As the Alabama Legislature works through a special session on redistricting, Tyler Bowyer, chief operating officer of Turning Point USA, is calling for a change to the map the Republican supermajority is working to pass.
"Alabama needs to pass a 7-0 map," Bowyer wrote in a social media post, meaning seven Republican districts and zero Democrat.
The call puts him in the same camp as U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) and State Rep. Rhett Marques (R-Enterprise), who have all called for a 7-0 map.
Governor Kay Ivey called a special session last week after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Louisiana that race-based redistricting was unconstitutional. With primary elections mere weeks away, Attorney General Steve Marshall has already filed emergency requests with the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the state to redraw its congressional map, removing a previous injunction that barred the state from doing so until the 2030 census.
Alabama needs to pass a 7-0 map
— Tyler Bowyer (@tylerbowyer) May 6, 2026
The bill, approved by the House on Wednesday, would require the state to hold a special election for the 2026 congressional race using the 2023 map, which is technically known as the Livingston Congressional Plan 3, if SCOTUS lifts the current injunction issued by a lower court.
Bowyer's call comes on the heels of hours of dissent by House Democrats, who accused their Republican counterparts of voter disenfranchisement and racism for hours before the final passage of the map that Speaker
SEE: House Dems sling racism accusations at GOP lawmakers as House passes bill in congressional map fight
House Bill 1 (HB1), with the 6-1 district, will now go to the Senate, where it originated in 2023.
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