California congressional wannabes aren’t waiting for Prop. 50 to start campaigning in the newly drawn districts. Candidates are evaluating which seats they stand the greatest chance of winning in.

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called on voters to reject the state’s redistricting ballot measure, calling it a proposition “against democracy.” Schwarzenegger vehemently opposed the redistricting proposal,

As a result, said Inside Elections, “With new maps in Texas, Ohio, Missouri, and potentially Indiana, and Florida, Republicans could gain as many as 13 or 14 seats thanks to redistricting alone. Add to the GOP seats already in play, and Democrats would have to flip 17 seats

The new, partisan maps come on the heels of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s launch of California’s redistricting campaign on Thursday, an effort he touted as meant to favor Democrats in California in the upcoming midterm elections as a counter to similar efforts in Republican-led states elsewhere in the country.

According to the Western Fire Chiefs Association, California faces fire risk year-round, but peak fire season varies. In Northern California, it typically runs from June or July through late October or November. Meanwhile, in Southern California, it starts earlier, running from May or June through October.

California Democrats’ redistricting plan would split the state’s traditional Republican stronghold into a sprawling coastal district with Bay Area liberals.

Prop 50 has put political operations in a bit of a holding pattern as folks wait for the outcome of the special election to learn which congressional maps will be in play.

California's state legislature on Thursday passed the bills that comprise the state's plan to put new congressional bills on the ballot in a November special election.

A leaked map by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Commission reveals California's redistricting plans after Governor Gavin Newsom pledged to “END THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY."

This measure on the Nov. 4, 2025, California ballot is part of a larger battle for control of the U.S. House of Representatives next year.