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.
The proposal reshapes Kansas City’s Fifth Congressional District by extending it eastward into Republican-leaning rural areas, shifting the balance of Missouri’s delegation in the GOP’s favor. Republican lawmakers argued that, overall, the new boundaries would make the state’s districts more compact and competitive….
Missouri House Approves Congressional Map Favoring Republicans
