Maryland House committee approves redistricting plan aimed at countering GOP gerrymanders
Maryland Democrats moved closer to redrawing the state’s congressional map Tuesday, as a key House committee approved legislation that would eliminate the state’s last GOP-held U.S. House seat and position Maryland as a counterweight to Republican gerrymanders nationwide.
The House Rules and Executive Nominations Committee voted 18-6 to advance House Bill 488, sending the redistricting legislation to the full House of Delegates for consideration. The bill would enact a new congressional map recommended by the governor’s redistricting advisory commission — a plan that would shift Maryland’s delegation from 7–1 Democratic to entirely Democratic-leaning.
Supporters — most prominently Gov. Wes Moore (D) — say the move is a direct response to Republican-led efforts in other states to redraw congressional districts mid-decade to secure partisan advantage ahead of the 2026 midterms, a strategy pushed by President Donald Trump.
With the U.S. House narrowly divided, Democrats argue that allowing those efforts to go unanswered would distort national representation.
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