{"id":2609698,"date":"2026-06-02T16:40:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-backs-new-york-redistricting-plan-to-give-democrats-up-to-four-seats\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T16:43:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T20:43:15","slug":"jeffries-backs-new-york-redistricting-plan-to-give-democrats-up-to-four-seats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-backs-new-york-redistricting-plan-to-give-democrats-up-to-four-seats\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeffries backs New York redistricting plan to give Democrats up to four seats"},"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\">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%2Fjeffries-backs-new-york-redistricting-plan-to-give-democrats-up-to-four-seats%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=2609698&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>House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries backed a proposed New York constitutional amendment aimed at changing how congressional district maps are drawn. The initiative responds to what Democrats describe as Republican gerrymandering in other states and would overhaul New York\u2019s redistricting rules by removing constitutional language meant to prevent maps from favoring or disfavoring political parties, and by allowing lawmakers-under certain conditions-to revisit districts before the next census.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries said the amendment would help ensure \u201cfree and fair elections,\u201d calling new York \u201cthe Empire State\u201d that would \u201cstrike back.\u201d Democrats also plan to push the proposal toward a voter referendum, with approval sought in November 2027.The change is targeted to be ready for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/corporate-media-takes-screw-america-approach-to-trump-tariffs\/\" title=\"Corporate Media Takes Screw America Approach To Trump Tariffs\">2028 presidential election cycle<\/a>, rather than the 2026 midterms. Gov. Kathy Hochul\u2019s office publicly endorsed the plan.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal comes after years of legal battles over New York\u2019s congressional map, including a 2022 state court ruling that invalidated a Democrat-backed map and led to a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >court-appointed special master drawing<\/a> a new map that Republicans used to gain seats.Democrats currently hold a 19-7 edge in New York\u2019s congressional delegation,though redrawing could potentially take up to four seats away from Republicans.  <\/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 class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House Minority Leader<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"790\"> Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) on Tuesday threw his support behind a proposed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-york\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"61\">New York <\/a>constitutional amendment that would overhaul the state\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/redistricting\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"241\">redistricting<\/a> process, casting the effort as a response to Republican-led map redrawing in other states and declaring that \u201cthe Empire State will strike back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/06\/01\/new-york-democrats-redistricting-amendment-00946224\">First reported by <em>Politico<\/em><\/a>, the proposal would amend New York\u2019s constitution to allow lawmakers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nh-dem-blasts-pelosi-voting-reform-bill\/\" title=\"NH Dem Blasts Pelosi Voting Reform Bill\">redraw congressional districts<\/a> before the next scheduled redistricting cycle and loosen some of the restrictions governing the process.<\/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\/congressional\/4591841\/ted-cruz-gas-prices-midterms-iran\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Cruz dismisses GOP concerns over rising gas prices affecting midterm elections<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4591630\/public-opinion-hasnt-caught-up-graham-platner-sexting-scandal-byron-york\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Public opinion hasn\u2019t caught up\u2019 on Platner sexting scandal: Byron York<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4591467\/fetterman-compares-platner-sexting-scandal-eric-swalwell\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Fetterman compares Platner\u2019s sexting scandal to Eric Swalwell<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cDemocrats promised a forceful, ongoing and multi-state response to Republican efforts to gerrymander the national congressional map and rig House elections,\u201d Jeffries said in a statement. \u201cNew York State just delivered a powerful one.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The amendment would make significant changes to the state\u2019s redistricting rules, according to <em>Politico<\/em>, including removing constitutional language barring districts from being drawn to favor or disfavor political parties. The proposal would also allow lawmakers to revisit congressional districts before the next census under certain circumstances.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeffreies thanked New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Rep. Joe Morelle (D-NY), and Democratic lawmakers for \u201caggressively pushing back\u201d against what he called \u201cDonald Trump\u2019s corrupt scheming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe will ensure there are free and fair elections moving forward,\u201d he said. \u201cThe Empire State will strike back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"249\">Democrats<\/a> have a 19-7 advantage in the state\u2019s congressional delegation, but redrawing the map could swipe up to four seats from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"240\">Republicans<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The amendment comes as Democrats nationwide search for ways to counter Republican-led redistricting efforts that have strengthened GOP advantages in several states.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike several Republican-led states\u2019 redistricting efforts, New York is looking to make the change in time for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2028-elections\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11676\">2028 presidential election cycle<\/a>, instead of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11675\">2026 midterm elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In New York\u2019s proposed plan, voters would need to approve a referendum on the amendment in November 2027. Lawmakers are planning to vote on it before ending their annual legislative session on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kathy-hochul\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3278\">Kathy Hochul\u2019s<\/a> (D-NY) press office publicly embraced the proposal Tuesday, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NYGovPress\/status\/2061861431968969158?s=20\">posting on X<\/a>: \u201cYou asked, we delivered. New York is joining the fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4556389\/gop-democrats-gerrymander-targets-supreme-court-ruling\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4556389\/gop-democrats-gerrymander-targets-supreme-court-ruling\/\">RED OR BLUE? GOP AND DEMOCRATS EYE NEXT GERRYMANDER TARGETS AFTER SUPREME COURT RULING<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The effort follows years of legal and political battles over New York\u2019s congressional map. In 2022, the state\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gerrymandering-debacle-delays-ny-primaries\/\" title=\"Gerrymandering Debacle Delays NY Primaries\">highest court struck<\/a> down a Democrat-backed congressional map after ruling it violated anti-gerrymandering provisions approved by voters in 2014. A court-appointed special master subsequently drew districts that helped Republicans gain several seats in New York during the 2022 midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reached out to Hochul\u2019s office for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeffries backs a New York redistricting amendment, saying \u201cThe Empire State will strike back.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4130,"featured_media":2609699,"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\/05\/AP26133652321229.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,6571,50470,32120,16985],"class_list":["post-2609698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-elections","tag-jeffries-2","tag-new-york","tag-redistricting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26133652321229.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609698","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\/4130"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2609698"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2609702,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609698\/revisions\/2609702"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2609699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2609698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2609698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2609698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}