08/25/2026
Adam Gray’s response to a basic question about Newsom’s redistricting plan speaks volumes.
When a constituent pressed Rep. Adam Gray on whether he supports Governor Gavin Newsom’s mid-decade redistricting effort widely criticized as a power grab to lock in Democratic advantages and further dilute Republican representation Gray did not answer. Instead, video shows him blocking the person’s phone to stop the recording.
He ducked the question about backing a scheme that critics say is designed to entrench one-party control in California, including in competitive seats like his own (which he won by a razor-thin margin after prolonged ballot counting). Rather than defend or explain his position, he tried to shut down the record of the exchange.
Elected officials who answer to voters should not put their hand in front of a phone the moment accountability arrives. Blocking recording when asked about redrawing maps for partisan gain looks like the opposite of transparency. Californians deserve straight answers on whether their representatives support changing the rules mid-cycle to favor one side not physical obstruction of the question itself.
If the plan is defensible, defend it on camera. If it isn’t, that refusal and the attempt to stop the recording are the story.
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