Maryland Senate President (D) says 'Window of opportunity has closed' on redistricting efforts

[RandySF]

He won’t say it in so many words, but Senate President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) indicates that legislation to redistrict Maryland’s congressional map mid-cycle might as well be dead, despite growing pressure from some state and national Democrats.

The surprise visit Wednesday from U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) didn’t ease Ferguson’s concern that a new map to give Democrats full control of the Maryland congressional delegation would hold up in court — nor his belief that there would not be enough time to implement new maps ahead of 2026 elections.

“Given the timeline of where things stand, the window of opportunity had closed,” Ferguson told reporters during a Friday news conference.

Gov. Wes Moore (D) and the Maryland House of Delegates are pushing legislation that could give Democrats control of all eight of the state’s congressional seats, eliminating the one district held by a Republican, Rep. Andy Harris (R-1st).



https://marylandmatters.org/2026/02/20/ferguson-window-of-opportunity-has-closed-on-redistricting-efforts/

[msongs]

1. what the political hack meand is "I" have closed the window of opportunity nt

[FascismIsDeath]

2. Well they are only 4 months away from the first primary or something.

People do need adequate time to get campaigns together and actually run and thats hard to do if you don't even know who your constituency is.