{"id":2598991,"date":"2026-05-05T13:30:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kemp-faces-pressure-from-carter-to-take-up-redistricting\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T13:31:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T17:31:31","slug":"kemp-faces-pressure-from-carter-to-take-up-redistricting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kemp-faces-pressure-from-carter-to-take-up-redistricting\/","title":{"rendered":"Kemp faces pressure from Carter to take up redistricting"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fkemp-faces-pressure-from-carter-to-take-up-redistricting%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=2598991&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>Rep.Buddy Carter (R-GA) urged Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) too delay Georgia\u2019s upcoming House primary and call a special session to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-wins-and-loses-if-every-state-gets-their-way-on-redistricting\/\" title=\"Who wins and loses if every state gets their way on redistricting?\">redraw congressional district maps<\/a>. Kemp supports redistricting before the 2028 elections but says it won\u2019t happen before the 2026 midterm primary because early voting is already underway (Georgia\u2019s primary is May 19).  <\/p>\n<p>Carter argued that Georgia should be \u201crepresented by Republican values\u201d and intensified pressure after a Supreme Court decision in *Louisiana v. Callais* loosened limits on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vra-needs-aligning-with-a-constitutional-definition-of-equality\/\" title=\"VRA Needs Aligning With A Constitutional Definition Of Equality\">race-conscious redistricting<\/a>. He warned that other states are <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >changing maps mid-cycle<\/a> to improve party prospects, and that Georgia risks Democrats tilting the electoral field.  <\/p>\n<p>Republicans currently hold a 9-5 advantage in Georgia\u2019s U.S.House delegation and are aiming-via redistricting-to gain an additional seat by reshaping the district of Rep.Sanford Bishop (D-GA).  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rep-buddy-carter\/\">Buddy Carter<\/a> (R-GA) on Tuesday called on Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) to take up redistricting in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\">Georgia<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Kemp has said he supports redrawing the state\u2019s political boundaries before the 2028 elections, but he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4551122\/brian-kemp-refuses-delay-georgia-midterm-elections-redistricting\/\">recently ruled out <\/a>taking up redistricting in Georgia before the midterm elections because voting in the state\u2019s 2026 races is already underway. While states such as Louisiana have suspended elections to redistrict, Kemp said he would not take such a measure in Georgia, which has a May 19 primary. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4555270\/california-elections-in-play-for-republicans-joe-concha\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>California elections \u2018in play\u2019 for Republicans: Joe Concha<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4554951\/california-governor-race-back-to-back-debates-mail-in-voting\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>California gubernatorial hopefuls contend with back-to-back debates with finish line in sight<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4553238\/thune-scott-barr-kentucky-senate-endorsement-trump\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Thune and Scott follow Trump\u2019s lead with endorsement of Andy Barr<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Carter responded by intensifying pressure on Kemp this week to delay the election, arguing that since Georgia is a Republican state, \u201cIt should be represented by Republican values.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cDelay the House primary,\u201d he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepBuddyCarter\/status\/2051656532308181217\">wrote in a<\/a> public message to the governor, highlighting an op-ed he wrote on the matter. \u201cCall a special session. Redraw the maps.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Georgia is in its second week of early voting. The demand from Carter, who is also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4526123\/georgia-senate-race-shifted-lean-democrat-positive-sign-jon-ossoff\/\">a Senate candidate<\/a>,\u00a0heightens pressure on Kemp to fall in line with red states across the country that have sought to boost the number of Republicans in the House through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-redistricting-lawsuit-could-cost-congressional-republicans-up-to-six-house-seats\/\" title=\"NY Redistricting Lawsuit May Result in GOP Losing Six House Seats\">mid-decade redistricting<\/a>. Republicans and Democrats have been engaged in a nationwide competition to pick up additional House seats through redrawing boundaries since the Texas GOP passed new maps in 2025, looking to boost the party\u2019s presence in the lower chamber. <\/p>\n<p>A <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4410470\/supreme-court-strikes-down-race-based-redistricting-map-in-louisiana\/\">recent ruling<\/a> from the Supreme Court further galvanized redistricting efforts, as it weakened protections for majority-minority districts. In <em>Louisiana v. Callais<\/em>, the majority of justices last week agreed that states should be given more freedom to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-democrats-plan-return-home-after-staging-out-of-state-rebellion-against-redistricting-efforts-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Texas ... plan return home after staging out-of-state rebellion against redistricting efforts - Washington Examiner\">redraw political maps<\/a> without prioritizing racial outcomes. <\/p>\n<p>Since the ruling, Republicans have expanded calls to redistrict, including in Georgia. The state\u2019s Republicans hold a 9-5 edge in its U.S. House delegation. They are looking to pick up one additional seat by redrawing the district of Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA). <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-datawrapper wp-block-embed-datawrapper\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"States where the Supreme Court's Louisiana redistricting decision may result in redrawn Democratic districts\" src=\"https:\/\/datawrapper.dwcdn.net\/rr4il\/3\/#?secret=BM43h5NV2E\" data-secret=\"BM43h5NV2E\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"772\"><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4549987\/trump-tennessee-next-redistrict-supreme-court-ruling\/\"><strong>TRUMP SAYS TENNESSEE NEXT TO REDISTRICT AFTER SUPREME COURT RULING AND \u2018GIVE US ONE EXTRA SEAT\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cGeorgia is at a crossroads, and the choice in front of us is simple: We either fight to win, or we let Democrats tilt the field against us,\u201d Carter wrote <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/opinion\/2026\/05\/delay-congressional-primaries-and-redraw-georgias-house-districts\/\">in an op-ed<\/a> for the <em>Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAcross the country, states are acting,\u201d he continued. \u201cThey are redrawing maps, leveling the playing field, and making sure their voters are fully represented. They know what is at stake.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Buddy Carter urged Gov. 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