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Missouri’s Redrawn District Battle | Kansas City News
In Missouri’s newly redrawn Fifth Congressional District, conservative state Sen. Rick Brattin narrowly won the Republican nomination—thanks to a big PAC ad blitz, local endorsements, and a last-minute Trump nod—while longtime incumbent Emanuel Cleaver vows to fight back. The district, reshaped last year to favor Republicans under Trump’s push, now stretches from Kansas City into central Missouri, sparking legal battles over its constitutionality. With the Secretary of State ruling against a referendum to undo the gerrymander, the map may hold until November—but if overturned, Cleaver could…
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