Washington, DC — Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) warned Sunday that aggressive redistricting efforts by either political party risk deepening civic tensions and could ultimately fuel political violence by leaving large segments of voters without meaningful representation.
Appearing on NBC News’s Meet the Press, Paul responded to President Donald Trump’s threat to back primary challengers against Indiana Republican state senators who opposed a proposed congressional map that would have created two additional GOP-leaning House seats. Paul said redistricting that wipes out minority-party representation may deliver short-term political gains but carries long-term consequences.
Paul argued that when sizable voter blocs are left without representation, faith in democratic institutions erodes. He cited Texas, where Democrats make up more than a third of the electorate, and Kentucky, a heavily Republican state that still contains a Democratic stronghold in Louisville. Paul noted that Republicans could theoretically carve up Louisville to eliminate Rep. Morgan McGarvey’s seat but questioned the broader impact of doing so.
“I think that makes people so dissatisfied, they think the electoral process isn’t working anymore,” Paul said, warning that such disenfranchisement could push some toward “other means.” McGarvey, elected in 2022 to Kentucky’s 3rd Congressional District, has won reelection comfortably, and the seat has remained Democratic for nearly two decades.
Paul’s comments place him at odds with more aggressive redistricting strategies favored by party leaders as similar fights play out in Indiana, Texas, Missouri, California, and Utah. The Kentucky senator has frequently resisted efforts to primary fellow Republicans, emphasizing stability over partisan escalation.
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