Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a new House map for the state Legislature to consider in a special session this week that would appear to give Republicans four pickup opportunities if enacted.
The map, which was first reported by Fox News Digital, is expected to come up for a vote in both the state House and Senate later this week. Florida is looking to join other states that have drawn new congressional maps ahead of this year’s midterm elections, including Virginia, where voters narrowly approved a Democrat-drawn map in a referendum last week.
“Florida got shortchanged in the 2020 Census, and we’ve been fighting for fair representation ever since,” DeSantis told the outlet. “Our population has since grown dramatically, and we have moved from a Democrat majority to a 1.5 million Republican advantage.”
