Event Brief
TN GOP seeks code change to redraw congressional map
Filed: May 06, 2026 at 7:18 PM ET
Summary: Tennessee lawmakers in a special session seek a state code change to redraw congressional districts before the census.
WHO: Republican Tennessee lawmakers and the Tennessee General Assembly
WHAT: Seeking to change Tennessee state code to allow redrawing congressional district boundaries and eliminate the only Democratic-held district
WHEN: May 06, 2026 at 5:50 PM ET
WHERE: Tennessee
WHY: The current state code bans changes to district boundaries between censuses, prompting a code change to enable the map redraw before the census.
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