS THEY WILL END THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY (DEMS TAKE BACK THE HOUSE!),&rdquo; Newsom wrote in a post mocking Trump&rsquo;s frequent all<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >-caps social media posts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">DONALD &ldquo;TACO&rdquo; TRUMP,  AS MANY CALL HIM, &ldquo;MISSED&rdquo; THE DEADLINE!!! CALIFORNIA WILL NOW DRAW NEW, MORE &ldquo;BEAUTIFUL MAPS,&rdquo; THEY WILL BE HISTORIC AS THEY WILL END THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY (DEMS TAKE BACK THE HOUSE!). BIG PRESS CONFERENCE THIS WEEK WITH POWERFUL DEMS AND GAVIN NEWSOM &mdash; YOUR&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovPressOffice\/status\/1955411757540970603?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Despite the drama, getting a new map approved could prove difficult.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Newsom needs to call a special election to move forward because California, unlike Texas, has an independent commission that is responsible for redistricting&nbsp;every decade. In order to circumvent the commission&nbsp;and redraw mid-cycle, he must put the redistricting question directly in front of voters before a new map can be put in place. It&rsquo;s a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-to-call-november-special-elections-to-approve-new-congressional-maps-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"... to call November ...s to approve new ...s - Washington Examiner\">legal pathway&#038;rdquo<\/a>; that California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a Democrat, said he could defend.<\/p>\n<p>A ballot initiative would need the approval of two-thirds of state lawmakers before being presented to voters in a special election. Lawmakers are currently in their regular session, which ends on Sept. 12, and could get it done in time.&nbsp;They return from their summer recess on Aug. 18.<\/p>\n<p>California Republicans have blasted Newsom and Bonta&rsquo;s take on redistricting, arguing that it is harmful to democracy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3498418\/newsom-advances-california-redistricting-bid-with-jab-at-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"NEWSOM ADVANCES CALIFORNIA REDISTRICTING BID TO 'END TRUMP PRESIDENCY' WITH JAB AT WHITE HOUSE \">NEWSOM ADVANCES CALIFORNIA REDISTRICTING BID TO &lsquo;END TRUMP PRESIDENCY&rsquo; WITH JAB AT WHITE HOUSE <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Assembly Minority Leader James Gallagher criticized Bonta&rsquo;s proposal as a &ldquo;strange legal theory to undermine CA voters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s undemocratic, it&rsquo;s wrong, and it needs to be stopped,&rdquo; Gallagher posted on social media.&nbsp;&ldquo;If they move forward in this fashion they will rip the state and this nation apart.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2203026\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2203026\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California&#8217;s new congressional map draft may be released Friday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2646,"featured_media":2474362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bonta-new.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4045,3685,9861,5894,16985],"class_list":["post-2474361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-california","tag-democrats","tag-map","tag-politics","tag-redistricting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/bonta-new.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2646"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2474361"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2474365,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2474361\/revisions\/2474365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2474362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2474361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2474361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2474361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}