Fresno Assemblymember leads lawsuit over California’s new House maps approved by voters

But the lawsuit – whose plaintiffs include Fresno County Assemblymember David Tangipa, the California Republican Party and a handful of individual voters – claims the map-makers improperly used race as a factor to favor Hispanic voters “without cause or evidence to justify it.” The lawsuit claims the maps violate the Constitution and asks the court to block the new boundaries ahead of the 2026 elections.