Maryland Delegate proposes redrawing State Congressional maps in response to Trump

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — President Donald Trump's recent call for some red states to revise its Congressional maps has sparked backlash from Democrats.

Republican State leaders in Texas, Florida, and Missouri are already considering legislative steps leading up to the 2026 mid-terms, which fall outside the nation's 10-year census period.

The idea is to add seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, potentially increasing a slim majority currently held by the GOP.

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Just talk alone has gotten the attention of Maryland Delegate David Moon, the Democratic House Majority Leader.

Last week Moon vowed to introduce new legislation that would redraw Maryland's congressional districts, in the event another state, as he put it, "cheats & draws new maps outside of the census period."

Moon says his legislation would require the Governor to propose a new map, if or when another state adopts one.

If the Governor declines, Moon's bill would permit the General Assembly to make their own map.

Any maps either party finalizez outside the census period would likely trigger legal challenges, raising doubts of whether they'd even impact the mid-terms.

Maryland's maps were last redrawn in December of 2021, but a judge ruled they were overly gerrymandered leading lawmakers to pass a different version in 2022.

As it stands now, Maryland is already one of the most gerrymandered states in the nation.

For Moon, it's not his first time offering up ideas to counter Trump.

During the 2025 Legislative Session, Moon put forward Emergency House Bill 1546 aiming to place liens on federally owned properties in response to the White House's withholding of federally state funding.

The session closed without the bill advancing through committee.