The eventual outcome in Florida, which will add a 28th district this year based on population growth, could have a significant impact on the battle for control of Congress in November's midterm elections.
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Tuesday vetoed new congressional maps drawn by his fellow Republicans in the state legislature and called a special legislative session in mid-April to redraw the lines.
Florida is one of five states that have not completed their once-a-decade congressional redistricting. In most states, lawmakers control the process, which frequently leads to partisan gerrymandering, in which district boundaries are manipulated to give one party an advantage in elections. But Democrats remain underdogs to maintain a House majority given Biden's mediocre approval ratings and the fact that the president's party typically loses seats in midterm elections.