Missourians Across the State Protest Republican Attempt to Rig Congressional Map

More than 1,000 Missourians marched near St. Louis, while hundreds gathered in Kansas City to condemn the Republican plan to crack Kansas City into multiple congressional districts – a blatant power grab that would dilute the will of voters in the state’s largest city.

On D.C. Republicans’ orders, Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe called a special legislative session to gerrymander the state’s congressional map late Friday, the afternoon before a holiday weekend – a telltale sign that Republicans know just how unpopular their scheme is.

DCCC Spokesperson Lindsay Reilly:
“Republicans should be careful what they wish for. Missourians are making it clear they hate this blatant power grab that was cooked up by party bosses in D.C. Voters will hold Republicans up and down the ballot accountable – starting with the already vulnerable and deeply unpopular Ann Wagner.”

In case you missed it…

• Frustration over a Republican push to redraw congressional districts… drew more than a thousand protesters Monday to Shaw Park for a Labor Day rally.
• Steve Griffin of O’Fallon, Missouri, carried a hand-painted sign that read, “Gerrymandering Oligarchist Power Grabbers,” with the first letters stacked to spell out GOP.
• Griffin said he plans to take off work Sept. 10 to attend a demonstration in Jefferson City.

• A major concern among the protesters was President Donald Trump’s calls for Missouri lawmakers… to redraw the state’s congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterm election.
• Many signs at Monday’s rally were critical of the gerrymandering effort. Among them: “Fight Trump’s Power Grab,” “Show Me Fair Maps Not Rigged Maps,” “Stop Rigging Elections” and “Thou Shalt Not Steal Applies to Congressional Seats.”
• Steve Werner, of Kansas City, described the proposed redistricting map as “crazy stuff.”
• “That’s their main goal — to rig it to where Democrats don’t have influence commensurate with their size,” he said.
• Chris Waechter, a retired iron worker who lives in the 5th District, carried a sign that said, “No Redistricting In MO. No Gerrymandering in MO.”
• “Fair representation has nothing to do with why they did this. It’s just the opposite.”

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