Newsom urges Illinois, NY to hurry-up on redistricting
'Right now forget the talking, it's not about press. It's time to move. You gotta move. I mean, enough,' Newsom said.
'We're all saying the right thing. Now we gotta do the right thing, which means we gotta fight fire with fire,' he told Beto O'Rouke, a former Texas state representative during the Tuesday episode of the ' This is Gavin Newsom ' podcast.
The two discussed also criticized Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R ) for advocating for the arrest of Democratic lawmakers who fled the state in an effort to block a vote advancing redistricting efforts in the Lone Star State. The Democratic state lawmakers who left are preventing the Texas legislature from having the quorum necessary to pass legislation.
Lawmakers in New York and Illinois have launched redistricting efforts in response to Texas.
In New York, state Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris (D) and Assembly member Micah Lasher (D) introduced legislation to amend the state's constitution permitting redistricting efforts outside of the traditional cycle. Lawmakers in Illinois are working on a similar measure.
On the Tuesday podcast, Newsom also noted that California's elected officials would be moving swiftly to combat Republican efforts with countermeasures later this week.
'Later this week, we're gonna announce the campaign. Next week, the legislature's gonna move this forward,' Newsom said.
Newsom has been listed as a potential contender for the White House in 2028 as Democrats prepare to launch a comeback bid after losing the presidential race and the Senate majority last year.
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