Indiana Proves Its Decency

 And that they work for citizens, not some guy in Washington.

 Indiana Senate rejects Trump's redistricting effort 

What they're saying: "I see no justification that outweighs the harm it would inflict upon the people's faith in the integrity of our elections and our system of government," Sen. Spencer Deery (R-West Lafayette) said.

• Sen. Greg Goode, a Terre Haute Republican who had been on the fence and was the target of swatting, said his constituents don't want to be drawn into a congressional district with Indianapolis and its suburbs, so he would vote against the measure.
• "My job is to best represent District 38 and the Hoosiers who call it home," Goode said. "I'm confident my vote reflects the will of my constituents."

   Election 2026 Government & Politics Senate Republicans reject Trump’s plea for gerrymandered maps 

Sen. Sue Glick, R-LaGrange, was among the senators voting against the new maps and said she believed the pressure and threats from Washington backfired. 

“You have to know Hoosiers, we can’t be bullied,” Glick said. “We don’t want that. And the instant reaction is we dig in our heels and say, why?”

Indiana House Republicans pushed the proposed maps through that chamber last week by a 57-41 margin, with 12 GOP members joining Democrats in voting “no.”

Several Republican senators against the redistricting plan cited what they described as overwhelming public opposition. Others said they didn’t believe it was proper to overhaul the Republican-drawn maps approved in 2021 for such blatant political purposes, with some objecting to the overt gerrymandering of Indianapolis among four districts spanning as far away as the Ohio River.

Redistricting bill dies in Indiana Senate  

After the vote, Bray told reporters that while he would like to see Republicans gain more seats in the U.S. House, he and many of his GOP colleagues disagree on the best way to achieve that shared mission.

“It really comes down to an issue of having the same goal but a different way to process that,” Bray said. “We want to make sure there’s a Republican majority in the U.S. House in 2026, but there’s a difference of opinion on how we get there.”

Bray has said previously that he would rather see his party focus its energy and resources on getting a Republican elected in the first congressional district, which is represented by Rep. Frank Mrvan, a Democrat who represents northwest Indiana.

We like to win a fight here in Indiana. Now will our Democrats remember that?

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