Florida’s special session, which wrapped up prematurely on Wednesday, handed Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis a redistricting victory and signaled where power sits in the state heading into midterm elections that will determine who controls Congress.
The new congressional map lawmakers advanced, if it survives legal challenges, offers a lifeline to a shaky Republican majority in the US House where DeSantis was once a member.
During Florida’s regular redistricting process earlier this decade, DeSantis’ office shepherded the map under which Republicans won 20 of 28 districts in the 2022 and 2024 elections, a net gain of four seats that the ...