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Tennessee calls special session to redistrict maps at behest of Trump
May 1, 2026, 11:43 p.m. ETAt the behest of President Donald Trump, Tennessee’s Republican supermajority is returning to Nashville next week to redraw the state’s congressional maps, carving Memphis into multiple safe-Republican seats.The session is made possible by the Supreme Court's decision ending protections in the Voting Rights Act, made April 29.Gov. Bill Lee issued a call for a special legislative session to approve new redistricting maps on the evening of May 1, one day after Trump announced on social media that Lee had promised to do so.Lawmakers will return to Nashville on May 5.“We owe it to Tennesseans to ensure our congressional districts accurately reflect the will of Tennessee voters,” Lee said.“After consultation with the Lt. Governor, Speaker of the House, Attorney General, and Secretary of State, I believe the General Assembly has a responsibility to review the map and ensure it remains fair, legal, and defensible.”Once in Nashville, the Republican supermajority legislature will have the votes to crack Memphis and draw nine new safe-Republican congressional seats in Tennessee and eliminate the last remaining Democrat-held seat.Candidates are already campaigning in the 9th Congressional District — which will likely be redrawn during the special session. Incumbent U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen,
Trump eyes Tennessee map reset following Supreme Court’s voting rights decision
President Donald Trump is pushing Tennessee to redraw its congressional map in the wake of the Supreme Court's weakened voting rights protections, signaling that the ruling will accelerate GOP efforts to cement Republican gains before the 2026 midterms.Trump said Thursday that he had spoken with Tennessee Governor Bill Lee, who he said committed to working on a new map. "This should give us one extra seat, and help Save our Country from the Radical Left Democrats," Trump posted on social media.The statement marks Trump's most direct intervention yet in the post-Callais redistricting wave. While Republican lawmakers in Florida, Louisiana and other states moved swiftly to exploit the Supreme Court's decision, Trump's public push in Tennessee signals party-wide appetite to reshape the map before 2028.Tennessee currently sends eight Republicans and one Democrat to Congress—Representative Steve Cohen, who represents Memphis, a majority-Black district. A redrawn map eliminating or substantially weakening that seat would represent a net gain for Republicans heading into the next election cycle."All of the other Political Representatives of Tennessee have promised to do so," Trump wrote, indicating buy-in from the state's broader GOP delegation. "PUSH HARD!" he added....A National PatternThe Tennessee effort reflects a national pattern. Within hours of
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