Overview
- Maryland’s Democrat-backed plan, left in a Senate committee Monday, died when the legislature adjourned, ending Gov. Wes Moore’s effort to target the state’s lone GOP-held U.S. House seat.
- Senate President Bill Ferguson opposed the push, warning a court fight could produce an even less favorable map, a view shaped by a 2021 ruling that labeled an earlier plan an extreme partisan gerrymander.
- Florida’s process remains unsettled after Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday the special session set for April 20 could slip by “a little tweak,” with no maps filed and legislative leaders signaling they are not ready.
- Virginia voters are slated to decide April 21 on a Democratic plan that requires a constitutional amendment and could add up to four Democratic-leaning districts if approved.
- The nationwide mid‑decade wave began after President Trump urged Texas to redraw lines, and analysts say the net seat gains so far look roughly balanced even as new maps create more safe districts and deepen House polarization.