Joe Holleman | Post-Dispatch

Political correspondent/columnist

As one would expect, U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, a Republican, supports the effort now underway to redistrict Missouri and add a GOP representative to the state's congressional contingent.

Noting that he has no role in composing the new map — "The Constitution assigns that to the state Legislature and the governor" — Hawley said he fully supports the move.

"Would I like to have another Republican member of Congress?" Hawley said. "Well yeah, of course I would."

The Missouri House on Tuesday passed the redistricting bill , and passage through the Senate is expected soon.

The GOP-controlled Missouri Legislature, at the behest of President Donald Trump, is redrawing the state's Congressional districts to make a Democratic vict

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