Indiana Governor Will Join Trump’s Bid to Primary GOP State Senators Who Blocked Redistricting

The state Senate leader said ’many of my caucus members don’t think‘ redistricting is a ’guaranteed way' to achieve Republican majority in Congress.

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (C) speaks during a press conference with U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about ongoing immigration enforcement efforts in Chicago and its suburbs in Gary, Ind., on Oct. 30, 2025. Jamie Kelter Davis/Getty Images

Indiana Gov. Mike Braun said that he will seek to oust members of the Indiana Senate who voted against a bill to redraw the state’s congressional district maps ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Braun, who took office this year after serving as the junior U.S. senator from Indiana, wrote on social media Thursday that the senators in question had “partnered with Democrats ... to reject the leadership of President [Donald] Trump.” He said that he would be “working with the President to challenge these people who do not represent the best interests of Hoosiers.”