INDIANAPOLIS (AP) 鈥� The Republican leader of the Indiana Senate announced Friday that he would give up his position after six GOP President Donald Trump on his congressional redistricting push in the state .
Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray drew the ire of Trump in December when he voted against the redistricting plan after that it didn’t have enough support to pass. The rejection came after intense lobbying from Trump, Vice President JD Vance, national conservative groups and others.
Bray, who has held his leadership position since 2018, said in a statement Friday that he would not seek reelection to the post when Senate Republicans choose their leaders in November. His current Senate term runs through 2028 and he will remain in office, albeit not as the Republican Senate leader.
Trump reacted to the news in a social media post by saying Bray had 鈥渇oolishly led,鈥� the state Senate, noting the May primary defeats of those who defied him on the redistricting plan.
Bray did not mention Trump or the redistricting fight in his statement announcing his position to step down from the leadership position. Bray said holding the job 鈥渉as been among the most significant honors of my life, but it鈥檚 time for the Senate to choose another leader.”
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