Overview
- Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray said there were not enough votes to redraw districts and announced the chamber will not reconvene in December.
- President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance had lobbied Indiana Republicans for months, while Gov. Mike Braun urged senators to meet and vote anyway.
- Reporting indicates a bloc of GOP senators opposed the effort, leaving the caucus short of the 25 votes needed, with only a fraction publicly backing a remap.
- The shelved session complicates plans to target Democratic Reps. Frank J. Mrvan and André Carson and leaves little time before Indiana’s early‑February 2026 filing deadline.
- The setback comes as other GOP states adopt new maps in Texas, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio, Democrats advance countermoves in California and Virginia, and Maryland Republicans propose legislation to ban mid‑cycle remaps.