Speakers at a large rally at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis warned against efforts to hold a mid‑decade redistricting session and urged attendees to pressure state leaders not to redraw congressional maps.

Representative Carrie Hamilton, a Democratic member of the Indiana House from Indianapolis' North Side, told the crowd that President Trump had demanded Governor Mike Braun call a special session so the Republican supermajority could “rerig” congressional districts. “This is an unprecedented power grab designed to silence communities and entrench 1 party rule for years or decades to come,” Representative Carrie Hamilton said.

The event drew elected officials and organizers from several statewide groups. Senator Andrea Hunley, who serves in the Indiana Senate, said the effort to redraw maps mid‑decade would “seal the U.S. House” for one party and compared the move to a “power grab.” “If President Trump gets to seal the U.S. House and eliminate any future check on his presidency, he would be king in all but name,” Senator Andrea Hunley said.

Representative Gregory Porter urged sustained organization beyond the next election cycle and framed the fight as long‑term civic work: “This movement is not just about 2026. This movement is about 2028, 2030, 2032. We gotta look down the road.”

Nut graf: Organizers and lawmakers at the rally said a special session to redraw maps mid‑decade would further entrench partisan advantages in Congress and diminish minority and opposition representation. Speakers urged attendees to contact Governor Mike Braun and state legislators, volunteer for precinct roles and campaigns, and remain active in grassroots organizations to preserve competitive representation.

The crowd heard concrete calls to action. Representative Hamilton asked people to call or email the governor and their state legislators and to find a friend who will do the same. Several speakers emphasized local organizing steps — becoming a precinct chair, volunteering for campaigns, and sustained outreach — as methods to counter what they described as an attempt to “super gerrymander” Indiana’s maps.

Speakers additionally tied redistricting concerns to broader themes: proposed cuts to higher education programs, recent changes to university governance, and an overall critique of a national agenda they described as hostile to democratic norms. The College Democrats of Indiana and advocacy groups on stage cited recent actions by state officials to change university boards and academic programs as part of the same pattern of centralized decisions that motivated the protest.

Ending: Organizers closed by telling attendees to choose at least one sustained action — call an official, join a group, or run for local party precinct office — and to maintain momentum through the next election cycles. The day ended with repeated chants of “No Kings,” a theme organizers used throughout the program.