Bipartisan Quote by Thomas E. Mann

Redistricting is one of the purest actions a legislative body can take.

— John Engler

“The Republican Party's gerrymandering efforts were also having unintended consequences. For years the party had poured resources into state legislatures in order to redraw…

— Mark Lilla

In the House, Republican prospects have been buoyed by several successful rounds of redistricting, which have sharply reduced the number of competitive seats and…

— Thomas E. Mann

The Redistricting Reform Act of 2024 establishes standardized rules to make sure congressional districts represent communities instead of political parties.

— Laphonza Butler

What's historically been referred to as 'gerrymandering' can more aptly be labeled an incumbent protection program.

— Letitia James

A few states have taken redistricting out of the hands of partisans and put them in the hands of fair-minded committees. Every state should…

— Bob Beckel

“Gerrymandering isn’t just a recent phenomenon, though; the word was coined in 1812 when Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry went to such egregious lengths to…

— Dan Rather

We were just at the beginnings of a recovery [in 2010]. And the, you know, whoever is president at that point is gonna get…

— Barack Obama

Gerrymandering at its essence is supposed to be used to reflect the changing geography to ensure representation. But we know that politics gets involved…

— Wayne Messam

If you ask the people who are professional political analysts, they would say that the way redistricting has worked, that the Republicans have something…

— John Podesta

Political gerrymandering makes the incentive for most members of Congress to play to the extremes of their base rather than to the center.

— Barack Obama

Fighting gerrymandering is one thing. The other thing is insuring we have the right candidates for the people and not the right candidates for…

— Ilhan Omar