Governor Ron DeSantis announced a push for mid-decade redistricting aimed at increasing Republican seats in Florida's U.S. House delegation. The effort concentrates on South Florida, where the majority of remaining Democratic representatives reside. The move follows similar redistricting activities in other states, including Texas and California, each seeking to reshape partisan balance. DeSantis identified the Broward-Palm Beach district held by U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick as unfairly drawn and in need of change. He acknowledged adjustments would affect neighboring districts, potentially impacting other Democrats such as U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz. Observers view the actions as laying groundwork for statewide redistricting.
Gov. Ron DeSantis launched a multi-pronged attack on the state's congressional districts on Wednesday, offering justifications for a mid-decade redistricting that is all-but-guaranteed to send more Republicans to Congress from Florida. DeSantis also made clear the part of the state he wants to concentrate on is South Florida - the region that is home to most of the remaining Democrats in the Florida congressional delegation. The Republican governor's move comes amid unprecedented and spreading efforts to change congressional districts across the country.
First, Texas began work to comply with a demand from President Donald Trump to draw congressional boundaries that would send five more Republicans and five fewer Democrats to Washington. Then California moved to create five more Democratic and five fewer Republican districts. Now DeSantis wants in on the action. The governor repeatedly cited the Broward-Palm Beach County district represented by U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick as the one that he believes is unfairly drawn, and should be changed.
He acknowledged that any changes to Cherfilus-McCormick's district would involve changes to neighboring congressional districts - likely including the one represented by another Broward-Palm Beach county Democrat, U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz. DeSantis didn't cite Cherfilus-McCormick by name or district number. But he described the shape of the district in a way that left no doubt which one he was talking about.
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