GOP redistricting push in Kansas hits roadblock

Kansas House Republicans failed to secure enough support Tuesday to force a special legislative session aimed at redrawing congressional maps.

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November 5, 2025 - 2:40 PM

Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins, R-Wichita, says a special session is difficult to put together although a supermajority of Republicans wanted it to happen to provide oversight on multiple topics. Photo by Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins acknowledged Tuesday that he didn’t gather enough support from his Republican caucus to force a special session on Friday as planned.

Hawkins and Senate President Ty Masterson have worked for the past two months to get two-thirds of both chambers to sign a petition for a special session, where they could then redraw congressional maps to try to drive Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids out of office. Masterson previously announced he had the necessary signatures from Senate Republicans.

But a handful of House Republicans…

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