Roughly 1,000 Hoosiers crowded into the Indiana Statehouse Thursday afternoon to hear from former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, who headlined a high-energy rally opposing mid-decade redistricting.
The former Democratic presidential candidate appeared alongside other state party leaders in the latest public demonstration, with attendees craning to see Buttigieg from three separate floors. President Donald Trump has urged Hoosier Republicans to redraw congressional boundary lines ahead of the 2026 midterm elections in order to maintain a Republican majority.
“We are here because Indiana Republicans are being pressured by Washington (D.C.) Republicans to do something that they know in their hearts is wrong,” Buttigieg said, pausing between roaring cheers. “They are being pressured to change the rules so that voters don’t have a say anymore … and we know why they’re doing it, which is because the agenda of Washington Republicans is so unpopular that even here in Indiana, they are afraid of losing.”…