Republicans in the Indiana Senate may face an ugly surprise next year, should they dare oppose the new U.S. congressional map up for debate in the Hoosier State’s upper chamber this week.
A new Super PAC, Fair Maps Indiana Action, has announced its intention to spend seven figures ahead of the 2026 primaries—both to support lawmakers in favor of the redistricting measure, and to punish those who oppose it.
“Fair Maps Indiana Action will provide support for members of the Indiana General Assembly who support redistricting efforts and support protecting majorities in the United States House of Representatives,” the PAC said in a statement Tuesday first reported by Fox 59 Indianapolis.
“FMIA will also target members who vote against redistricting, recruiting primary challengers and coordinate with other aligned groups to ensure members are held accountable.”
The Indiana House passed the GOP-backed congressional map, known as Map 90, on Friday, in a 57-41 vote. The proposal advanced out of the Indiana Senate Elections Committee Monday night, and reports suggest the upper chamber may vote on it this week.
President Donald Trump congratulated Indiana Republicans on passing the redistricting map.
“The Indiana Senate must now pass this Map, AS IS, and get it to Governor Mike Braun’s desk, ASAP, to deliver a gigantic Victory for Republicans in the ‘Hoosier State,’ and across the Country,” the president posted on Truth Social.
“Indiana is truly the last line of defense right now, in putting us in the best possible position to retake the House to retain the House of Representatives,” Brett Galaszewski, enterprise director of Turning Point Action, said on “The Tony Kinnett Cast” earlier this week.
Republicans represent seven out of the Hoosier State’s nine congressional districts, but analysts suggest the new map would give the two Democrat-held districts to Republicans, leading to a 9-0 congressional delegation from Indiana.
Republicans hold a slim 219-213 majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, with three vacancies. Map 90 may bolster that majority.
Redistricting, the process of redrawing districts for representation in the U.S. House of Representatives, gained renewed attention after the Texas Legislature restarted the process earlier this year. Trump has encouraged Republicans to seek advantages through redistricting, and Democrats responded by demanding redistricting of their own.
The Government Accountability Office found that the 2020 census undercounted Republican-leaning states and overcounted Democratic-leaning states, further leading Trump to call for mid-decade redistricting.
Republicans enjoy hefty majorities in the Indiana House (70-30) and Senate (40-10), but the bill’s fate remains uncertain, as some Republican lawmakers have expressed concerns about mid-decade redistricting.
State Sens. Eric Bassler, Greg Walker, and Kyle Walker, opponents of the redistricting measure, are not seeking reelection next year, CBS News reported.
Senate Pro Tempore Rodric Bray opposes the redistricting effort but would not say whether his caucus has enough votes to pass it, Politico reported.
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