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DeSantis Gives Fox Gerrymandered Map, Targets Democrats.

4/28/2026

Summary

Story summary

Governor Ron DeSantis gave the congressional map to Fox News before legislators saw it.
The map would shift delegation from 20 Republican and eight Democratic seats to 24 Republican and four Democratic seats, targeting Representative Kathy Castor, Representative Darren Soto, Representative Jared Moskowitz and Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
Democratic leaders and voting-rights groups sued over Fair District violations, while Republican lawmakers warned the plan could dilute GOP votes and endanger incumbents.

History

Historical Context

The 1962 Supreme Court ruling in Baker v. Carr, authored by Chief Justice Earl Warren, declared redistricting a justiciable issue, a 6-2 decision that launched the “one-person-one-vote” era. Decades later, the Court limited partisan gerrymandering in Rucho v. Common Cause (2019). Today, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s proposed map would raise Republican seats from 20 to 24, prompting lawsuits that invoke the Baker precedent.

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Story summary

Governor Ron DeSantis gave the congressional map to Fox News before legislators saw it.
The map would shift delegation from 20 Republican and eight Democratic seats to 24 Republican and four Democratic seats, targeting Representative Kathy Castor, Representative Darren Soto, Representative Jared Moskowitz and Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz.
Democratic leaders and voting-rights groups sued over Fair District violations, while Republican lawmakers warned the plan could dilute GOP votes and endanger incumbents.

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