NDRC Slams Gov. DeSantis’s Planned Special Session to Gerrymander

Washington, D.C. — Today, John Bisognano, President of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC), issued the following statement in response to Governor Ron DeSantis calling for an April special session in the Florida Legislature to enact a mid-decade gerrymander, despite overwhelming opposition among Floridians:

“The proclamation that the state should wait for ‘guidance’ from the U.S. Supreme Court is just a thinly veiled call for Florida Republicans to further gerrymander, no matter the Court’s decision. The Sunshine State is already one of the most egregiously gerrymandered states in the country, with a DeSantis-drawn congressional map that robs millions of voters—particularly voters of color—of their rightful representation. Right now, Florida Republicans are aiming to enact an even more extreme gerrymander on top of an already extreme gerrymander, not because Floridians want this, but because they want to cater to the D.C. politicians and special interests and dilute Black and Latino voting power. This poses another dangerous threat to free and fair elections in this country, and other Democratic states must act now to ultimately protect a fair and representative democracy.”