Newsom Woos California Billionaires in Redistricting Fight Against Trump

Governor Gavin Newsom has rallied enough support from local Democratic leaders to plow ahead with a controversial initiative to redraw California’s congressional maps. A key next task: tapping the state’s wealthy to help sell the plan to voters.

As the governor works with legislators this week to finalize a November special election over redistricting, fundraisers are hunting for donors to bankroll the crusade. Newsom is championing the effort as a fight for democracy to counter similar moves in Texas — but even in heavily Democratic California, his success is far from guaranteed.