Ribble Lauds SCOTUS Ruling Cracking Down on Gerrymandering

Statement

U.S. Representative Reid Ribble (WI-08) today released the following statement following the Supreme Court ruling to affirm citizens' rights while cracking down on gerrymandering in our nation. The Court ruled in favor of the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission

"People coming together and solving problems on common ground is the essence of good government, and that is what we saw in this case--the citizens of Arizona were working to fight gerrymandering in their state," Ribble said. "Gerrymandering that makes districts increasingly extreme on either side of the political spectrum ultimately hurts all Americans. When a district is so heavily liberal or conservative that the only competition for a seat occurs during the primary election it can disenfranchise millions of voters. I commend the people of Arizona for working toward a solution for this problem, and the Supreme Court for upholding their right to do so.

Ribble has been a consistent champion of American voters, signing onto an amicus brief supporting the rights of citizens to band together and fight gerrymandering in this case, as well as sponsoring legislation including the John Tanner Fairness in Redistricting Act and the Redistricting Transparency Act of 2015 that fight gerrymandering.

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