INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Vice President JD Vance is visiting Indianapolis on Friday for the second time to persuade Republican state lawmakers to redraw congressional districts.
Vance’s visit aims to convince lawmakers to redraw the districts to give the GOP a better chance of maintaining control of the House. This follows his previous meeting with Governor Mike Braun and Republican leaders two months ago.
Gov. Braun has stated that he will not call a special session on redistricting unless legislative leaders support the idea.
Republicans currently hold a narrow majority in the House, and President Trump has been openly pushing Republican-led states to redraw maps to prevent Democrats from taking control for the rest of his term.
Redistricting is typically only done after the census, which occurs every ten years.
Democrats and other opponents of the redistricting plan have organized a protest outside the Statehouse, scheduled to start at noon today. Similar demonstrations were held during Vance’s first visit in August.
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