Mike Pence’s former lieutenant governor urges Indiana lawmakers to reject redistricting bill

Published December 2, 2025 2:35pm ET



Former Indiana Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann testified Tuesday against a Republican mid-decade redistricting plan, pleading with her former colleagues to refuse a partisan pressure campaign launched by President Donald Trump and his allies. 

“Let’s be clear, Hoosiers aren’t asking for this,” said Ellspermann, a Republican who was lieutenant governor under former Indiana governor and Trump’s first vice president Mike Pence.

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