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The Republican-led effort to redraw Indiana’s nine congressional districts has been a will-they-won’t-they story for the ages. We’re here to help you understand what’s going on and keep up with new developments.

• Follow us on Instagram @‌mirrorindy or Facebook to hear voters’ voices and our explanations of redistricting news.
• Check our redistricting page for coverage from Mirror Indy and our partners.

See scenes from Dec. 1 and Dec. 2 at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.

On Monday, Dec. 1, The Indiana House met for a legislative session and introduced a bill that would give Republicans an advantage in all nine of the state’s congressional districts. Right now, Republicans hold seven of the seats.

House Republicans also released a map that would split Marion County into four districts. Opponents say this would dilute the voices of Indy residents. Over 400 people showed up at the Statehouse to protest.

On Tuesday, Dec. 2, the House Elections and Apportionment committee met to talk about the bill and hear comments from the public. The committee voted 8-5 to pass the bill on to the full chamber. The House is set to vote on the bill on Thursday, Dec. 4.

What’s next?

The Indiana Senate said it will meet Dec. 8 to discuss redistricting.

Stay tuned, and let us know what questions you have.

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Doug McSchooler is a Mirror Indy freelance contributor. You can reach him at doug@mcschooler.com.

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Photos: Congressional redistricting talks underway at Indiana Statehouse

