"Hijacked Representation": Missouri AG Explains Her Census Lawsuit

Clay Travis and Buck Sexton sit down with Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway to unpack her sweeping new federal lawsuit challenging the Census Bureau’s practice of counting illegal immigrants and temporary visa holders in population totals used for congressional apportionment. Hanaway argues that this method dilutes the voting power of U.S. citizens and unfairly boosts representation for states with larger non‑citizen populations.

She explains why Missouri believes it lost a congressional seat after the 2020 Census, outlines the constitutional arguments behind the suit, and details the state’s demand for a redo of the population count that excludes individuals not legally present in the country. Clay and Buck press her on the legal stakes, the national implications, and what this case could mean for future elections and representation.