Ron DeSantis releases new congressional map creating four more GOP-leaning seats in Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday released a proposed redraw of the state’s congressional lines that, on paper, would create four new GOP-leaning seats — an aggressive proposal that the governor is using to try to challenge anti-gerrymandering language in the state Constitution

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday released a proposed redraw of the state’s congressional lines that, on paper, would create four new GOP-leaning seats — an aggressive proposal that the governor is using to try to challenge anti-gerrymandering language in the state Constitution.

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The Florida Legislature is set to begin a special session Tuesday to consider the maps, which are overwhelmingly expected to pass out of the GOP-dominated body, though even some Republicans have expressed annoyance about how DeSantis has handled the process.

The map was first released to Fox News, which got a view of the new proposal before Florida lawmakers had a chance to see it. The release came in the form of a graphic that clearly outlined the political leaning of each seat in blue and red, which itself could cause legal heartburn because the Florida Constitution includes anti-gerrymandering language, known as Fair Districts, that prevents the use of partisan “intent.”