Kehoe’s signature puts the revised districts into state law with a goal of helping Republicans win one additional seat. U.S. House districts were redrawn across the country after the 2020 census to account for population changes. Republican lawmakers in Texas passed a new U.S. House map last month aimed at helping their party win five additional seats. Democratic lawmakers in California countered with their own redistricting plan aimed at winning five more seats, though it still needs voter approval. Republicans currently hold six of Missouri’s eight U.S. House seats.