An Indiana Senate panel has approved a bill to redraw the state's congressional districts. File Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI | License Photo
Dec. 8 (UPI) -- An Indiana Senate panel on Monday approved legislation to redraw congressional district maps that are expected to give Republicans two additional seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Republicans in the heavily GOP-majority state introduced House Bill 1032 early this month amid accusations of a gerrymandering arms race kicked off by Texas this summer at the urging of President Donald Trump. Republicans are seeking to maintain control of Congress in next year's midterm elections, as several Democratic-led states work to redraw their congressional district maps.
Indiana has nine seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, seven of which are currently filled by Republicans. The redraw map is expected to favor the GOP in all nine seats.
The Indiana Senate's Elections Committee on Monday approved the H.B. 1032 by a 6-3 vote, sending it to the full Senate for consideration.
