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Indiana GOP Senator to Oppose Party Redistricting After Trump’s Derogatory Slur

Indiana State Senator Mike Bohacek said he will vote against the state GOP’s redistricting plan after President Trump used a derogatory slur. Bohacek, an advocate for people with intellectual disabilities and father to a daughter with Down syndrome, said the president’s language had consequences. The proposed map—pushed to create a 9-0 Republican delegation—has split the state party and prompted threats and legal concerns. Lawmakers plan to decide the issue in December amid national debate over partisan redistricting.

08:56 AM, 11/29/2025Politics
Indiana GOP Senator to Oppose Party Redistricting After Trump’s Derogatory Slur

Indiana State Senator Mike Bohacek announced he will vote "No" on his party’s proposed redistricting plan, citing President Donald Trump’s use of a derogatory slur as a key reason for his decision. Bohacek emphasized his long-standing advocacy for people with intellectual disabilities and noted that his own daughter has Down syndrome.

"I have been an unapologetic advocate for people with intellectual disabilities since the birth of my second daughter," Bohacek wrote on Facebook. "This is not the first time our president has used these insulting and derogatory references and his choices of words have consequences. I will be voting NO on redistricting."

Bohacek referenced a social-media post in which the president used a derogatory term while criticizing Minnesota’s governor. The remark prompted Bohacek to say the president should spend the coming months convincing voters his policies and behavior deserve a congressional majority.

The proposed redistricting would redraw Indiana’s congressional map in a way that could produce a 9-0 Republican delegation, a change that would add two seats favoring the GOP. The plan has exposed growing divisions within the state party: some senior Republicans said the measure lacked the votes to move forward, prompting public rebukes from national figures and a renewed push by party leaders to revisit the proposal.

House Speaker Mike Johnson intervened in the dispute, and state lawmakers later reversed course to take up the redistricting question, with a final decision expected in December. The debate has intensified emotions: one state legislator privately expressed fear of speaking out, and another lawmaker reported a bomb threat to his business amid the controversy.

Broader political fallout

Efforts nationwide to redraw districts along partisan lines have produced legal challenges, political backlash and countermeasures from the opposing party. In several states, redistricting battles have led to court rulings and heightened national attention as both parties seek maps favorable to their interests ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Senator Bohacek’s public rejection of the redistricting plan highlights the friction between allegiance to party strategy and personal convictions about public discourse and decency. His stance may influence other legislators weighing the political costs of supporting aggressive partisan maps.

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