Hochul’s proposal to change the state’s Congressional maps, which would require an amendment to New York’s constitution, follows Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to redistrict Texas to create five additional GOP seats ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Republicans currently hold a narrow 219-212 House majority, with four vacancies.

The political skirmish over redistricting comes as the administration of President Donald J. Trump seeks to flip five Democrat congressional seats in Texas

Multiple Democratic governors, including Hochul, have threatened to redraw their states' maps to benefit Democrats, but most of those states have legal hurdles to doing so.