Indiana Senate leader blocks redistricting special session, citing lack of Republican votes

Indiana Senate leader Rodric Bray announces on November 14, 2025, that there are not enough Republican votes to move forward with a congressional redistricting special session called by Gov. Mike Braun in October 2025 at the Trump administration's request. Vice President JD Vance had visited Indiana legislators in the weeks prior to lobby for the redistricting effort. The failure is the first notable setback in Trump's mid-decade redistricting push and demonstrates that not all Republican state legislators are willing to use their supermajorities for the effort. Trump-backed challengers later defeat five of seven Indiana state lawmakers who refused to support redistricting in the May 2026 Republican primary, illustrating the consequences of resistance.