Pryor reacts to announcement of House convening on Dec. 1 to consider redistricting

Today, Speaker of the House Todd Huston and Senate Pro Tem. Rodric Bray announced the Indiana General Assembly will reconvene early for the 2026 session to discuss redistricting, starting Dec. 1.  

State Rep. Cherrish Pryor (D-Indianapolis), House Minority Floor Leader and member of the House Committee on Elections, issued the following statement in response: 

“After months of intense pressure from Washington, my Republican colleagues in the Statehouse have officially caved and the House has been called into session starting on Monday. This extra session is a performance to show that loyalty to the party matters more than the needs of Hoosiers.

“As a legislator expected to vote on these maps in a matter of days, I have yet to see a confirmed proposal. The public will have no chance to weigh in on an issue that directly impacts them. 

“Hoosiers have made it very clear that they did not ask for new maps. The General Assembly needs to redirect our focus from silencing our own voters to helping working families keep more of their hard-earned money. Gerrymandering does nothing to solve the real problems Hoosiers face like the affordability crisis.”