Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law on Monday a new congressional map that could add four districts favorable for Republicans ahead of a high-stakes midterm election this year.
The Sunshine State’s redistricting was passed by the state legislature last week during a special session and comes amid a nationwide redistricting battle with Republicans’ slim majority in the U.S. House of Representatives on the line.
“Signed, Sealed, and Delivered,” DeSantis said in a post on X with a map of the new districts in Florida.
Democratic state lawmakers have called the governor’s redistricting effort, which leaves the Tampa Bay area without any Democratic districts, illegal and a hasty attempt to redraw the map ahead of midterms….