杰弗里斯在纽约推动不公正划分选区

House Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., is eyeing New York for potential redistricting gains as Republicans race to redraw congressional maps in several Southern states ahead of Novembers midterm elections.

Jeffries unveiled the New York Democracy Project on Monday to explore redrawing the Empire States congressional map to benefit Democrats, who hold 19 of the states 26 congressional seats. The initiative is part of his efforts to push blue states to consider new partisan gerrymanders after the Supreme Court restricted the use of race in drawing electoral districts last week a move that could put more than a dozen Democratic-held seats in jeopardy.

Jeffries also mentioned Colorado, Illinois and Maryland as top places where Democrats will seek to gerrymander more seats ahead of 2028 in an interview with Politico.

"This is just the beginning," Jeffries said in a statement on Monday. "Across the nation, we will sue, we will redraw, and we will win."

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks to members of the media as he arrives at a House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 6, 2025. (Eric Lee/Getty)

"House Democrats will not allow a MAGA majority to be built on rigged maps and the dilution of Black voting strength," the top Democrat added. "Ultimately, this will end poorly for Republican extremists. Its the American people who get to decide who wins the majority in Congress, not Donald Trump."

Though Democrats face several hurdles in drawing a new congressional map in New York this year, Gov. Kathy Hochul said that she would work with the state legislature to redistrict before 2028.

"New York has always led the fight for voting rights, and well lead again," Hochul said of the possible new gerrymander after the Supreme Courts ruling last week.

Jeffries said Monday that he directed Rep. Joe Morelle, D-N.Y., to meet with the state legislature to discuss redrawing the states congressional map. Passing a constitutional amendment as early as 2027 to allow the state legislature to draw a Democratic-friendly gerrymander is an option under consideration, according to his statement.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has vowed to move forward with redistricting to benefit Democrats ahead of the 2028 elections. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press)

New York Republicans sharply criticized the redistricting initiative on Monday.

"Jeffries, Hochul, and other New York Democrats insult the intelligence of voters, who strongly supported redistricting reforms in 2014, including a ban on partisan gerrymandering," New York Republican Party chairman Ed Cox said in a statement. " Democrats tried to torpedo that reform but the people rejected their efforts in 2021. I am confident that they will do so yet again."

Jeffries announcement came shortly after Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., signed a new GOP-friendly congressional map that could net Republicans as many as four seats in the Sunshine State.

The top Democrat has sharply criticized DeSantis for calling a special session to redraw Floridas map, which he argued is "blatantly illegal" in a statement on Monday. Jeffries has also pledged to aggressively target vulnerable GOP lawmakers in Florida as Democrats look to retake control of the House this November.

"Democrats have brutally thwarted the MAGA midterm power grab, and we will continue to push back aggressively," Jeffries said in a statement. "See you in court."

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, left, pictured alongside U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., right. (Eva Marie Uzcategui/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)

President Donald Trump has urged Republican-led states to swiftly pass new congressional maps before the midterm elections to give the GOP an advantage in districts that could help decide House control. So far, Republicans have passed GOP-friendly maps in Texas, North Carolina, Florida and Missouri, while Democrats have drawn new Democratic-heavy seats in California and Virginia.

A number of Republican states, including Louisiana and Tennessee, are moving forward with redistricting efforts to eliminate Black-majority districts held by Democrats following the Supreme Courts ruling. In Tennessee, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., who is running to be the states next governor, has pitched a new map that would allow Republicans to hold every district.

纽约州民主党众议员、众议院少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯正着眼于在纽约州可能的选区重划中获益，与此同时共和党人正抢在11月中期选举前重新绘制南方数州的国会选区地图。

杰弗里斯（Jeffries）周一宣布启动"纽约民主项目"，旨在研究重新划分纽约州国会选区地图以利于民主党。该党目前占据该州26个国会席位中的19席。此举是他推动蓝州考虑新党派选区划分策略的一部分。此前最高法院上周裁定限制在划分选区时使用种族因素，这一裁决可能导致民主党十余个席位面临风险。

杰弗里斯在接受《政治报》采访时还提到，科罗拉多州、伊利诺伊州和马里兰州是民主党在2028年前寻求通过不公正划分选区来获得更多席位的重点地区。

杰弗里斯在周一的一份声明中表示：“这仅仅是个开始。我们将在全国范围内提起诉讼、重新规划，并最终取得胜利。”

众议院民主党领袖补充道："民主党人绝不会允许MAGA（让美国再次伟大）阵营通过操纵选区划分和削弱黑人选民力量来建立多数优势。共和党极端分子终将自食恶果。决定国会多数席位的应是美国人民，而非唐纳德·特朗普。"

尽管民主党今年在纽约州重新划分国会选区地图面临多重障碍，但州长凯西·霍楚表示，她将与州议会合作，在2028年前完成选区重划工作。

纽约州长霍楚尔就最高法院上周裁决后可能出现的选区划分不公问题表示：“纽约始终走在争取投票权斗争的前列，我们将再次引领这一进程。”

杰弗里斯周一表示，他已指示纽约州民主党众议员乔·莫雷尔与州议会会面，商讨重新划分该州国会选区地图事宜。根据其声明，考虑中的方案包括最早于2027年通过宪法修正案，允许州议会绘制有利于民主党的不公正选区划分方案。

纽约共和党人于周一严厉批评了选区重划计划。

纽约州共和党主席埃德·考克斯（Ed Cox）在一份声明中表示："杰弗里斯、霍楚尔等纽约州民主党人侮辱了选民的智慧——这些选民曾在2014年强烈支持选区重划改革，包括禁止党派不公正划分选区。民主党曾试图破坏这项改革，但民众在2021年挫败了他们的企图。我坚信历史必将重演。"

杰弗里斯宣布这一消息前不久，佛罗里达州共和党籍州长罗恩·德桑蒂斯签署了一份对共和党有利的新国会选区划分方案，该方案可能为共和党在佛罗里达州赢得多达四个席位。

民主党高层严厉批评德桑蒂斯召开特别会议重新划分佛罗里达州选区地图，周一他在声明中称此举"公然违法"。随着民主党试图在今年11月重夺众议院控制权，杰弗里斯还承诺将重点针对佛罗里达州处境脆弱的共和党议员展开攻势。

杰弗里斯在一份声明中表示：“民主党人已强力挫败了MAGA（让美国再次伟大）阵营的中期选举夺权企图，我们将继续予以坚决回击。法庭上见。”

唐纳德·特朗普总统敦促共和党主政的州在中期选举前迅速通过新的国会选区划分方案，以便为共和党在可能决定众议院控制权的选区中创造优势。截至目前，共和党已在得克萨斯州、北卡罗来纳州、佛罗里达州和密苏里州通过了有利于该党的选区划分方案，而民主党则在加利福尼亚州和弗吉尼亚州划定了新的民主党占优的席位。

包括路易斯安那州和田纳西州在内的多个共和党主政州，正根据最高法院裁决推进选区重划工作，旨在消除民主党掌控的以黑人选民为主的选区。在田纳西州，竞选下任州长的共和党参议员玛莎·布莱克本提出了一份新的选区划分方案，该方案将使共和党能够掌控该州所有选区。