Washington, D.C. —  Today, just weeks after a local news outlet reported that Republican North Carolina State Senator Phil Berger was expected to accept an endorsement from President Donald Trump in his 2026 primary challenge in exchange for redrawing the Tar Heel State’s already gerrymandered congressional map, the Republican-led North Carolina General Assembly has introduced a new, even more extreme gerrymander. 

John Bisognano, President of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC), issued the following statement in response to the gerrymandered congressional map introduced in the Republican-led North Carolina General Assembly:

“After apparently accepting endorsements and buyouts from Donald Trump, North Carolina Republicans are selling out their own constituents by pushing an even more extreme gerrymander on top of an already extreme gerrymander. The Tar Heel State is a highly competitive 50-50 state, and Republicans have already forced North Carolinians to vote on an egregious 10-4 gerrymander.  The proposed map takes that gerrymander even further by not only silencing the voices of millions of North Carolinians but also dismantling a district where voters of color have historically had an opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice. If North Carolina Republicans move forward with this egregious gerrymander, they can expect to see the same fierce resistance by voters their colleagues saw and feared in Texas and Missouri and an onslaught of lawsuits.”

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