Kevin Mccarthy Reemerges To Fight California Redistricting

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been working behind the scenes to rally his Republican troops against California Democrats’ gerrymandering ballot measure, according to three people familiar with the campaign’s planning.
McCarthy recently told his former home-state congressional delegation that he’s aiming to raise $100 million for the opposition campaign, according to two of the people, who were granted anonymity to discuss internal planning. Close McCarthy ally Jessica Millan Patterson, former California Republican Party chair, is slated to become chair of the Republican-focused campaign committee, longtime political operative Tom Ross said.
California state legislators next week are expected to place a constitutional amendment and new congressional maps on a Nov. 4 special election ballot — and the campaign sprint is already shaping up to be one of the most costly in California history, given the national stakes.
Leading Democrats, who have rallied around the move, must convince voters to set aside the popular, independently-drawn maps through 2030 to counter a President Donald Trump-led gerrymander in Texas and other red states.
Ross, who helped campaign for California’s independent redistricting commission, is helming the nascent pitch against the measure targeting center-left voters — with funding from independent redistricting commission champion Charles Munger Jr.
Munger is said to be considering putting upward of $30 million toward the cause, bringing the total warchest from conservative forces against Gov. Gavin Newsom and leading Democrats to something approaching $130 million.
Melanie Mason contributed to this report.
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