Mom, wife, democracy defender. Former President of @DemRedistrict, @allontheline, and @RedistrictFdn. Former @DCCC Exec Dir, proud alum of UofA and HKS.
Jun 2, 2022 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Y'all, with our win in court in New Hampshire this week, the 50th state is officially done with map drawing, the congressional redistricting landscape is clear - and Democrats and #FairMaps supporters have a lot to celebrate! 🧵
Democrats are not only in a stronger position than we were last decade, we are unequivocally in a stronger position than Republicans. Most importantly, the maps overall are way more fair than last decade. The receipts: 🧾👇
Feb 4, 2022 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
Lots of chatter about how redistricting is going better for Democrats than anyone thought it would. It is. But very little understanding of why this is happening, and how @EricHolder's strategy got us here. A 🧵👇
Five years ago, @EricHolder did something that had never been done before -- he launched a comprehensive strategy on redistricting. This meant starting early and fighting for fair maps on multiple fronts: the process, the people, and the courts. It worked.
Sep 9, 2021 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
🧵🧶: We're just a few weeks into the redistricting process and Republican gerrymandering is already out in full force. Their attempts to gerrymander and rig our election system are happening from Ohio to Nebraska. A long (but important!) update ⬇️
Let's start with Ohio: Just today, Republicans released their state legislative maps. Unsurprisingly, these maps flat out ignore the spirit of the redistricting reform Ohioans passed in 2015. What does that mean?
Aug 12, 2021 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
#RedistrictingDataDay is here! This is a big deal because it means states can officially begin drawing congressional and state legislative maps. This should mean the beginning of a fair process to draw fair maps, but that's not guaranteed.
A few things to watch for⬇️
1⃣ Map-drawing will move fast
With this official data in hand, many states will move fast to draw maps. Expect to see initial maps in early September and more than half the states done by December. This gives us a SUPER tight window to influence maps before they're finalized.
Nov 7, 2018 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Democrats had big wins around the country last night, including on the redistricting front. We are in a far better position on redistricting than we were last time around. Here's the bottom line:
We won governor's races in 8 key redistricting states: Colorado, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Virginia (in 2017).
