DCCC Paid Redistricting Partners $108,333.33 for CA Prop 50 Maps — Reveals Hidden Backing

FEC filings now show a major payment from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to the firm that drew the proposed congressional maps under Proposition 50.

New campaign finance disclosures have unearthed a key link between the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) are the architects of the congressional map behind Proposition 50. 

According to FEC records, on Aug. 20, the DCCC paid $108,333.33 to Redistricting Partners LLC—the firm credited with designing the contested maps now before California voters. 

This payment appears to be only one installment of what is likely a larger contract. The revelation raises fresh questions about how allegedly “independent” or neutral the map-creation process truly was.

Proposition 50 would allow the state to bypass California’s Citizens Redistricting Commission and adopt maps drawn by the Legislature for the 2026-2030 congressional elections. 

On the pro-Prop 50 side, supporters such as Gavin Newsom and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who framed the measure as a counterattack against alleged gerrymandering by Republicans — especially in Texas — intended to secure Congressional seats. 

The California Democratic Party has officially endorsed the measure, which is also co-endorsed by prominent Democratic figures, including Barack Obama, Sen. Alex Padilla, and Rep. Nancy Pelosi. 

On the anti-Prop 50 side, the "No on Prop 50" campaign is chaired by former CAGOP Chairwoman Jessica Millan Patterson, who maintains that the measure undermines the independent redistricting commission approved by voters in 2008 and 2010. 

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is also a vocal opponent, saying it is a partisan power grab. Republican leaders such as State Sen. Tony Strickland have echoed warnings that Prop 50 would allow Democrats to draw districts without real accountability.

This newly revealed DCCC-to-Redistricting Partners payment suggests national Democratic strategies are more deeply intertwined in Prop 50 than previously understood. As the Nov. 4 vote nears, that connection will likely become a central point of conflict in the campaign.