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DeSantis approves partisan map, adds four GOP seats.

5/15/2026

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Map-drawer Jason Pereda admitted using partisan data to draw Florida’s new congressional districts.
Ron DeSantis approved the map, adding four Republican-leaning seats and raising GOP-leaning districts to 24 of 28.
Leon County Judge Joshua Hawkes has heard the plaintiffs’ injunction request; plaintiffs say the map breaches the 2010 Fair Districts amendment banning partisan gerrymandering, while DeSantis’ office argues the amendment conflicts with federal law after Supreme Court limited race-based redistricting.

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Map-drawer Jason Pereda admitted using partisan data to draw Florida’s new congressional districts.
Ron DeSantis approved the map, adding four Republican-leaning seats and raising GOP-leaning districts to 24 of 28.
Leon County Judge Joshua Hawkes has heard the plaintiffs’ injunction request; plaintiffs say the map breaches the 2010 Fair Districts amendment banning partisan gerrymandering, while DeSantis’ office argues the amendment conflicts with federal law after Supreme Court limited race-based redistricting.