Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said that the last U.S. census was “flawed,” and that he is considering asking the state legislature to redraw the congressional map.
The governor said Wednesday at a Tampa roundtable on education that the Trump administration was considering approving a new census before the end of the decade, and that he is “seriously” looking at asking the state legislature to redraw Florida’s congressional map, POLITICO reported.
A new census could help the state add congressional seats, DeSantis said. Republicans have 20 congressional seats in Florida, compared to eight for Democrats,
States usually redraw their congressional and legislative maps once a decade after the decennial U.S. Census. The 2020 census was largely conducted during President Trump’s first term, with the results announced by the Biden administration.
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