INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana House Democrats will join Texas House Democrats in Chicago on Wednesday for a joint press conference condemning the Republican push to redistrict states before next year’s midterm elections.
Democrats in both Texas and Indiana have called the unprecedented mid-year redistricting effort backed by the Trump administration a threat to democracy and an attempt to “rig an election.”
Last week, Vice President J.D. Vance met with Indiana Governor Mike Braun in a closed-door meeting where “a number of issues” were reportedly discussed, including redistricting the state of Indiana prior to the 2026 midterm elections.
“Indiana Republicans are so afraid of the voters that they are willing to rig the elections to drown Hoosiers’ voices,” said Karen Tallian, the chair of the Indiana Democratic Party.
President Donald Trump has ramped up the pressure in recent weeks on Republican-run states to redraw congressional boundaries in order to maximize the GOP’s partisan advantages in coming elections. Texas has been the epicenter of Trump’s push to gerrymander congressional maps, with House Democrats leaving the state to prevent the passing of new U.S. House maps.
Texas Democrats have fled to Illinois, Massachusetts and New York while Texas Republicans have ratcheted up the pressure to compel them back.
The joint press conference featuring both the Indiana and Texas Democrats is planned for 2:30 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday. A location has not yet been disclosed.
So far, no official call has been issued by Indiana Governor Braun for redistricting. A special session would need to be called to begin the redistricting process.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.
