Overview
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries pledged to spend tens of millions of dollars to pass Virginia’s April 21 ballot initiative enabling a mid‑decade congressional map redraw that Democrats say could net up to four seats.
- The Virginia Senate voted 21–16 along party lines to advance new maps, and the state Supreme Court allowed the Democratic-backed effort to proceed to a statewide referendum while it considers legal challenges.
- In Maryland, Jeffries is publicly pressing Senate President Bill Ferguson to allow an up-or-down vote on Gov. Wes Moore’s redistricting bill, which has passed the House but remains stalled in the Senate.
- Ferguson has said there is not enough support to move the measure and caucus skeptics warn a mid‑cycle redraw could backfire in state court, while Jeffries rejects that view and vows to apply pressure.
- Republicans have enacted new maps in Texas, Missouri, Ohio and North Carolina targeting Democratic seats, and both parties say the outcomes of these state fights could determine control of the House in 2026.