Patricia Rooney

CHESTER COUNTY, PA — The House State Government Chairman Seth Grove, embattled and derided by members of both parties because of the draft map he suggests using as the starting point for a collaborative process, w […]

HARRISBURG, PA — Proposed redistricting maps for the PA state House and Senate have been published by Fair Districts PA and can be seen on their website FairDistrictsPA.com.  The Legislative Reapportionment Co […]

CHESTER COUNTY, PA  — Fair Districts PA announced winners in a recent contest inviting Pennsylvania citizens to draw their own state legislative district maps (PA House and Senate), among them included Michael Sk […]

Regional virtual (Zoom) forums are being convened in PA’s six regions to discuss prison gerrymandering and its impact on communities throughout the commonwealth.

The meetings are free and open to the public but a […]

It is still difficult to hear the quiet voice of reason over the racket in Harrisburg. The 2020 election is over, at least for those of us who acknowledge problems the PA election offices experienced while […]

HARRISBURG, PA — Learn about the obscure five-person group called the Legislative Reapportionment Commission (LRC), which has near-complete control in drawing PA’s 50 state senate and 203 state house districts eve […]

Amid the cacophony of this week’s election news, the PA Senate State Government Committee on Tuesday quietly voted in a bipartisan show of support to move redistricting reform bill SB 1242 to the Senate Floor w […]

Amid the cacophony of this week’s election news, the PA Senate State Government Committee on Tuesday quietly voted in a bipartisan show of support to move redistricting reform bill SB 1242 to the Senate Floor w […]

Who Really Decides Legislative Districting? One year from now legislative redistricting begins anew. The current process is this: the legislative leaders of both major parties choose two […]

SALISBURY TOWNSHIP, PA — After months of considering whether an independent citizens commission can truly be independent, the Sadsbury Township Lancaster Board of Supervisors voted 2 -1 in favor of redistricting r […]

CHESTER COUNTY, PA — Chester County Senators Andy Dinniman (D-19), Timothy Kearney (D-26), and Katie Muth (D-44) recently added their names to cosponsor Senate Bills 1022 & 1023 which together create an i […]

WEST VINCENT, PA — At the February 18th Board of Supervisors meeting in West Vincent Township, township supervisors unanimously adopted a resolution seeking to end gerrymandering in Pennsylvania by calling for a […]