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The Gerrymandered State

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Benjamin DePasquale, junior at Lawrence University, has created a new podcast: The Gerrymandered State.

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Our Fair Maps Coalition team was able to create a “Beloit Community” map and submit it to the People's Maps Commission on June 16, 2021. Mark Fuller, member of the Fair Maps Coalition SE Region Leadership Team, provided wonderful assistance to us in creating the map through Districtr.org. We were able to create this map designed to have the Beloit area in one state assembly district, instead of two. Dorothy Stroud worked on defining the townships adjacent to the city of Beloit, and we received excellent information on the state assembly districts in the 1990s and 2000s from Judy Robson and Alice Lamont, respectively.

Our team—Tia Johnson, Deanna Renteria, Dorothy Stroud, and Pat Zody—learned a great deal and enjoyed working on this map.

This link with take you to the “Beloit Community” map: https://districtr.org/COI/24880?portal

You will need to zoom into the Beloit area since the initial map will be for the State of Wisconsin.

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League President Susan Adams wants to let you know that if you missed the excellent fair maps presentation that Pat Zody organized for us, you can still see it! Mark Fuller made a difficult subject easier to understand and has some concrete things we can do to work toward making sure our communities are drawn with our local interests in mind. Thank you, Mark!!

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Mark Fullers presentation: Gerrymandering 101

The Gerrymandered State

Fair Maps Work Needed
Benjamin DePasquale, junior at Lawrence University, has created a new podcast: The Gerrymandered State.

The History of Gerrymandering in Wisconsin

In today's episode of The Gerrymandered State, we'll learn more about the history of gerrymandering in Wisconsin. I talk with Matthew Rothschild, Executive Director of Wisconsin Democracy Campaign.

The Ramification of Gerrymandering in Wisconsin

In this episode, we learn about how policies at the county- and state-level are affected by gerrymandering and legislative decisions. We’ll also dive into the statewide electoral concerns that arise in gerrymandered legislative voting districts. I talk with Jerry Iverson, a supervisor on the Outagamie County Board of Supervisors, and Jeff Nooyen, Chair of the Supervisor Board.

What Citizens Can Do

In this episode, we learn about what residents and voters in Wisconsin can do to help fight gerrymandering. I speak with Penny Bernard-Schaber, a former legislator from Wisconsin's 57th Assembly District, and Carlene Bechen, the Organizing Director for the Fair Maps Coalition.