Kansas Republicans do not have the votes to convene a special session that would draw the state’s lone House Democrat — Sharice Davids — out of office, state House Speaker Dan Hawkins said Tuesday.
It’s the latest roadblock in the White House’s aggressive push to redraw maps across the country in order to shore up Republicans’ tiny House majority ahead of the 2026 midterms.
“Planning a Special Session is always going to be an uphill battle with multiple agendas, scheduling conflicts and many unseen factors at play,” Hawkins said in a statement.
It doesn’t mean the effort is gone for good. Lawmakers could still take up the issue in January when…
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