Many attendees at the state redistricting hearings in Allentown, PA on September 7th and Pittsburgh on September 14th took a few minutes to tell us their stories. Below you can find links to videos.
Pittsburgh Hearing
Heather Arnet - CEO of Women and Girls’ Foundation of Southwest Pennsylvania
Dr. Allyson Lowe - chair of political science department at Carlow University
Selena Schmidt - Executive Director of Power of 32
State Representative Chelsa Wagner (District 22)
Allentown Hearing
Jan Little – Action Chair of the League of Women Voters of Lehigh County
Prof. Merlyn Clarke – Emeritus Professor of East Stroudsburg University
Amanda Holt – Of Lehigh County
A group of citizens representing Monroe County came to speak. Organized in large part by the Pocono Record, they brought attention to the representation problems Monroe County has experienced for decades as a result of gerrymandering. Monroe currently is divided into 6 Senate and 4 House districts, as can be seen in the graphic below (credit Pocono Record).
Suzanne McCool - Chair of Board of Commissioners of Monroe County
Mark Davenport & Rob Sowden, Monroe County residents
The Monroe County League of Women Voters
Representatives from Latino Lines brought graphics to the hearing to show how current districts deprive Latino communities of invigorating representation.
