Moore Defends Maryland Redistricting Panel, Says State Won’t ‘Sit on Our Hands’

Overview

• Gov. Wes Moore created a Governor’s Redistricting Advisory Commission last week to explore potential changes to Maryland’s congressional map.
• On CBS’s Face the Nation, Moore said Maryland will not stand down because President Trump wants otherwise and repeated his call for “fair maps.”
• Moore emphasized he will not draw any lines himself, saying the commission will handle recommendations and the General Assembly would decide on any map.
• Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson cautioned that mid‑cycle redistricting could backfire and erode trust, a concern Moore publicly rejected.
• Moore’s move follows a national surge in mid‑decade map fights, including Texas Republicans’ August redraw backed by Trump and California voters’ passage of Proposition 50 returning map power to the legislature; Maryland’s U.S. House delegation is 7–1 Democratic.