{"id":2508904,"date":"2025-11-10T17:33:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T22:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-urge-maryland-senate-president-to-redistrict-ahead-of-midterms\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T17:33:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T22:33:40","slug":"dems-urge-maryland-senate-president-to-redistrict-ahead-of-midterms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-urge-maryland-senate-president-to-redistrict-ahead-of-midterms\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems urge Maryland Senate president to redistrict ahead of midterms"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fdems-urge-maryland-senate-president-to-redistrict-ahead-of-midterms%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=2508904&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>Top House Democrats, including Reps. Steny Hoyer and Jamie Raskin, are urging Maryland&#8217;s state government to redraw teh state&#8217;s congressional districts to secure a Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives for 2026. In a letter to Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson, they argued that redistricting could create more competitive districts and counteract the Republican advantage seen during the Trump governance. However, Ferguson opposes <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >mid-cycle redistricting<\/a>, citing legal risks, tight timelines, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/study-japan-school-closures-in-spring-2020-did-not-stop-virus-spread\/\" title=\"Study: Japan School Closures in Spring 2020 Did Not Stop Virus Spread\">potential negative consequences<\/a> for Democrats. Maryland&#8217;s sole Republican congressman, Andy Harris, criticized the proposal, calling it unfair and vowed to pursue legal action if new maps were enacted. The debate centers on the political and ethical imperative of fighting GOP gerrymandering while weighing potential legal and practical challenges.  <\/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\">Hoyer and Raskin turn up the pressure on Maryland Senate president in redistricting fight<\/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\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2387009\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Top <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\">House<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\">Democrats<\/a> pressured Maryland&rsquo;s state government on Monday to redistrict the state&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/page\/2\/\">congressional<\/a> map to ensure a Democratic majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We can redistrict to make Maryland House seats more competitive in a way that counters the Trump national steamroller,&rdquo; the letter written by Reps. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jamie-raskin\/\">Jamie Raskin<\/a> (D-MD) and Steny Hoyer (D-MD) reads. &ldquo;We believe such an effort can survive any legal attack.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3881840\/barry-loudermilk-kamala-harris-secret-service-dnc-pipe-bomb-interview-transcripts\/\">Loudermilk asks for interview transcripts with Harris&#8217;s Secret Service detail about DNC pipe bomb<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3881491\/hakeem-jeffries-democrats-fight-senate-funding-deal-backs-chuck-schumer-leadership\/\">Jeffries vows Democrats will &#8216;fight&#8217; Senate funding deal and backs Schumer leadership<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3881281\/house-democrat-bonnie-watson-coleman-retirement-house\/\">House Democrat Bonnie Watson Coleman to retire after decadelong stint in Congress<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We don&rsquo;t need to remind you that Marylanders have paid a heavy price during the first year of the second Trump Administration: more than 15,000 federal employees have been fired with thousands more now furloughed and thousands of federal contractors thrown out of work; tariffs have driven up the cost of living while millions struggle to make ends meet; and over 250,000 Marylanders face devastating cuts to their health care,&rdquo; the letter adds.<\/p>\n<p>The letter, which was sent to Maryland <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\">Senate<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/president\/\">President<\/a> Bill Ferguson, comes after the Senate president publicly stated his opposition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/plan-launched-to-place-redistricting-amendment-before-voters-in-2026\/\" title=\"Plan launched to place ... amendment before voters in 2026\">congressional redistricting efforts<\/a>, which could make it harder for Democrats to flip the House majority next year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Despite deeply shared frustrations about the state of our country, mid-cycle redistricting for Maryland presents a reality where the legal risks are too high, the timeline for action is dangerous, the downside risk to Democrats is catastrophic, and the certainty of our existing map would be undermined,&rdquo; Ferguson, a Baltimore Democrat, wrote.<\/p>\n<p>As it stands, Republicans control the House by six seats. If Maryland fails to redraw its congressional districts ahead of the midterm elections, the five new seats California Democrats look to gain might fall short of altering the balance of the House next year.<\/p>\n<p>This is &ldquo;an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ethics\/\">ethical<\/a>, moral and political imperative to use every lawful means at our disposal to fight back against the aggressive and extreme gerrymander orchestrated by Donald Trump and the GOP,&rdquo; the letter adds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If these things are true, and we believe they indisputably are, then the only remaining question is the practical and tactical one: can we successfully and lawfully redistrict to respond to these <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gop\/\">GOP<\/a> assaults?&rdquo; the letter says. &ldquo;Here, too, we believe the answer is yes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>If Ferguson were to take up the measure, Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/baltimore\/\">Andy Harris<\/a> (R-MD), Maryland&rsquo;s only congressional Republican, would be forced to run in a district where the state&rsquo;s Democratic voters would be diluted into the new district.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/redistricting\/\"><strong>THE LIKELY HOUSE GOP CALIFORNIA REDISTRICTING SURVIVORS&nbsp;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It disenfranchises huge amounts of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maryland\/\">Maryland<\/a> population,&rdquo; Harris stated. &ldquo;It just wouldn&rsquo;t be fair.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris also vowed to take legal action against the new congressional <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maps\/\">map<\/a> if Ferguson were to make the final push for it.&nbsp;&ldquo;We will take this to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/courts\/\">court<\/a>, it will go as high as necessary, and in the end, a judge could draw a map that actually has two or three Republican congressmen,&rdquo; Harris added. &ldquo;I&rsquo;d caution the Democrats, be careful what you wish for.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>     <iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" title=\"MGA Letter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/946763361\/content?start_page=1&amp;view_mode=scroll&amp;access_key=key-csK31cmWXgd2flQbkgmC\" tabindex=\"0\" data-auto-height=\"true\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.7729220222793488\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hoyer and Raskin press Maryland Senate president on redistricting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4015,"featured_media":2508905,"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\/byron-democrats-2017.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3685,4837,7408,16985,3740],"class_list":["post-2508904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democrats","tag-maryland","tag-midterms","tag-redistricting","tag-senate"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/byron-democrats-2017.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508904","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\/4015"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2508904"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508904\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2508908,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508904\/revisions\/2508908"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2508905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2508904"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2508904"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2508904"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}