拟议的众议院席位分配方案将对马里兰州唯一的共和党议员不利
作者：伊丽莎白·埃尔金德、保罗·施泰因豪泽
福克斯新闻
发布时间：2026年2月19日 美国东部时间下午3:00
马里兰州州议会的一位资深民主党人对众议院少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯试图将该州唯一的共和党议员排挤出国会的运动泼了冷水。
来自纽约州的民主党人杰弗里斯周三在安纳波利斯与州领导人会面，讨论2026年11月中期选举前重新绘制马里兰州国会选区地图的事宜。
他是推动该州加入日益扩大的重划选区战争的最受瞩目的民主党人之一，这可能导致共和党众议员安迪·哈里斯（R-Md.）被有效排除在该州唯一一个倾向共和党的选区之外。
这需要马里兰州议会两院都批准今年早些时候由州长韦斯·摩尔的重划选区委员会推荐的新地图。但参议院议长比尔·弗格森正在抵制来自党内同僚的压力。
众议院重划选区之战蔓延至弗吉尼亚，最高法院批准高风险重划投票
众议院少数党领袖哈基姆·杰弗里斯（D-N.Y.）出席众议院民主党指导与政策委员会听证会，摄于2025年10月22日国会大厦游客中心。（Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images）
“正是因为我们希望杰弗里斯领袖处于多数地位，马里兰州参议院民主党核心小组的大多数成员才不支持在中期进行重划选区，这会在州法院产生反效果，并导致民主党议员在国会中失利，”弗格森在接受福克斯新闻数字版采访时表示。
自去年以来，弗格森一直持此立场，当时他致信州民主党人警告称：“马里兰州的中期重划选区意味着法律风险过高，行动时间线危险，民主党面临的下行风险是灾难性的，而我们现有选区的确定性将被破坏。”
弗格森还表示，他们讨论了“通过经济、社会和移民政策回应无法无天的特朗普政府的重要性”，以及两党在这些领域如何合作。
最高法院允许德克萨斯州使用特朗普推动的重新绘制的国会选区地图，有利于共和党人
周三与福克斯新闻数字版交谈时，摩尔呼吁弗格森至少允许就新地图进行投票。
“作为一名为这个国家战斗过、为民主战斗过的人，我只相信为民主而战，我认为这需要进行投票，无论投票结果如何，结果并不重要，但必须投票。我认为这也是杰弗里斯领袖向参议院议长传达的信息，”摩尔说。
马里兰州参议院议长比尔·弗格森正在抵制党内同僚的压力。（Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images）
杰弗里斯已与多个州的民主党人就全国范围内的重划选区问题进行了会面，但他很少就党内同僚发动如此公开的施压运动。
周三他告诉记者，他向弗格森表示：“我们的观点，我相信这也是韦斯·摩尔州长明确且果断表达的观点，此刻最佳行动方案是允许马里兰州参议院进行直接投票，以便我们有机会以透明的方式推进并看清结果。”
杰弗里斯还暗示弗格森的决定并非最终决定，双方仍在就此事进行持续对话。
2026年中期选举前，各州重划选区之争愈演愈烈，两党争夺权力
马里兰州唯一的共和党众议员哈里斯是保守派众议院自由党团的领袖。
上个月他告诉福克斯新闻数字版，如果新地图获得通过，他将提起诉讼挑战该地图。
“韦斯，法庭见，”这位保守派党团领袖说。
自由党团主席安迪·哈里斯众议员在华盛顿特区美国国会大厦众议院会议厅外与记者交谈，摄于2025年7月2日。（Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images）
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重划选区通常是每10年进行一次，在新的人口普查要求根据人口变化修改国会选区后进行。
但2026年中期选举前爆发了一场重划选区战争，可能颠覆全国的选举地图。
德克萨斯州和加利福尼亚州已分别推动重划国会选区地图，前者有利于共和党，后者有利于民主党。
印第安纳州共和党人在唐纳德·特朗普总统的支持下进行的类似努力遭到本党成员反对，而俄亥俄州和北卡罗来纳州的推动则有利于共和党。但弗吉尼亚州和佛罗里达州等州可能效仿。
伊丽莎白·埃尔金德是福克斯新闻数字版的政治记者，主要报道众议院。她此前曾在《每日邮报》和哥伦比亚广播公司新闻担任记者。
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Top Maryland Democrat defies Jeffries on mid-cycle redistricting push to boot state’s lone Republican
The proposed House map would disadvantage the one Maryland Republican in Congress
By Elizabeth Elkind, Paul Steinhauser
Fox News
Published February 19, 2026 3:00pm EST
A top Democrat in Maryland’s state legislature threw cold water on House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ campaign to oust the state’s lone Republican from Congress.
