"Donald Trump put us in a place of needing to respond to his efforts to permanently entrench his power and the Republican Party's power," incoming Assembly Speaker Greta Neubauer said in an interview set to air Sunday on UPFRONT. "We are very invested in making sure the will of the voters is heard."

Governor-elect David Crowley said last Sunday on UPFRONT that he would sign the legislation into law. "If the bill was to reach my desk, I will sign it," Crowley said.

Before the November election, Republicans held six of Wisconsin's eight congressional districts. In January, the split will be 4-4 after Democrats Mitchell Berman and Rebecca Cooke unseated Republican Congressmen Derrick Van Orden and Bryan Steil.

"It was a historic wave year for Democrats, and that's what it took to get us from a 6-2 to 4-4," Neubauer said. "So those congressional maps are gerrymandered."

Congressional maps are typically redrawn every 10 years after the census. The push in Wisconsin comes as both parties nationally have pursued aggressive redistricting strategies, with Democrats arguing that Republican-led states have tilted the playing field and that they must respond in kind.

Incoming Senate Majority Leader Dianne Hesselbein and Neubauer will appear in a joint interview Sunday on UPFRONT, discussing their first 100 days and the transition to legislative power. The program airs at 9 a.m. and 11 p.m. on WISN 12.

The move sets up a high-stakes fight over Wisconsin's political boundaries, with control of Congress potentially hanging in the balance. Democrats say the current maps, drawn by Republicans, unfairly favor the GOP and dilute the votes of Wisconsin residents. Republicans have previously defended the maps as legally sound and reflective of the state's political geography.

With Crowley in the governor's office and Democrats holding legislative majorities, the party appears to have the votes to enact new maps. The legislation is expected to be introduced early in the new session.