{"id":2555479,"date":"2026-01-28T10:59:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wes-moore-defends-maryland-redistricting-push-as-critics-say-hes-stealing-their-votes\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T11:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T16:00:11","slug":"wes-moore-defends-maryland-redistricting-push-as-critics-say-hes-stealing-their-votes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wes-moore-defends-maryland-redistricting-push-as-critics-say-hes-stealing-their-votes\/","title":{"rendered":"Wes Moore defends Maryland redistricting push as critics say he&#8217;s &#8216;stealing&#8217; their votes"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fwes-moore-defends-maryland-redistricting-push-as-critics-say-hes-stealing-their-votes%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=2555479&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>Maryland Gov. Wes Moore defended his state\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-four-undecided-supreme-court-rulings-that-could-come-today\/\" title=\"Four potential Supreme Court rulings today remain undecided.\">recent redistricting effort<\/a> to a congressional committee, saying the process aimed to \u201chear the voice of the people\u201d rather than \u201csteal\u201d votes. He criticized nationwide Republican-led redistricting, called President Trump\u2019s push to reexamine maps \u201cunthoughtful,\u201d and accused Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and allies of trying to silence voices and diminish Black leadership. Moore repeatedly invoked Vance alongside Trump in his remarks, a detail observers linked to potential 2028 political positioning. The Governor\u2019s Redistricting Advisory Commission approved a new congressional map that would give Democrats all eight Maryland seats; the proposal could be voted on soon in the state House of Delegates and then the state Senate. Democrats frame their mapmaking as a response to Republican moves\u2014such as a Texas proposal that would have cost Democrats five seats\u2014setting up a broader, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-legislature-to-consider-desantis-proposed-redistricting-map-with-4-more-likely-gop-districts\/\" title=\"Florida Legislature to Consider DeSantis-Proposed Redistricting ... with 4 More Likely GOP Districts\">nationwide redistricting battle<\/a>.  <\/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\">Wes Moore defends Maryland redistricting push as critics say he&rsquo;s &lsquo;stealing&rsquo; their votes<\/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_2479991\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wes-moore\/\">Wes Moore<\/a> (D-MD) defended his state&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4426974\/maryland-redistricting-commission-approves-new-map\/\">redistricting push<\/a> to Congress on Tuesday, arguing that his effort was meant to &ldquo;hear&rdquo; the voice of the people rather than &ldquo;stealing&rdquo; their votes.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to the House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee, Moore condemned nationwide Republican redistricting efforts while painting his efforts as righteous and democratic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4436582\/democratic-candidate-ohio-attorney-general-elliot-forhan-outlines-plan-kill-trump-death-penalty\/\">Democratic candidate for Ohio attorney general outlines plan to &#8216;kill Donald Trump&#8217; via death penalty<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4435956\/democrats-raising-money-off-minneapolis-deaths-alex-pretti-renee-good\/\">Democrats request money while consoling after Minneapolis deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4435798\/jack-evans-dc-city-council-chairman-run\/\">DC Democrat Jack Evans to run for city council chairman six years after scandal-fueled ouster<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;From day one, I have been very clear that if there was a national conversation happening right now about fair maps across this country, then Maryland would be a part of that conversation,&rdquo; he said, arguing that President Donald Trump has asked states to reexamine their maps in an &ldquo;unthoughtful way.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And to do it in a way where it was not about hearing the voices of the people, but it was actually about suppressing the voices of the people. But in Maryland, we decided not to do that. Because in Maryland, we will hear the will of the people,&rdquo; Moore added.<\/p>\n<p>He also suggested that Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and their allies are &ldquo;doing everything in their power to silence the voices and trying to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >eliminate black leadership&#038;rdquo<\/a>; nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, Moore mentioned Vance every time he noted Trump in his opening address, likely with an eye on 2028.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4426974\/maryland-redistricting-commission-approves-new-map\/\">MARYLAND&rsquo;S REDISTRICTING COMMISSION APPROVES NEW CONGRESSIONAL MAP VERY FAVORABLE TO DEMOCRATS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Democrats nationwide have defended their redistricting attempts as retaliation after Texas Republicans proposed a map in August that would strip Democrats of five seats. The move triggered a nationwide redistricting race, with Republicans being encouraged by Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Maryland&rsquo;s Governor&rsquo;s Redistricting Advisory Commission approved a map that would give Democrats control of all eight of Maryland&rsquo;s congressional districts. The map could be voted on in the state&rsquo;s House of Delegates as early as this week, after which it will go to the state Senate.<\/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>Wes Moore defends MD redistricting amid theft claims<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2555480,"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\/2026\/01\/AP26020744553855.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[22850,71550,38909],"class_list":["post-2555479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-gerrymandering","tag-maryland-redistricting","tag-wes-moore"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26020744553855.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2555479","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2555479"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2555479\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2555483,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2555479\/revisions\/2555483"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2555480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2555479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2555479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2555479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}