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A red-state Democrat is inching toward a Senate run as Kansas’ Republican-controlled legislature debates drawing her out of a seat.<\/p>\n
Rep. Sharice Davids met with Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) last week to talk through the logistics of a Senate campaign and garner advice from a lawmaker who\u2019s transitioned from the lower chamber to the upper one, according to one person with knowledge of the conversation. Schiff is a vice-chair for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee for the 2026 cycle.<\/p>\n
Republicans in the Kansas state Senate eye redrawing Davids\u2019<\/a> district to make it more friendly to Republicans, as part of a nationwide push to deliver a more favorable 2026 House map for the GOP. Across the country, Republicans are looking at drawing up to 19 new House seats<\/a> \u2014 an aggressive push Democrats are starting to challenge<\/a> ahead of the midterms.<\/p>\n Kansas legislators are scheduled to meet in a special session later this week to take up redistricting. But a sufficient number of members of the Kansas State House of Representatives have yet to offer their support<\/a> to the effort, some of them criticizing the precedent<\/a> mid-decade redistricting would set.<\/p>\n Davids, the lone Democrat in Kansas\u2019 congressional delegation, represents much of the Kansas City metro area. She entered the House in 2019.<\/p>\n \u201cIf [Kansas Republicans] continue forward on this path, and they\u2019re successful in this, at this point, all I can say is that every option is on the table, including a statewide run,\u201d she said in a press conference<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n Sen. Roger Marshall (K-Kansas) is the incumbent up for reelection in 2026.<\/p>\n In a press release<\/a> last week, Davids\u2019 office called the redistricting effort a \u201cpower grab\u201d and said she \u201cremains focused on representing [Kansans] in whatever capacity best allows her to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n Spokespeople for Davids and Schiff did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n A version of this article first appeared in POLITICO Pro\u2019s Morning Score. Want to receive the newsletter every weekday? Subscribe to POLITICO Pro<\/a>. You\u2019ll also receive daily policy news and other intelligence you need to act on the day\u2019s biggest stories.<\/p>\n