This will be an intense campaign with both sides spending tens of millions to try to move those undecided voters.”

Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic state lawmakers moved quickly to create new districts that could help their party flip five congressional seats. Their plan still requires voter approval.

California’s Democratic-controlled legislature passed a trio of bills aimed at redrawing the state’s congressional map. The move, designed to send five more Democrats to Congress, is a direct response to Texas doing the same thing with Republican seats.

The vote marked a return volley by Democrats in a national redistricting war the day after Texas approved its new map.

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday said he’s proud of how quickly the California Legislature passed a congressional redistricting proposal that he signed, but he was reminded

California’s summer of legislation has taken a sharp turn away from laws for the Golden State to how California can influence Congress. Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of bills on Thursday that could temporarily replace the state’s independent redistricting commission with new congressional maps drawn by the Legislature itself.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a package of legislation, kicking off the Golden State's redistricting drive, as the Democrat retaliates against Texas.

The new map would shift five of California's Republican House seats to be more favorable to Democrats in the 2026 midterm elections.

- California Gov. Gavin Newsom at a press conference to discuss the measures to redraw the state's Congressional districts and put new maps before voters in a special election, in Sacramento, Calif.,