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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) unveiled a new redistricted congressional map for the state, giving the GOP four additional congressional seats.
In January, DeSantis issued a proclamation calling for a special Session of the Florida Legislature to address Congressional redistricting.
“Every Florida resident deserves to be represented fairly and constitutionally,” DeSantis said at the time.
“Today, I announced that I will be convening a Special Session of the Legislature focused on redistricting to ensure that Florida’s congressional maps accurately reflect the population of our state and to comply with an upcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling.”
“This Special Session will take place after the regular legislative session, which will allow the Legislature to first focus on the pressing issues facing Floridians before devoting its full attention to congressional redistricting in April.”
DeSantis told Fox News Digital, “Florida got shortchanged in the 2020 Census, and we’ve been fighting for fair representation ever since.”
“Our population has since grown dramatically, and we have moved from a Democrat majority to a 1.5 million Republican advantage. Drawing maps based on race, which is reflected in our current congressional districts, is unconstitutional and should be prohibited.”
“Our new map for 2026 makes good on my promise to conduct mid-decade redistricting, and it more fairly represents the makeup of Florida today.”
Per Fox News:
A source familiar with DeSantis’ new map told Fox News Digital that the redistricting proposal isn’t as closely tied to Virginia’s recent sway toward Democratic seats, and that the decision is more related to the population increases.
“The governor has been planning this long before what took place in Virginia, and continues to be adamant that Floridians deserve fair representation that accurately reflects the state’s changing population and demographics,” the source told Fox News Digital.
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DeSantis faced opposition from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., who is the most likely pick to serve as speaker of the House should Democrats take back the majority in November.
“Our message to Florida Republicans is F around and find out,” Jeffries said. “If they go down the road of a DeSantis dummymander, the Florida Republicans are gonna find themselves in the same situation as Texas Republicans, who are on the run right now.
During comments last week, DeSantis seems unfazed by Jeffries’ whining, calling Jeffries campaigning in the Sunshine State “an early Christmas gift for Republicans in Florida.”
“I heard this guy Jeffries popping off in Washington about Florida. He wants to be Speaker of the House, and he’s kind of like, you know, more liberal than Pelosi and all this other stuff from New York City. I just want to know, ‘Oh, Florida, can’t do, we’re going to go after Florida.’”
“Please be my guest. I will pay for you to come down to Florida and campaign.”
“I’ll put you up in the Florida governor’s mansion. We’ll take you fishing. We’ll do all this stuff. There’s nothing that could be would be better for Republicans in Florida than to see Jeffries, Hakeem Jeffries, everywhere around this state. Voters will not like what they see. They will not want that type of ideology.
“And so the door is open. The invitation’s out there. I don’t think there’d be anything better for the Republican Party of Florida but to have Jeffries there.”
“Now, I kind of feel bad for the guy because he’s as left as they come. He’s always going left. And yet the far left hates him. You know, they call him a dollar store Obama. They call him AIPAC Shakur, all these different derogatory names that they do. And so he’s tried to ingratiate himself with there, but they’re just not drinking the Kool-Aid. And so they give him a hard time. So I kind of feel bad for that.”
“But please be my guest to come down in Florida. We would love to have you.”
Watch:
Hakeem Jeffries campaigning in Florida would be an early Christmas gift for Republicans in Florida.
Happy to roll out the red carpet! https://t.co/bAl6hZfQcS
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) April 22, 2026
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