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Missouri Senate Approves GOP Map Targeting Cleaver, Sending Redistricting to Kehoe

The move is part of a mid-decade redistricting push led by President Trump to protect the House majority.

Protestors gather in the rotunda to protest a redistricting plan that would split Kansas City into three districts on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, at the Missouri State Capitol, in Jefferson City, Mo. (Yong Li Xuan/Missourian via AP)
Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver waits to speak against a proposed congressional redistricting plan at a state Senate committee hearing on Friday, Sept. 11, 2025 in Jefferson City, Mo. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)

Overview

  • The Republican-led Senate voted 21-11 to give final legislative approval to the map in a special session, sending it to Gov. Mike Kehoe, who is expected to sign it.
  • The plan redraws Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s Kansas City district by extending it into Republican-leaning rural areas and reducing Black and minority voters, including a divide along historically segregated Troost Avenue.
  • Republicans aim to shift Missouri’s delegation from 6-2 to 7-1 in their favor, a potential factor in 2026 when Democrats need a net gain of about three seats to retake the U.S. House.
  • Opponents have filed lawsuits and launched a referendum drive, with Missouri rules allowing 90 days after the governor’s signature to collect signatures for a statewide vote.
  • Protests filled the statehouse this week as Trump publicly urged passage; Cleaver pledged to sue and to seek reelection in 2026 regardless of the new lines.