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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday announced he will be convening a Special Session of the state legislature to focus on redistricting.
“Today, I announced that I will be convening a Special Session of the Legislature focused on redistricting to ensure that Florida’s congressional maps accurately reflect the population of our state. Every Florida resident deserves to be represented fairly and constitutionally,” DeSantis said.
“This Special Session will take place after the regular legislative session, which will allow the Legislature to first focus on the pressing issues facing Floridians before devoting its full attention to congressional redistricting in April,” he added.
Today, I announced that I will be convening a Special Session of the Legislature focused on redistricting to ensure that Florida’s congressional maps accurately reflect the population of our state. Every Florida resident deserves to be represented fairly and constitutionally.…
— Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) January 7, 2026
Fox News shared further:
Currently, Republicans hold 20 of Florida’s 28 congressional districts. Florida Republicans may also face challenges because of language in the state’s constitution that puts tight restrictions on gerrymandering.
Texas and California have also pursued major redistricting efforts, with Texas overcoming some initial pushback from the courts.
Some lawmakers have warned that rampant redistricting will only lead to escalating political tensions. Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., said last month that it may even result in violence.
“You know, it’s this escalation on both sides,” Paul said. “Both sides are doing it, and so is one side going to sit quietly and not do it? You can argue who started it. But I do think this, and, this is on the negative aspect of both parties doing this, I think it’s going to lead to more civil tension and possibly more violence in our country, because think about it.”
“If 35% of Texas is Democrat, solidly Democrat, and they have zero representation. Or like in my state, we’re a very Republican state, but we have one Democrat area in Louisville and we have a Democratic congressman. We could carve up Louisville and get rid of that one congressman, but how does that make Democrats feel? I think it makes them feel like they’re not represented,” he continued.
Paul did not solely blame Republicans or Democrats for the redistricting fight but expressed concerns about how far it has escalated.
Evan Power, chair of the Republican Party of Florida, previously said he thinks three to five GOP House seats could be added.
Red State Seeks Adding 3 To 5 GOP House Seats In Redistricting Effort
“4 years ago and for the first time in state history, the number of registered Republicans equaled the number of registered Democrats. Since October 2021, Republicans have increased the registration advantage over the Democrats by 1.4 million. This is the most dramatic red shift in the modern history of the GOP,” DeSantis said last October.
4 years ago and for the first time in state history, the number of registered Republicans equaled the number of registered Democrats.
Since October 2021, Republicans have increased the registration advantage over the Democrats by 1.4 million.
This is the most dramatic red shift… https://t.co/WUf5RGXDe2
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) October 30, 2025
The Hill noted:
DeSantis’s announcement is in line with promises last year of a spring session on redistricting. DeSantis and Florida Senate GOP leadership have signaled they want to take up redistricting in the spring while a Florida House redistricting panel has already convened several times on the issue last month – raising questions around when Republicans are looking to pass a new map.