by Doug McSchooler and Brett Phelps, Mirror Indy
December 2, 2025

<h1>Photos: Congressional redistricting talks underway at Indiana Statehouse</h1> <p class="byline">by Doug McSchooler and Brett Phelps, Mirror Indy <br />December 2, 2025</p> <p>The Republican-led effort to redraw Indiana’s nine congressional districts has been a will-they-won’t-they story for the ages. We’re here to help you understand what’s going on and keep up with new developments.</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>Follow us <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mirrorindy/reels/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">on Instagram @‌mirrorindy</a> or <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mirrorindynews" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Facebook</a> to hear voters’ voices and our explanations of redistricting news.</li> <li>Check <a href="https://mirrorindy.org/indiana-redistricting-explained/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">our redistricting page</a> for coverage from Mirror Indy and our partners.</li> </ul> <p>See scenes from Dec. 1 and Dec. 2 at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251202_REDISTRICTING-SESSION_BP_07-1024x678.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68455" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Rep. Ben Smaltz introduces his congressional redistricting bill during the House Elections and Apportionment Committee meeting on Dec. 2, 2025, in the House chamber of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251202_REDISTRICTING-SESSION_BP_01-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68449" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Rep. Ben Smaltz introduces his congressional redistricting bill during the committee meeting on Dec. 2, 2025, in the House chamber.</figcaption></figure> <div class="wp-block-columns alignwide"> <div class="wp-block-column"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251202_REDISTRICTING-SESSION_BP_12-1024x708.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68460" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">People react while Rep. Ben Smaltz introduces his congressional redistricting bill Dec. 2, 2025, in the House chamber.</figcaption></figure> </p></div> <div class="wp-block-column"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251202_REDISTRICTING-SESSION_BP_20-1024x732.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68467" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Alex Hardy (right) reacts to public comments during the House Elections and Apportionment Committee meeting on Dec. 2, 2025, in the House chamber.</figcaption></figure> </p></div> </p></div> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251202_REDISTRICTING-SESSION_BP_06-1024x760.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68454" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Rep. Matt Pierce (right) and Rep. Vanessa Summers speak in the hallway during the House Elections and Apportionment Committee meeting on Dec. 2, 2025, in the House chamber of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251202_REDISTRICTING-SESSION_BP_35-1024x686.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68498" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Rep. Timothy Wesco speaks with other representatives before a House session on Dec. 2, 2025, in the House chamber of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure> <p>On Monday, Dec. 1, <a href="https://mirrorindy.org/indiana-redistricting-statehouse-rally-indianapolis/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Indiana House met for a legislative session</a> and introduced a bill that would give Republicans an advantage in all nine of the state’s congressional districts. Right now, Republicans hold seven of the seats.</p> <p>House Republicans also released a <a href="https://mirrorindy.org/indiana-redistricting-map-gerrymandering-indianapolis/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">map that would split Marion County into four districts</a>. Opponents say this would dilute the voices of Indy residents. Over 400 people showed up at the Statehouse to protest.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/251201_DAY-REDISTRICTING_DM022-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68334" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The ACLU of Indiana, Indivisible Central Indiana, MADVoters, Common Cause, Indiana Conservation Voters, Planned Parenthood, and partners rally Dec. 1, 2025, at the Indiana Statehouse.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/251201_DAY-REDISTRICTING_DM011-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68325" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">People rally at the Statehouse on Dec. 1, 2025.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/251201_DAY-REDISTRICTING_DM033-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68339" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The ACLU of Indiana, Indivisible Central Indiana, MADVoters, Common Cause, Indiana Conservation Voters, Planned Parenthood, and partners rally Dec. 1, 2025, at the Indiana Statehouse.</figcaption></figure> <div class="wp-block-columns"> <div class="wp-block-column"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/251201_DAY-REDISTRICTING_DM036-819x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68340" /></figure> </p></div> <div class="wp-block-column"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/251201_DAY-REDISTRICTING_DM030-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68338" /></figure> </p></div> </p></div> <figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/251201_DAY-REDISTRICTING_DM006-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68322" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">People rally against congressional redistricting Dec. 1, 2025, at the Indiana Statehouse.</figcaption></figure> <p>On Tuesday, Dec. 2, the House Elections and Apportionment committee met to talk about the bill and hear comments from the public. The committee <a href="https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/12/02/indiana-maps-drawn-purely-for-political-performance-of-gop-bill-author-says/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">voted 8-5 to pass the bill on to the full chamber</a>. The House is set to vote on the bill on Thursday, Dec. 4.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251202_REDISTRICTING-SESSION_BP_24-1024x689.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68494" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Speaker of the House Todd Huston meets with representatives during a House session on Dec. 2, 2025, in the House chamber of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure> <div class="wp-block-columns alignwide"> <div class="wp-block-column"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251202_REDISTRICTING-SESSION_BP_13-1024x657.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68461" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Members of the public react while Rep. Ben Smaltz introduces his congressional redistricting bill during the House Elections and Apportionment Committee meeting on Dec. 2, 2025, in the House chamber.</figcaption></figure> </p></div> <div class="wp-block-column"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251202_REDISTRICTING-SESSION_BP_18-1024x702.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68465" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Nick Roberts, an Indianapolis City-County Councilor, gives testimony during the House Elections and Apportionment Committee meeting on Dec. 2, 2025, in the House chamber.</figcaption></figure> </p></div> </p></div> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251202_REDISTRICTING-SESSION_BP_17-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68464" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Rep. Timothy Wesco speaks during the House Elections and Apportionment Committee meeting on Dec. 2, 2025, in the House chamber of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251202_REDISTRICTING-SESSION_BP_34-1024x687.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68497" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">State Rep. Carolyn Jackson watches State Rep. Matt Pierce speak during the House Elections and Apportionment Committee meeting on Dec. 2, 2025, in the House chamber of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251202_REDISTRICTING-SESSION_BP_10-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68458" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Former Indiana Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann speaks with State Rep. Jim Pressel during the House Elections and Apportionment Committee meeting on Dec. 2, 2025, in the House chamber.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/251201_DAY-REDISTRICTING_DM024-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68336" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">The ACLU of Indiana, Indivisible Central Indiana, MADVoters, Common Cause, Indiana Conservation Voters, Planned Parenthood, and other individuals and organizations rally Dec. 1, 2025, at the Indiana Statehouse.</figcaption></figure> <div class="wp-block-columns alignwide"> <div class="wp-block-column"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/251201_DAY-REDISTRICTING_DM035-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68356" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Julia Vaughn, policy director of Common Cause, speaks Dec. 1, 2025, at the Indiana Statehouse. </figcaption></figure> </p></div> <div class="wp-block-column"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/251201_DAY-REDISTRICTING_DM032-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68354" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Indiana Sen. Fady Qaddoura speaks Dec. 1, 2025, at the Indiana Statehouse. </figcaption></figure> </p></div> </p></div> <figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/251201_DAY-REDISTRICTING_DM002-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68319" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A person holds a proposed draft of the congressional districts map during a protest Dec. 1, 2025.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251202_REDISTRICTING-SESSION_BP_03-1024x666.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68451" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A member of the public walks back to his seat after giving a testimony during the House Elections and Apportionment Committee meeting on Dec. 2, 2025, in the House chamber.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251202_REDISTRICTING-SESSION_BP_33-1024x626.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68496" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Rep. Ben Smaltz watches as State Rep. Matt Pierce speaks against HB 1032 during the House Elections and Apportionment Committee meeting on Dec. 2, 2025, in the House chamber of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251202_REDISTRICTING-SESSION_BP_38-1024x645.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68499" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">State representatives speak with each other before a House session on Dec. 2, 2025, in the House chamber of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251202_REDISTRICTING-SESSION_BP_23-1024x657.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68493" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A member of the public speaks with State Rep. Cherrish Pryor after the House Elections and Apportionment Committee meeting on Dec. 2, 2025, in the House chamber of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251202_REDISTRICTING-SESSION_BP_16-edited-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68476" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Former Indiana Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann testifies during the public comment section of the House Elections and Apportionment Committee meeting on Dec. 2, 2025, in the House chamber.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251202_REDISTRICTING-SESSION_BP_27-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68495" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">State Rep. Matt Pierce speaks with a fellow representative before leaving after a House session on Dec. 2, 2025, in the House chamber of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-full"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/20251202_REDISTRICTING-SESSION_BP_02-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-68450" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A member of the public testifies during the public comment section of the House Elections and Apportionment Committee meeting on Dec. 2, 2025, in the House chamber of the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-what-s-next">What’s next?</h2> <p>The Indiana Senate said it will meet Dec. 8 to discuss redistricting.</p> <p>Stay tuned, and <a href="https://mirrorindy.org/indiana-redistricting-explained/#question" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">let us know what questions you have</a>.</p> <p><em>Doug McSchooler is a Mirror Indy freelance contributor. You can reach him at <a href="mailto:doug@mcschooler.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">doug@mcschooler.com</a>.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/photos-congressional-redistricting-talks-underway-at-indiana-statehouse/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=68473&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/photos-congressional-redistricting-talks-underway-at-indiana-statehouse/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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