Indiana’s Republican congressional delegation will travel to Washington this week for a White House meeting on mid-decade redistricting, part of a national push by President Donald Trump and party strategists to cement a U.S. House majority ahead of the 2026 elections. The administration’s Office of Intergovernmental Affairs invited the state’s entire GOP legislative caucus, and Vice President JD Vance has already lobbied Gov. Mike Braun and lawmakers in Indianapolis to consider convening a special session. Support for the initiative is strong among Indiana’s nine Republican members of Congress, who say redrawing the map could add one or two GOP seats to the state’s current 7-2 advantage. Representatives Marlin Stutzman, Victoria Spartz, Erin Houchin and Jim Baird publicly endorsed the effort, arguing that Democrats in states such as California and Illinois are pursuing similar partisan maps. The plan has exposed fissures within the party. Most Northwest Indiana Republican legislators—including State Reps. Julie Olthoff, Mike Aylesworth and Ed Soliday—have declined to attend the Washington meeting, citing scheduling conflicts or skepticism over the need to reopen a map that received an “A” grade from the Princeton Gerrymandering Project in 2021. State Rep. Ed Clere called a special session for redistricting “desperation to maintain a House majority,” while GOP U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler condemned gerrymandering as a cause of congressional dysfunction. Gov. Braun, whose approval is required to call lawmakers back to Indianapolis, said he will not convene a special session unless there is broad agreement, noting the meeting could cost roughly $150,000. Redistricting typically occurs once a decade following the census, making the mid-cycle maneuver unusual. Similar efforts are advancing in Texas, where Republicans aim to add up to five seats, and in California, where Democrats seek to offset those gains. Political analysts warn that aggressively altering Indiana’s two Democratic districts—held by Reps. Frank Mrvan and André Carson—could make adjacent Republican districts more competitive in the long run. Braun acknowledged growing national pressure but said Indiana, already reliably Republican, must weigh short-term gains against potential future risks.