Missouri Court Summons Secretary Hoskins
Missouri's top election official faces contempt in a fight over congressional maps.
September 9, 2026 · Updated Sep 9, 5:12pm ET
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What happened
The Missouri Supreme CourtSupreme Court of Missourihighest court in the U.S. state of Missouri ordered Republican Secretary of State Denny Hoskins
Denny HoskinsAmerican politician to appear in person Thursday and explain why he should not be held in contempt for instructing local election officials to use the blocked HB 1 congressional map. Hoskins had a Wednesday deadline to answer People Not Politicians’ contempt motion, and he asked a federal court to intervene. The dispute followed Justice Brett Kavanaugh
Brett KavanaughU.S. Supreme Court justice since 2018 (born 1965)’s refusal to revive the map, leaving in place a state order that could limit Republicans to six of Missouri’s eight U.S. House seats instead of seven.
Missouri Redistricting Fight
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