Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed Florida’s new Congressional district map that his office put before state legislators last week.
DeSantis made the announcement on X.
Last week, during an appearance at a groundbreaking for an interstate interchange in Ormond Beach, DeSantis said he would sign the controversial legislation (HB 1D) “as soon as I get it.”
“This is something that we’ve been fighting for a number of years … the fact that we’ve had so much population growth and the districts are really not representative of where Florida is today versus four years ago,” DeSantis said while at Destination Daytona in Ormond Beach. “So we had justification. “
The Florida House and Senate approved the major mid-decade redrawing of the state’s 28 congressional districts Wednesday, a move that could help Republicans retain control of the U.S. House in the midterm elections.
Democrats and voting rights groups have also announced plans to contest the maps in court once signed.
The House voted 83-28 on the changes expected to increase Republican representation in the Florida congressional delegation that currently stands at 20-8.
The Senate voted 21-17, with four Republicans — Sens. Alexis Calatayud of Miami, Ileana Garcia of Miami, Erin Grall of Vero Beach and Jennifer Bradley of Fleming Island — joining 12 Democrats and one no party affiliation senator voting against the proposal.
