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Missouri House Approves Congressional Map Favoring Republicans

The measure, now before the Senate, is tied to a Trump-driven effort urging GOP-led states to revisit maps outside the census cycle.
Missouri House Approves Congressional Map Favoring Republicans
A view of the Missouri Capitol building's south entrance in Jefferson City, Missouri. Austin Alonzo/The Epoch Times
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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Missouri’s Republican-led House has approved a redistricting plan that would give the GOP a stronger hold on the state’s congressional delegation, positioning Republicans to win seven of Missouri’s eight U.S. House seats.

“Our Missouri FIRST Map and initiative petition reform now head to the Missouri Senate,” Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe, a Republican, said in a Sept. 9 statement after the House voted 90–65 to advance the plan. The Senate is expected to sign off later this month, sending the measure to Kehoe for final approval.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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