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Sam Levine

Newsom threatens to redraw California House maps in protest at Texas plan

Man in suit speaks to reporters
The California governor, Gavin Newsom, in Downey, California, on Wednesday. Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP/Getty Images

Seeking to offset a Republican plan to pick up congressional seats in Texas, California Democrats say they are prepared to redraw the state’s 52 congressional districts in a longshot and controversial effort to pick up Democratic seats.

Governor Gavin Newsom, seen as a likely presidential candidate in 2028, has been leading the threat in recent days. And Democratic members of California’s delegation in the US House appear to be on board.

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