Jeffries, D-N.Y., was in Annapolis on Wednesday meeting with state leaders to discuss redrawing Maryland’s congressional map before the November 2026 midterms.
He’s one of the highest-profile Democrats pushing the state to join the growing redistricting war, which could see Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md., effectively drawn out of the one Republican-leaning district in the state.
That would require both chambers of the Maryland General Assembly to approve a new map recommended by Gov. Wes Moore’s redistricting commission earlier this year. But Senate President Bill Ferguson is resisting pressure from fellow Democrats.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., attends a House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee hearing in the Capitol Visitor Center, Oct. 22, 2025.(Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
“It’s precisely because we want Leader Jeffries in the majority that most members in the Maryland Senate Democratic Caucus do not support moving forward with mid-cycle redistricting that will backfire in our State courts and lose Democrats in Congress,” Ferguson said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital.
It’s a position he’s held since last year, when he wrote a letter to state Democrats warning that “mid-cycle redistricting for Maryland presents a reality where the legal risks are too high, the timeline for action is dangerous, the downside risk to Democrats is catastrophic, and the certainty of our existing map would be undermined.”
Ferguson said they also discussed “the importance of responding to the lawless Trump Administration through economic, social, and immigration policies” and how they could cooperate in those areas.
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Moore, who spoke with Fox News Digital on Wednesday, called for Ferguson to at least allow a vote to be held on the new map.
“As someone who fought for this country and someone who fought for democracy, I just believe in fighting for democracy, and I think that requires a vote, no matter how the vote turns out,” Moore said. “It frankly doesn’t matter, but just vote. And so I think that was also the message that Leader Jeffries shared with the Senate President.”
Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson is resisting pressure from fellow Democrats.(Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Jeffries has met with Democrats in various states about redistricting across the country, but it’s rare for him to wage such a public pressure campaign on a fellow party leader.
He told reporters on Wednesday that he shared with Ferguson, “It’s our view, and I believe this is the view that has been clearly and decisively shared by Governor Wes Moore, that the best course of action at this moment is to allow an up-or-down vote in the Maryland State Senate so that we have an opportunity to move forward in a transparent way and see where things will land.”
Jeffries also suggested Ferguson’s decision was not final and that there were still ongoing conversations on the matter.
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Harris, Maryland’s lone Republican representative, is the leader of the conservative House Freedom Caucus.
He told Fox News Digital last month that he would bring a lawsuit to challenge the new map if it somehow did get approved.
“Wes, we’ll see you in court,” the conservative caucus leader said.
Freedom Caucus Chair Rep. Andy Harris talks to reporters as he walks to the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on July 2, 2025, in Washington, D.C.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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Redistricting is normally a process seen every 10 years, after a new census calls for the modification of congressional districts based on changes in population.
But a redistricting war has broken out ahead of the November midterms that could upend electoral maps across the country.
Both Texas and California have moved to redraw their congressional maps in favor of Republicans and Democrats, respectively.
A similar effort by Indiana Republicans, backed by President Donald Trump, was shot down by members of their own party while pushes in Ohio and North Carolina prevailed in favor of the GOP. But states like Virginia and Florida and could follow suit.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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