Padilla Applauds California for Standing Up to Trump and Texas Republicans’ Gerrymandering
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and California’s former Secretary of State, issued the following statement after the California legislature passed a package of bills allowing voters to determine whether the state should temporarily redraw its congressional maps through 2030 to counter Trump and Texas Republicans’ partisan gerrymander:
“Trump and Republicans know they can’t run on their damaging record of ripping health care coverage away from 15 million Americans and jacking up premiums simply to pay for tax cuts for billionaires, so they’re trying to gerrymander their way to cling to power.
“The only reason we are in this situation is because Donald Trump demanded that the Texas Governor and Legislature create five more Republican House seats, rigging the 2026 election before voting even begins. But California is ready to fight fire with fire.
“I am confident that California voters will approve this measure as an essential check on Trump’s reckless power grab and overreach. Democrats will continue to push for national redistricting reform to ensure future redistricting is fair and nonpartisan in all 50 states.”
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