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Vance Travels to Indiana to Explore Mid-Cycle Redistricting

His visit underlines a national GOP campaign to redraw congressional maps to shore up its narrow House margin ahead of 2026.

State Representative Frank Mrvan, who was standing in for his wife Jane Marvin, address the crowd as the SAFE Coalition for Human Rights (SAFECHR) hosted an event in honor of the United Nations World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. With the theme “Ending the Exploitation,”the event focused on uniting survivors, lawmakers, advocates, and cultural voices raising awareness and catalyze action to end human trafficking on Wednesday July 30, 2025. (John Smierciak / for the Post Tribune)

Overview

  • Vice President JD Vance will hold exploratory talks with Governor Mike Braun in Indianapolis on Thursday, with no commitments to call a special session for redistricting.
  • The visit is part of a Republican effort supported by President Donald Trump to redraw congressional maps in key states to protect a slim House majority before the 2026 midterms.
  • Indiana’s constitution and a 1995 nonbinding attorney general opinion reserve redistricting for post-census years, posing legal hurdles to any mid-cycle map changes.
  • Indiana Democrats, including Rep. Frank Mrvan, and groups such as Common Cause Indiana warn that early redistricting could enable partisan and racial gerrymandering.
  • Texas Republicans’ recent redistricting push prompted Democrats to flee the state and led to signed arrest warrants, illustrating the high political stakes of pre-midterm map battles.