What to Expect Ahead of the First Meeting of the Ohio Redistricting Commission
October 20, 2025
Columbus, Ohio- Tomorrow, the Ohio Redistricting Commission will meet for the first time, officially kicking off the second stage of Ohio’s redistricting process. Ohioans want a fair, constitutional map that represents how the state actually votes. Instead, they’re likely to get more lies, confusion, and Republican power grabs.
Republicans will likely fail to introduce a map over 20 days after the first deadline to do so passed.
- Ohio Republicans blew past the first deadline to introduce a map after holding a round of sham hearings that were clearly only to fulfill a legal requirement. House and Senate Democrats introduced a fair, constitutional map, but Republicans refused to seriously consider it while continuing to stall on their own map.
- Now, Ohioans are stuck waiting on a map while Republicans appear increasingly desperate to run out the clock. There’s only ten days until the next redistricting deadline, and no signs that Republicans plan to take it seriously.
If Republicans do finally manage to introduce a map, it will likely be unconstitutional and aimed at silencing the voices of Ohioans across the state.
- It’s not a secret that Ohio Republicans plan to silence Ohio voters and further gerrymander the state. While Republicans fight for themselves, Democrats are fighting so every voter can make their voice heard.
- Democrats have options and are prepared to use every tool available to stop Republicans and get a fair, constitutional map that actually represents how our state votes.
Ohioans will see the same patterns they’ve grown used to: lies, lack of transparency, and a desperation to change the rules ahead of what will be a difficult midterm election for Republicans.
- New polling revealed Ohioans are fed up with the Republican billionaire-first agenda that’s driving up costs and will vote accordingly in 2026. In order to avoid being held accountable, Republicans will try to rig our congressional map so they don’t have to answer to anyone other than Trump and special interests.
- Whether it’s holding last-minute hearings, ignoring the voices of Ohioans from across the state, or delaying a proposed map until the last minute, it’s clear Republicans don’t care what Ohio voters want. Democrats are ready to hold them accountable at the polls in 2025 and 2026 no matter what the map looks like
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