DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A top California Democrat who is expected to help steer the Golden State’s mid-decade redistricting plan through the state Legislature was reportedly involved in creating a new district to launch his own congressional run.

Mike McGuire, the president pro tempore of the California State Senate, had one of the newly configured districts drawn for him in return for his support for the redistricting effort, according to a report published by KCRA on Monday. McGuire is term-limited from running for reelection in the state legislature and is rumored to be considering making a run for Congress in a new safe Democrat seat in 2026.

State Democrats led by California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a new gerrymandered map Friday that could end the careers of up to five House Republicans currently representing Californians in Washington. One of the GOP lawmakers targeted by Golden State Democrats is Republican California Rep. Doug LaMalfa, who has represented a deeply conservative district for over a decade.

LaMalfa’s rural district in the state’s far northeast corner along the Nevada and Oregon border was substantially reconfigured to take in parts of the Democrat-heavy wine country in Sonoma County and stretch further toward the Pacific coast. The California Republican........

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