Wes Moore hesitates on redistricting as Democrats eye Maryland's last GOP seat

Democratic Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is under pressure to eliminate the state’s only Republican-held seat as President Donald Trump wages a national redistricting war ahead of next year’s pivotal midterms.

So far, the rising star in the party and a potential White House hopeful hasn’t made a move — hesitation rooted in legal concerns and an unified front among Maryland Democrats. It’s a posture that contrasts him with California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who became the first Democratic governor to throw himself into the remapping fight.

Moore disputed characterizations of reluctance in an interview at the 54th Annual Legislative Conference hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation this week.


“There is no hold up from me,” he said. “I am very clear on where I stand. It’s time for Maryland to have a conversation about whether we have a fair map or not.”


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