DeSantis rolling the redistricting dice against the odds

By: Barrington Salmon

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: April 28, 2026

Words: 1,558

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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“Redistricting is going from like a decennial bare-knuckle rugby match to an every-other-year Hunger Games.” — U.S. Sen. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland

Florida legislators will troop back to Tallahassee Tuesday at the behest of Gov. Ron DeSantis, whose special session will require members of his party in both chambers to pass a new congressional map.

Leading up to this special session, DeSantis has offered a variety of reasons to justify the need for mid-decade redistricting.

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