ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland won't take steps to gerrymander its lone Republican Congressional district.

In a letter obtained by Politico , Senate President Bill Ferguson wrote to colleagues that "the Senate is choosing not to move forward with mid-cycle congressional redistricting."

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"Despite deeply shared frustrations about the state of our country," he continued, "mid-cycle redistricting for Maryland presents a reality where the legal risks are too high, the timeline for action is dangerous, the downside risk to Democrats is catastrophic, and the certainty of our existing map would be undermined."

The discussion of a possible special session to redistrict comes as Republican-leaning states like Texas, Missouri,

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