BREAKING: NC General Assembly to Draw Additional Republican Congressional Seat

General Assembly Heeds President Trump's Call to Thwart Blue State Attempts to Take Congress

Raleigh, N.C. – Today, legislative leaders agreed to hold votes during the previously scheduled October legislative session to block the efforts of blue state Democrats to take control of Congress from Republicans. 

This follows President Donald Trump’s call urging legislatures across the country to take action to nullify Democrat redistricting efforts. 

The General Assembly anticipates returning to Raleigh next week to consider a new Congressional map.  

House Speaker Destin Hall (R-Caldwell) said, “President Trump earned a clear mandate from the voters of North Carolina and the rest of the country, and we intend to defend it by drawing an additional Republican Congressional seat. Our state won't stand by while Democrats like Gavin Newsom redraw districts to aid in their effort to obtain a majority in the U.S. House. We will not allow them to undermine the will of the voters and President Trump’s agenda.”  

Senate Leader Phil Berger (R-Rockingham) said, “President Trump delivered countless victories during his first term in office, and nine months into his second term, he continues to achieve unprecedented wins. We are doing everything we can to protect President Trump’s agenda, which means safeguarding Republican control of Congress. Picking up where Texas left off, we will hold votes in our October session to redraw North Carolina’s congressional map to ensure Gavin Newsom doesn’t decide the congressional majority.”  

House Redistricting Chairmen Brenden Jones (R-Columbus) and Hugh Blackwell (R-Burke) said, “We’re stepping into this redistricting battle because California and the radical left are attempting to rig the system to handpick who runs Congress. This ploy is nothing new, and North Carolina will not stand by while they attempt to stack the deck. President Trump has called on us to fight back, and North Carolina stands ready to level the playing field.” 

Senate Redistricting Chairman Ralph Hise (R-Mitchell) said, “North Carolina was the target of the Democrats’ sue-until-blue scheme, and we’re prepared to bring forward a new Congressional map to defeat this new scheme.”