With roughly two months before Florida lawmakers convene for the 2026 session, Gov. Ron DeSantis is making it clear that he expects a new congressional map to emerge from the legislature.

“Stay tuned,” DeSantis posted to social media Thursday night, responding to a post summarizing House Speaker Daniel Perez’s claim that redistricting is “not planned.”

Perez, speaking to Politico earlier this week, insisted that there was “no plan yet” to redraw the state’s congressional lines.

“We’re not there yet. We haven’t had that discussion yet,” Perez told the outlet. “Redistricting hasn’t been a conversation that we’ve had yet.”

Despite those assurances, DeSantis has repeatedly signaled he expects Florida to redraw its lines in a way that benefits Republicans, further cementing GOP control of t

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