{"id":2516082,"date":"2025-12-01T11:27:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T16:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indiana-state-senator-hit-with-pipe-bomb-threat-after-redistricting-opposition\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T11:28:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T16:28:38","slug":"indiana-state-senator-hit-with-pipe-bomb-threat-after-redistricting-opposition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indiana-state-senator-hit-with-pipe-bomb-threat-after-redistricting-opposition\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana state senator hit with pipe bomb threat after redistricting opposition"},"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\">22<\/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%2Findiana-state-senator-hit-with-pipe-bomb-threat-after-redistricting-opposition%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=2516082&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>Republican Indiana state Senator Jean Leising received a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/j-k-rowlings-new-book-features-character-stabbed-to-death-after-being-accused-of-transphobia\/\" title=\"J.K. Rowling\u2019s New Book Features Character Stabbed To Death After Being Accused Of Transphobia\">pipe bomb threat<\/a> after opposing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/where-redistricting-stands-a-year-out-from-the-midterm-elections\/\" title=\"Where ... stands a year out from the midterm elections\">mid-cycle redistricting effort<\/a> in the state. Leising has resisted pressure from the White House adn other political forces pushing for redrawing Indiana&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dcs-election-takeover-is-unconstitutional-and-impractical-leave-it-to-the-states\/\" title=\"DC\u2019s Election Takeover Is Unconstitutional And Impractical \u2013 Leave It To The ...s\">congressional district lines<\/a> to favor Republicans. She emphasized that most of her constituents oppose the redistricting and expressed frustration that the issue distracts from key local concerns like the cost of living, affordable rural healthcare, and job opportunities.The Indiana Senate is scheduled to reconvene on December 8 to make a final decision on the redistricting proposal, but currently lacks enough votes for it to pass. Some Republican senators, including Michael Bohacek, have also opposed the plan, citing other political disagreements. governor Mike Braun supports the redistricting effort, seeking a unanimous Republican map to improve electoral competitiveness.  <\/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\">Indiana state senator hit with pipe bomb threat after redistricting opposition<\/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_2415494\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Republican <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/indiana\/\">Indiana<\/a> state Sen. Jean Leising said she received a pipe bomb threat over the weekend for opposing redrawing the state&rsquo;s<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sen_jeanleising\/status\/1995222973192552786?s=20\"> congressional lines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The White House has pushed Indiana Republicans to align with its redistricting agenda, but has received resistance, including from Leising. The state&rsquo;s Senate will convene on Dec. 8 for a final decision that week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3902304\/food-industry-launches-transparency-campaign-against-anti-processed-purists\/\">Food industry launches transparency campaign against anti-processed purists<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3902311\/trump-conviction-former-honduran-president-drug-trafficking-biden-setup\/\">Trump pinned conviction of former Honduran president for drug trafficking as Biden setup<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3902313\/trump-releasing-october-mri-results-ordered-unknown-reasons\/\">Trump will release results of MRI ordered for unknown reasons<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; Leising <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sen_jeanleising\/status\/1995222973192552786?s=20\">wrote <\/a>on X. &ldquo;Thanks to the Oldenburg Town Marshall, the Franklin County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office and the ISP, all is okay!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Responding to criticism in a comment under her post, Leising asked if the person &ldquo;had seen the proposed map.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Good legislators never say YES for unknown language in any bill,&rdquo; she wrote. &ldquo;This is entirely political &ndash; not looking out for Indiana constituents!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican Indiana state Sen. Jean Leising speaks after a resolution was read honoring Republican Senate leader David Long of Fort Wayne, at the Statehouse on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo\/Darron Cummings)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Leising has served in the Indiana Senate for more than 20 years, representing District 42 in the eastern part of the state.<\/p>\n<p>She noted her opposition to the<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.812noww.com\/post\/sen-leising-i-will-not-cave-on-opposition-to-redistricting\"> redistricting effort <\/a>on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/indianacapitalchronicle.com\/briefs\/indiana-gop-sen-jean-leising-comes-out-against-early-redistricting\/\">Nov. 12<\/a>, saying she has not &ldquo;caved&rdquo; to the pressure.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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.,&rdquo; Leising said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>She also said &ldquo;political types&rdquo; want nine out of nine of the state&rsquo;s congressional districts to be Republican and that other states that have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tx-dems-flee-to-most-gerrymandered-state-to-protest\/\" title=\"TX Dems Flee To Most Gerrymandered ... To Protest\">passed maps &#038;ldquo<\/a>;cannot use their new maps as they are in the courts now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>However, state Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray reversed course late last month.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The issue of redrawing Indiana&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >congressional maps mid-cycle<\/a> has received a lot of attention and is causing strife here in our state,&rdquo; Bray<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/adamwren\/status\/1993386667638768029?s=20\">&nbsp;wrote <\/a>in a statement.&nbsp;&ldquo;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.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Republican Indiana state Sen. Michael Bohacek said he would vote &ldquo;no&rdquo; on redistricting after President Donald Trump called Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) a dated slur for intellectually disabled people.<\/p>\n<p>Gov. Mike Braun (R-IN), who pressured the state legislature to reconvene, said he was &ldquo;grateful&rdquo; it did so, but it needs &ldquo;to deliver a 9-0 map which will help level the playing field.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3901828\/indiana-state-senator-says-no-on-redistricting-cites-trump-use-of-slur\/\">INDIANA STATE SENATOR SAYS NO ON REDISTRICTING, CITES TRUMP&rsquo;S USE OF A SLUR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is not the first time our president has used these insulting and derogatory references and his choices of words have consequences,&rdquo; Bohacek said. &ldquo;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.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Republicans hold a 40-10 majority in the Indiana Senate and will likely need at least 25 Republicans to vote &ldquo;yes&rdquo; on redistricting for it to pass. Before the new session, Bray said they did not have the votes to pass the map.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/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>Indiana senator threatened with pipe bomb over redistricting opposition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2516083,"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\/12\/indiana-senate.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[7006,67992,35049,16985,41462],"class_list":["post-2516082","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-indiana","tag-pipe-bomb-threat","tag-political-violence","tag-redistricting","tag-state-senator"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/indiana-senate.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516082","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2516082"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516082\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2516086,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2516082\/revisions\/2516086"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2516083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2516082"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2516082"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2516082"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}