{"id":2518049,"date":"2025-12-05T15:56:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T20:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indiana-house-passes-congressional-map-to-benefit-republicans\/"},"modified":"2025-12-05T15:56:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T20:56:54","slug":"indiana-house-passes-congressional-map-to-benefit-republicans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indiana-house-passes-congressional-map-to-benefit-republicans\/","title":{"rendered":"Indiana House passes congressional map to benefit Republicans"},"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\">16<\/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-house-passes-congressional-map-to-benefit-republicans%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=2518049&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>Teh Indiana House of Representatives passed a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-passes-new-map-to-gerrymander-gop-out-of-state\/\" title=\"California Passes New ... To Gerrymander GOP Out Of State\">congressional map designed<\/a> to favor Republicans in all nine of the state&#8217;s districts. The bill passed wiht a 57-41 vote, with twelve Republicans opposing the GOP-backed plan. The redistricting, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-take-inspiration-from-2010-gop-playbook-in-redistricting-battle\/\" title=\"... take inspiration from 2010 GOP playbook in ... battle\">mid-decade effort<\/a>, aims to dilute Democratic strongholds by splitting Indianapolis and northwest Indiana, perhaps giving Republicans two additional House seats in the next midterm elections.the measure now moves to the Indiana Senate, where its approval is less certain. The redistricting effort has been contentious,drawing opposition from Democrats and some Republicans,and prompting pressure from pro-Trump groups like Turning Point USA. Indiana Governor Mike Braun supports the new map, which has sparked debate over its impact on voters and the political balance in 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\">Indiana House passes congressional map designed to benefit Republicans<\/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_2420526\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/indiana\/\">Indiana<\/a> House of Representatives voted on Friday to pass the GOP-friendly congressional map that has become the source of contention between state Republican lawmakers and President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The bill, which redraws Indiana&rsquo;s congressional map to benefit Republicans in all of the state&rsquo;s nine districts, passed the lower chamber by a 57-41 margin. Twelve Republicans broke from the GOP supermajority to oppose the bill.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3908749\/tpusa-mounts-pressure-campaign-indiana-republicans-opposed-redistricting\/\">TPUSA mounts pressure campaign on Indiana Republicans opposed to redistricting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3908598\/elise-stefanik-blasts-kathy-hochul-affordability-reported-tax-hike-consideration\/\">Stefanik jabs at Hochul on affordability over reported tax hike consideration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine\/3904247\/new-utah-map-could-leave-four-house-gop-members-scrambling-three-seats\/\">New Utah map could leave four House GOP members scrambling for three seats<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston and state Rep. Ben Smaltz were the only two Republicans to speak in support of the redrawn map on the floor ahead of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;While the census anchors the process, nothing in the law prevents a legislature from revisiting maps when circumstances demand it,&rdquo; Smaltz said.<\/p>\n<p>The mid-decade <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/redistricting\/\">redistricting<\/a> measure now heads to the Indiana Senate, where it will face a more difficult path for passage. The upper chamber will convene on Monday to weigh the bill.<\/p>\n<p>The legislature&rsquo;s consideration of the bill faced a setback last month when Indiana Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3887895\/indiana-republicans-relent-redistricting-effort\/\">announced the chamber<\/a> would not proceed with the process to redraw the state&rsquo;s congressional map.<\/p>\n<p>His response drew the president&rsquo;s ire, which served as the catalyst for primary challenge threats and violent harassment against Indiana Republicans who opposed redistricting. At least 11 Republicans, including state Sen. Greg Goode, have since undergone <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3888978\/indiana-republican-greg-goode-swatting-incident-opposing-redistricting\/\">swatting attempts<\/a> at their homes.<\/p>\n<p>If approved, the map would break up the state&rsquo;s two Democratic districts by splitting Indianapolis into four districts and dividing northwest Indiana into two districts. The move would dilute the state&rsquo;s Democratic stronghold and likely hand Republicans two more House seats for next year&rsquo;s midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>State Reps. Andre Carson and Frank Mrvan are the two sole Democrats in Indiana&rsquo;s nine<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-spent-more-than-500k-on-private-jets-has-claimed-we-have-moral-obligation-to-reduce-emissions\/\" title=\"Pelosi Spent More Than 0K On Private Jets, Has Claimed \u2018We Have Moral Obligation\u2019 To Reduce Emissions\">-member congressional delegation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Before the bill&rsquo;s passage, Democrats condemned the Republican-redrawn map.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3908749\/tpusa-mounts-pressure-campaign-indiana-republicans-opposed-redistricting\/\">TPUSA MOUNTS PRESSURE CAMPAIGN ON INDIANA REPUBLICANS OPPOSED TO REDISTRICTING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a direct attack on the system, but more importantly, it&rsquo;s a blatant tell that you don&rsquo;t care what Hoosiers want,&rdquo; Indiana House Minority Leader Phil GiaQuinta said. His remarks proved futile. However, it remains to be seen whether the Indiana Senate joins the state House in backing the bill next week.<\/p>\n<p>The Indiana GOP&rsquo;s small redistricting win came as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/turning-point-usa\/\">Turning Point USA<\/a> held a rally at the state capitol to pressure Republicans to get behind Trump&rsquo;s redistricting agenda. Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-braun\/\">Mike Braun<\/a> (R-IN), who is working with the legislature to get the map passed, supported the president&rsquo;s plan at the event.<\/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 House approves GOP-favored congressional map<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2518051,"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\/AP25339688535154.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[58799,7006,16985,3756,43525],"class_list":["post-2518049","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-congressional-map","tag-indiana","tag-redistricting","tag-republicans","tag-state-legislature"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25339688535154.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518049","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\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2518049"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518049\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2518054,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2518049\/revisions\/2518054"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2518051"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2518049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2518049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2518049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}