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Newsom announces California redistricting push, setting up a standoff with GOP-led opponents
Gavin Newsom formally kicked off his push Thursday to redraw California’s congressional maps in response to a Republican-led effort in Texas, setting up the next stage of his fight against both the Trump administration and a coalition of gerrymandering opponents within the state.
California Democrats released a new gerrymandered House map on Friday night that, if implemented, would steal GOP seats held for decades.
The actor-turned-governor helped overhaul how California draws political maps. In an interview with The New York Times, he said he would fight to preserve that legacy.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announces California redistricting plan with Trump-style social media posts, claiming the president "poked the bear."
The California governor unveiled plans to pass a constitutional amendment to alter the state’s congressional districts to counteract possible GOP gains in Texas next year.
Voters will be tasked with approving new congressional maps in a special election in November, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced.
Kern County Board of Education President Mary Little said her board's resolution to keep males out of girls sports was a response to Gavin Newsom's "illegal" actions.