California Republican James Gallagher proposes two-state solution amid gerrymandering battle

Published August 27, 2025 2:43pm ET



A California Republican proposed an unlikely solution to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) redistricting plan: split the state in two.

Republican state Assemblyman James Gallagher said that rather than creating individual congressional districts, the state should be split into what he called a “two-state solution.”

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