Reeher Weighs In on Redistricting Arms Race in The Hill

August 11, 2025

The Hill

Grant Reeher

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The Hill

Grant Reeher

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis redrew congressional lines after the 2020 census. Could he do it again? In its examination of the possibility and potential impact, The Hill quoted Grant Reeher, professor of political science.

“Redrawing districts in between the decennial censuses will just lead to a redistricting arms race,” says Reeher. “What both parties are doing is bad for the political system generally, the state legislatures and the Congress, and the citizens.”

“The American political system is already the most complicated and fragmented in the Western world — by a mile,” Reeher added. “All this does is make that problem worse than it already is.”

Read more in The Hill, “ DeSantis inches closer to joining redistricting fight.”