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Democratic leaders from the Missouri House of Representatives expect Governor Mike Kehoe to call them back to Jefferson City next week, formally asking them to change the states congressional district boundaries.

Redistricting has been a national debate this summer, with attention focused in Texas and California. Talks about redistricting in Missouri began at the beginning of the month. President Donald Trump appeared to weigh in last week.

Six of the states eight U.S. Representatives are Democrats.

In a statement Monday, Missouri House Minority Leader Ashley Aune, a representative from Kansas Citys Northland, wrote in part, House Democrats believe congressional redistricting is a once-per-decade task that has already been completed in accordance with the state

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