A source told Fox News Digital that friends in Texas approached Rep. Darrell Issa and encouraged him to run for Congress in Texas' 32nd Congressional District. (Getty Images)
Further complicating the situation is the fact that redistricting in both California and Texas is facing legal challenges. And it is unclear whether they will be in effect for next year’s critical midterm election that will decide the balance of power in Congress.
The Supreme Court is expected to decide on Texas' redistricting in the next few days after a panel of federal judges blocked the state from using its redrawn congressional map, calling it "racially gerrymandered," a ruling which Republicans across the country have blasted as a "double standard."
CALIFORNIA VOTERS PASS CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING PROPOSITION IN VICTORY FOR NEWSOM, DEMOCRATS
President Donald Trump speaks alongside the FIFA World Cup Winners Trophy in the Oval Office of the White House Aug. 22, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Lawmakers in Indiana, North Carolina, Missouri, Maryland, Utah and Virginia are exploring or moving forward with plans to change their maps.
"We must keep the Majority at all costs," Trump wrote recently.
Fox News Digital’s Ashley Oliver and Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
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