Overview

• The Senate passed the map 21-11 and sent it to Gov. Mike Kehoe, who called the special session and is expected to sign it.
• The plan targets Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s district by dividing Kansas City and extending it into Republican-leaning rural areas, reducing Black and minority representation along lines including historic Troost Avenue.
• Because lawmakers fell short of the supermajority needed for an emergency clause, the map can be challenged via a statewide referendum if signatures are gathered within 90 days.
• People Not Politicians Missouri announced a petition campaign, and lawsuits were filed Friday seeking to halt use of the new districts.
• President Trump publicly pressed for passage, framing it as a GOP boost in a broader mid-decade redistricting fight that has also advanced in Texas and prompted a Democratic counter in California; a handful of Missouri Republicans and large protests opposed the move.