Mississippi State Auditor Shad White calls on legislature to eliminate majority-Black 2nd Congressional District

Hours after the Supreme Court hands down its 6-3 decision in Louisiana v. Callais, Mississippi Republican State Auditor Shad White publicly calls for lawmakers to use the ruling to eliminate Mississippi's only majority-Black congressional district — the 2nd, held by Democrat Rep. Bennie Thompson. White posts on social media: \"This likely opens the door to redrawing Mississippi's congressional districts. Mississippi might no longer have a district drawn to protect Bennie Thompson.\" Thompson's 2nd District runs from the Mississippi Delta through Jackson and was originally created to comply with the Voting Rights Act's requirement that Black voters in Mississippi have meaningful representation. Thompson, who led the House January 6 Committee, represents the state's only reliably Democratic seat. White's statement comes alongside a call from Republican state Sen. Kevin Blackwell, who writes: \"It's time to erase Bennie Thompson's District.\" Gov. Tate Reeves has a special legislative session already scheduled for May 20 focused on state Supreme Court districts, which operatives say could be expanded to include congressional redistricting.