The St. Charles County Republican was a strong supporter in 2022 of drawing a map that would have made it much harder for Democratic U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver to win another term representing Kansas City.

It's not surprising that Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Onder is supportive of a special session to redraw Missouri's congressional districts.

The then-Missouri state senator was a strong supporter in 2022 of creating a map with seven Republican-leaning seats and one Democratic-leaning district. Even though his colleagues firmly rejected that idea, they may resurrect it next month after President Donald Trump prodded Republican-leaning states to recraft U.S. House districts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

"We are a Republican state. Republicans have super majorities in the Missouri Hous

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