Missouri Legislature Passes Trump-Backed Redistricting Map

The plan would divvy up the current Kansas City area Fifth Congressional District into three newly redrawn, mostly rural districts.

A view of the Missouri State Capitol building's south entrance in Jefferson City, Mo., in a file photo. Austin Alonzo/The Epoch Times

On Sept. 12, Missouri’s Senate approved a measure that will split up the state’s urban Fifth Congressional District into three existing but newly redrawn districts.

In a statement issued on Friday, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe, a Republican, said he will sign the legislation. The Missouri General Assembly’s House of Representatives approved the plan on Sept. 9.