Micah Beckwith

Rule Changes

Vocal Trump ally pushing redistricting; aide ran as Trump-endorsed challenger in District 23

Congressional maps are normally redrawn once a decade, after the Census. In August 2025, Texas broke that convention at President Trump's urging—redrawing its map five years early to flip five Democratic-held seats. The move triggered a chain reaction: California redrew to flip five Republican seats back, Missouri and North Carolina followed, and the White House began pushing every Republican-controlled state to do the same.

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