A House Democratic super PAC is looking to raise tens of millions of dollars to challenge Texas Republicans next year as the GOP looks to redraw congressional maps in the state in a bid to offset losses in the 2026 midterms.
House Majority PAC announced on Monday that it’s creating a Lone Star Fund that is vying to “raise upwards of $20 million” to target gerrymandered GOP House districts if Texas Republicans redraw their lines.
The super PAC noted it’s using a multi-pronged approach, including advertising efforts to reach low-propensity voters, growing its recruitment fund and investing more in targeting Hispanic voters.
President Trump is looking to gain five House seats in Texas, with legislators convening in Austin for a special session that will address redistricting, among other items. Midterms have historically been unkind to the president’s party in power, and Republicans are bracing for a challenging election cycle next year.
Texas’s move to reconsider its House lines has prompted blue states to leave the door open to initiating similar moves. California is so far the only state weighing two different options for moving forward with redrawing their own lines in response to Texas.
Ohio is the only state that was expected to do redistricting this year, given the maps they used in 2022 did not have bipartisan support. Republicans are hoping to net several seats from new maps there.
Redrawing maps, however, raises the likelihood of endangering incumbents in other nearby districts, particularly if one party is overly aggressive in trying to redraw the maps.
