SAN DIEGO — Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) thinks Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D-CA) ambitious plan to redraw the state’s congressional districts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections is a lesson in political greed. 

Kiley, a former high school English teacher whose district would be carved up under the new map, described the redistricting battles sweeping across the country as “a direct attack on democracy” and said that they set a dangerous precedent, trampling on the will of the people and increasing the risk of election errors.