Paul Lagerman

Absolutely.

So this began, you know, months ago.

The fact that we talk about this happening overnight in Indiana is absolutely incorrect.

This conversation has been ongoing for months, talking about redistricting, talking about these maps, talking about the inequity that we have in Indiana, where we have, you

majority within our congressional delegation in a state that's deep red.

Every statewide elected official in the state is a Republican and has been for the last few cycles.

And we haven't had a Democrat here in quite some time.

The numbers just bear this out.

So today what happened, the exciting part of today, is this was the first actual legislative step.

The House came in early.

This is special session light in that it isn't the exact special session.

This is an early start to the actual session.

So the House came in.

The bill was introduced yesterday on the floor of the House.

Committee hearing lasted all day today.

I can say that Heritage Action, we were about the only folks that testified in favor of this bill.

And it was just it was person after person of from from about nine thirty in the morning till about three o'clock in the afternoon.

They didn't like to see that didn't want redistricting.

And as you said, the vote came out favorably in the committee.

Now it moves on to second reading.