Blue State Rules Out Redistricting
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Maryland will not redistrict.
Redistricting is not on the agenda for the special legislative session.
In a blow to national Democrats redistricting push, top Democrats in Maryland’s Legislature said Thursday redrawing the state’s congressional maps will not be on the agenda during a special legislative session set to begin next week.
Maryland Sen. President Bill Ferguson and House of Delegates Speaker Pro Tem Dana Stein instead said state lawmakers will focus on other state matters.
The announcement from Maryland state Democrats comes as President Donald Trump and Republicans are pushing for GOP-led states to redraw their maps to make them more favorable to the party ahead of the midterms. Ferguson and Stein issued their statement before Indiana Republicans rejected an effort Thursday afternoon to redraw maps in the Hoosier state.
Maryland Governor Wes Moore convened the Governor’s Redistricting Advisory Commission in November to talk about redistricting.
In November, Moore convened the Governor’s Redistricting Advisory Commission to determine if Marylanders are interested in joining the several states that have pondered or actively participated in midcycle redistricting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
After he declared a special legislative session Tuesday, a spokesman from Moore’s office told The Daily Record that redistricting would not be taken up next week. Thursday’s joint statement from Stein and Ferguson confirms that.
The next public meeting of the Governor’s Redistricting Advisory Commission is set for Friday at 4 p.m.
