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🦎3/3 Also worth noting: #gerrymandering produced mixed results in MA 1812 election. Gerry’s Democratic-Republican Party won the state Senate. But the Federalists won the House, & Gerry lost reelection."🦎
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Rural PA stopped hoping for help from Harrisburg long ago. That needs to change. We need votes on bipartisan solutions. Learn more at https://t.co/ck55P7lYKG.
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🦎 2/3 A cautionary tale for politicians busy rigging maps: Elbridge Gerry signed the Declaration of Independence, served in the inaugural US Congress, was MA governor, then 5th US VP. But he's most remembered for a rigged map & process of cheating that now carries his name.
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🦎1/3 #OTD: #gerrymandering:
March 26, 1812 was the date Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry reluctantly approved an oddly shaped new state Senate district drawn to favor his Democratic-Republican Party.
washingtonpost.com/history/2021/1…
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On Tuesday 2 more PA representatives signed on to co-sponsor House Bill 31, while 1 more PA senator signed on to Senate Bill 131.
That brings the # in the House to 64, & 21 in the Senate. THANK YOU @RepPashinski @Manny_Guzman610 & @SenTartaglione. PA voters want fair districts!
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Right now PA's divided government protects us from the unfolding mid-decade redistricting nightmare.
Safeguards in HB 31 & SB 131 could protect us in the future.
Ask House leader @RepBradford for a vote on HB 31:
mbradford@pahouse.net (717) 772-2572
pennlive.com/opinion/2026/0…
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PA's full-time legislature was in session 3 days in February. The senate has 5 days in session this month. The house: just 4. March 23 & 24 are the only days both chambers are in session together.
How many bills passed so far this year?
Seven.
palegis.us/statutes/legis…
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FDPA has thousands of volunteers, tens of thousands of supporters, all with our own stories about why we care about democracy, why we support redistricting reform, why we want to see PA thrive.
What's your story? Take a short video & share it w communications@fairdistrictspa.com
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🇺🇸3/3 Do your own legislators support an independent redistricting commission, or bow to party leader control rather than protect their constituents' rights?
Check fairdistrictspa.com/take-action/co…
PA voters want fair districts, not maps that let politicians choose their voter.
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🇺🇸2/3 PA is an extreme outlier in giving control of PA #redistricting of state house & senate to just 5 people.
4 are caucus leaders (majority & minority leaders in houe & senate).
That's not representation.
It's the frightful despotism George Washington warned against.
Fair Districts PA@FairDistrictsPA
🇺🇸1/3 Over the past 35 years, coincident with rising partisanship, the voting public has been leaving the 2 major parties in the millions. PA's closed primaries hide that fact-but talk to voters. They agree PA needs structures that resist partisan control. yahoo.com/news/articles/…
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🇺🇸1/3 Over the past 35 years, coincident with rising partisanship, the voting public has been leaving the 2 major parties in the millions.
PA's closed primaries hide that fact-but talk to voters. They agree PA needs structures that resist partisan control.
yahoo.com/news/articles/…
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(2/2) Bills this session to end closed primaries have cosponsors from both parties.
SB 400 has 13 cosponsors; no committee vote.
HB 280 has 25 cosponsors & was voted out of committee last May.
@RepBradford: Why not give it a vote?fixharrisburg.com/stories/taxati…
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(1/2) PA is 1 of just 9 states with closed primaries.
# of PA unaffiliated voters keeps growing, now over 16%. Nationally, new high of 45% of voters are unaffiliated.
Voters are increasingly frustrated with party machines & want a larger voice.
thetimes-tribune.com/2026/03/20/our…
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Some members of PA GOP think we're biased toward Democrats. But we've warned about a potential Dem #gerrymander in 2031.
Here's a possible House map that increases Dem control and pits incumbent Republicans against each other.
Fantasy? Nope. It can really happen.
@PAHouseGOP
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Just 2 @PAHouseGOP & 2 @PASenateGOP members have cosponsored HB 31/SB131, the best option for preventing #gerrymandering by either party. Reasons we hear make no sense. Like- someone from @FairDistrictsPA offended someone once. Or-maybe FDPA is funded by George Soros. 🤷♂️Really?⏳
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Some members of PA GOP think we're biased toward Democrats. But we've warned about a potential Dem #gerrymander in 2031. Here's a possible House map that increases Dem control and pits incumbent Republicans against each other. Fantasy? Nope. It can really happen. @PAHouseGOP
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We can advocate best when we understand how things work. FDPA volunteer Jodi Reese has spent years digging into details on PA legislative process. She'll share some of what she's learned with
@RedWineBlueUSA
PA Civics in the Commonwealth series-Monday 3/23 secure.ngpvan.com/5ys3U_T7gk6r4Z…
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TODAY. HD 79 & HD 193-go vote!!!
Fair Districts PA@FairDistrictsPA
📅1/3 There are 2 PA special elections on March 17. Any registered voter in the district can vote. That includes unaffiliated & 3rd party voters. Special elections are usually low information & low turnout, so every vote counts.
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🍀🍀 Happy St. Patrick's Day 🍀🍀
🍀🍀 #stpatricksday #weargreen 🍀🍀
🍀🍀 We think #SaintPatrick may be our patron saint as we keep fighting for #redistricting reform.
🍀🍀 Not red, not blue, just green. 🍀🍀
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We just discovered a new green tee available on the @FairDistrictsPA Zazzle store.
#saintpatricks #weargreen end #gerrymandering
Design by one of our former @FDPAPhilly coordinators.
zazzle.com/the_gerrymande…
Fair Districts PA@FairDistrictsPA
🍀🍀 Happy St. Patrick's Day 🍀🍀 🍀🍀 #stpatricksday #weargreen 🍀🍀 🍀🍀 We think #SaintPatrick may be our patron saint as we keep fighting for #redistricting reform. 🍀🍀 Not red, not blue, just green. 🍀🍀
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Special Elections today in Blair/Altoona area-HD 79, and Cumberland/Adams Shippensburg area- HD 193. All registered voters can vote in special elections. @LPPAorg @FwdPennsylvania @LWVPA @rethink_rural @PAmegaphone @CityAndStatePA @VotersTomorrow @votevets @RockTheVote
Fair Districts PA@FairDistrictsPA
📅1/3 There are 2 PA special elections on March 17. Any registered voter in the district can vote. That includes unaffiliated & 3rd party voters. Special elections are usually low information & low turnout, so every vote counts.
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