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Republican Indiana Senate leader who defied Trump on redistricting leaving post

Headline from WHEC Rochester

The Republican leader of the Indiana Senate is giving up his position after six GOP incumbents who opposed President Donald Trump on his congressional redistricting push in the state lost their primaries.

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  1. Just the News

    Trump announces Indiana senate president who opposed redistricting won't run for chamber leader (opens Just the News)

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    Bray was one of several Indiana state lawmakers to refuse Trump's request to redistrict the state ahead of the midterms. Many of those lawmakers subsequently lost reelection to Trump-backed challengers.

  2. The Daily Wire

    Republican Who Tanked Trump’s Redistricting Push Steps Down From Leadership (opens The Daily Wire)

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    The Indiana Republican lawmaker at the center of the conservative revolt over President Trump’s redistricting push is stepping down from leadership. In a surprise Friday announcement, Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray said he will not seek re-election for the top leadership position in No…

  3. WTHR Indianapolis

    Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray will not seek reelection in November (opens WTHR Indianapolis)

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    Bray will continue to serve in the role and manage day-to-day operations of the Senate until the election of a new leader of the Senate in November.

  4. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    Indiana Senate leader will not seek reelection to leadership post (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    Indiana Senate President pro tempore Rod Bray announced Friday that he will not seek reelection to his leadership position when lawmakers reassemble in November.

  5. Cbs4indy

    Indiana State Senator Rodric Bray to not seek re-election in leadership role in November (opens Cbs4indy)

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    INDIANAPOLIS -- Officials with the office of Indiana Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville, announced on Friday that he does not intend to seek re-election as Senate Pro Tempore in November.

  6. Indiana Capital Chronicle

    Bray won’t seek another term as Indiana Senate leader after redistricting fallout (opens Indiana Capital Chronicle)

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    Eight months after Indiana senators rejected President Donald Trump’s congressional redistricting push — and about three months after six Republican incumbents paid for that opposition in primary defeats — Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray announced Friday that he will give up the chamber’s top l…

  7. Daily Journal

    Rod Bray won’t seek re-election as Senate President Pro Tem (opens Daily Journal)

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    Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville, will not be seeking re-election as the Senate’s leader in November, he announced Friday morning.

  8. Daily Journal

    Bray won’t seek Senate leadership role in November (opens Daily Journal)

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    Rodric Bray, R-Martinsville, will not be seeking re-election as the Senate’s leader in November, he announced Friday.

  9. WHAS Louisville

    President Pro Tem of IN Senate won't seek reelection because of pressure from "other political forces" (opens WHAS Louisville)

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    Bray voted against mid-decade redistricting in December 2025. President Trump threatened him with a primary that same night.

  10. WHEC Rochester

    Republican Indiana Senate leader who defied Trump on redistricting leaving post (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    The Republican leader of the Indiana Senate is giving up his position after six GOP incumbents who opposed President Donald Trump on his congressional redistricting push in the state lost their primaries.

  11. Washington Examiner

    Indiana state senate chief pulls GOP leadership bid after Trump threats over redistricting (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Indiana Republican leader in the state Senate announced on Friday that he will not seek reelection to his leadership position after President Donald Trump successfully primaried several of his colleagues to buck his redistricting agenda.

  12. WISH-TV Indianapolis

    ‘All INdiana Politics:’ Senate faces leadership shakeup as Bray steps down from top post (opens WISH-TV Indianapolis)

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    Indiana Senate President Pro Tempore Rod Bray announced he will not seek re-election to his leadership post, while U.S. Senator Todd Young discussed domestic shipbuilding legislation and $120 million in rural health care grants were reviewed for distribution.

  13. Kokomo Tribune

    Bray won’t seek another term as Indiana Senate leader (opens Kokomo Tribune)

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    Eight months after Indiana senators rejected President Donald Trump’s congressional redistricting push — and about three months after six Republican incumbents paid for that opposition in primary defeats — Senate President Pro Tem Rodric Bray said he will give up…

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