As Texas, under pressure from President Trump, considers redrawing congressional lines to boost GOP numbers in Congress, California considers responding by boosting the state's Democratic districts.

Fast forward eight years, and Meade, 26, is one of several Democratic candidates vying for California’s 40th Congressional District seat, represented now by Republican Rep. Young Kim. The district is eyed by national Democrats as a potential flip in the 2026 midterms.

As California faces the possibility of losing up to four House seats in 2030, Governor Gavin Newsom’s plan to redraw congressional maps sparks debate among Democrats

The Rancho Santa Margarita native joins several Democrats eyeing California’s 40th District, including Kim’s 2024 challenger, Joe Kerr; former Chino Valley school board member and attorney Christina Gagnier; Los Angeles art dealer Esther Kim Varet; consultant Paula Swift; and entrepreneur and nonprofit leader Nina Linh.

Former President Obama is set to appear at a Democratic redistricting group’s fundraiser next month in Martha’s Vineyard, as the party looks to go toe-to-toe with Republicans’ redistricting push

After meetings with Democrats from the Texas House, Gavin Newsom and JB Pritzker suggested their states could counter a gerrymander by Texas Republicans.

He said Democratic candidates that have won — including New York mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani and Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego — could foreshadow California’s governor’s race, where affordability has already become a top issue.

California Democrats finally stopped outsourcing their policy judgment to their favorite lobbies. California just demolished a major obstacle to housing construction within its borders — and provided Democrats with a blueprint for better governance nationwide.

Jasmeet Bains, a doctor who represents Kern County in the state Assembly, becomes the latest Democrat and likely frontrunner in the race against Republican Rep. David Valadao.