{"id":1055927,"date":"2025-09-08T21:07:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T01:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1055927"},"modified":"2025-09-09T09:08:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T13:08:18","slug":"dnc-chair-ken-martin-applauds-mo-democrats-hosting-a-sit-in-to-fight-back-against-mo-republicans-scheme-to-rig-the-maps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/dnc-chair-ken-martin-applauds-mo-democrats-hosting-a-sit-in-to-fight-back-against-mo-republicans-scheme-to-rig-the-maps\/","title":{"rendered":"DNC Chair Ken Martin Applauds MO Democrats Hosting a Sit-In to Fight Back Against MO Republicans\u2019 Scheme to Rig the Maps"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Facing abysmal jobs numbers<\/a> and approval ratings that remain constantly underwater<\/a>, Donald Trump has turned to systematically attacking Americans\u2019 voting rights in a last-ditch effort to save his flailing congressional majorities. Governor Mike Kehoe and Missouri Republicans are the latest Republicans to cave to Trump\u2019s cynical orders to rig congressional maps ahead of critical midterm elections \u2013 while facing staunch opposition from Missouri Democrats and voters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Missouri Republicans refused to recognize their Democratic colleagues in their sham special session to gerrymander Missouri districts this week, Missouri Democrats Reps. Ray Reed, Jeremy Dean, and Elizabeth Fuchs refused to leave the chamber, staging a sit-in that continued through the weekend to protest. The DNC applauds these brave representatives and will fight arm and arm with Missouri Democrats and Democrats across the country with every tool at their disposal for fair representation in their states. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In response, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMissouri voters overwhelmingly oppose Donald Trump and Republicans\u2019 anti-democratic power grab. Last week, Missouri state representatives Ray Reed, Jeremy Dean, and Elizabeth Fuchs stood up for the voters whose civil liberties are now under threat from cowardly Republicans who would rather silence their voters than listen to their demands. Instead of backing down, they doubled down and hosted a \u2018sit-in\u2019 in the Missouri legislative chamber all weekend long. The DNC applauds their efforts leading and using every tool at their disposal to raise awareness for the craven scheme by Missouri Republicans. In every corner of this country, Democrats are fighting back. Missouri Democrats can count on the DNC\u2019s support as we protect Missouri voters and save our country from Trump\u2019s billionaire-first agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Missouri voters are furious over Trump and Republicans\u2019 plot to gerrymander congressional districts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Politico<\/a>: \u201cAs Republicans in Missouri push forward with their plan to draw Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver out of his Kansas City seat, a new poll of voters in the state is against the mid-cycle redistricting effort.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My Northwest<\/a>: \u201cTrump-backed plan to redraw Missouri congressional districts draws opposition at first hearing\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMissouri residents denounced a plan to redraw the state\u2019s congressional districts on Thursday as Republican lawmakers pressed ahead with President Donald Trump\u2019s strategy to bolster Republicans in next year\u2019s congressional elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDozens of people turned out for the first public hearing on a plan that would split up a Kansas City congressional district to give Republicans a shot at winning seven of Missouri\u2019s eight U.S. House seats. Republicans already hold six of those seats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018Kansas City does not want to be divided. We deserve representation and a voice,\u2019 said Kristen Ellis Johnson, an attorney from Kansas City who came to the Capitol with her husband and daughter. \u2018You are dividing the urban-dwelling, liberal-leaning population to purposely change those votes.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMissouri is the third state to join an emerging national battle between Republicans and Democrats seeking advantage in the way U.S. House districts are drawn.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In defense of voters, starting last week, Missouri Democrats staged a sit-in in the House Chamber, defying state Republicans as they attempted to pass rigged congressional maps.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

KCTV<\/a>: \u201cMissouri Democrat threatens to stay in House Chamber \u2018as long as it takes\u2019 to get Republican leadership\u2019s attention\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHouse Democrats vowed on the first day of the special session to make as much noise as possible in an attempt to block the new map. This quorum call and threats of camping out are part of that noise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2018They don\u2019t want to talk about what they\u2019re doing because they know it\u2019s unpopular,\u2019 Dean said.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Facing abysmal jobs numbers and approval ratings that remain constantly underwater, Donald Trump has turned to systematically attacking Americans\u2019 voting rights in a last-ditch effort to save his flailing congressional majorities. 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