California Democrats released their redistricting proposal on Friday aimed at the request of President Donald Trump in response to the mid-decade boundaries of Texas Republicans in response to the additional five Democratic seats in the U.S. House.
The press release begins at a California Legislature meeting on Monday, with the last paragraph likely to come later next week. Unlike Texas, Republicans can return enough Democrats to pass the new home map immediately after denying their legal figures in the past two weeks, Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Democrats will need voters to approve the new map in November's referendum.
The extraordinary battle between the two most populous states in the country are struggling as Trump pushes Republican-led states to retrain their boundaries by the mid-term next year. This led to the irritation of the Blue Country Democrats seeking revenge.
“This national crisis was sparked when Trump called Texas driving elections,” said California Congress Speaker Robert Rivas in a statement. “Democrats are empowering voters to protect working families and our democracy, the most transparent process in the country. Voters will see the map and have the final say. The stake will not be higher, but I believe we believe we will defeat the attack on our democracy and end the Trump attack on California.”
According to a chart depicting potential partisan makeup in the region, at least five seats in California can turn from red to blue. The chart was shown to California lawmakers this week and shared with CNN before the map is officially released.
Four districts held by Republicans can be transformed from “safe Republicans” to “safe Democrats” or “lean Democrats” based on the viewership under the new boundaries of the chart: California's first, third and 41st districts, represented by Republican representatives Doug Lamalfa, Doug LaMalfa, Kevin Kiley and Kevin Kiley and Ken Calvert, ken to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to
In the 13th District of California in San Joaquin Valley, Democratic Rep. Adam Gray flipped in 2024 in a razor-like game against former Rep. John Duarte, to go from a “lean Republican” to a “safety democracy.”
The map may add more democratic voters to the 22nd District represented by Republican Rep. David Valadao, including a part of Bakersfield and a northern extension, but it is unclear whether the changes can flip the battlefield area to disappoint him.
Calvert's region will see the biggest change. The current District 41 will be allocated in neighboring areas, and Democrats will create a new area in Los Angeles County.
“I am committed to defeating Newsom's power robbery in this special election. The Gerrymandered Maps released today is exactly why voters distrust Sacramento politicians. I will work to maintain reallocation of power with our citizens.”
This story has been updated and additional details are provided.