April 27 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled his proposal for a new congressional map on Monday ahead of the state legislature convening a special session.
Lawmakers will begin the special session on Tuesday to consider a congressional redistricting proposal that is expected to give Republicans an advantage in an additional four districts in November's midterms.
If passed, Florida would have 24 districts that historically lean toward the Republican Party and four that lean toward the Democratic Party. The state is currently represented in Congress by 20 Republicans and seven Democrats.
"Our new map for 2026 makes good on my promise to conduct mid-decade redistricting and it more fairly represents the makeup of Florida today," DeSantis said in a Fox News interview.
The redistricting proposal puts Florida among several that have taken on mid-decade redistricting efforts. Texas Republicans adopted a new congressional map last year, causing California and other Democrat-led states to respond with similar measures.
