All eyes have been on the Texas legislature as it worked through redistricting its congressional districts. While much of the national coverage rightfully framed this as a partisan power play, the truth is that the process has always been political, in every state, by both parties.

Pennsylvania is no exception. In 2018, our state Supreme Court invalidated the existing congressional map and replaced it with its own, outside the normal census cycle. That decision was made by a partisan majority on the court, fundamentally altering the political makeup of our congressional delegation.

Inherently political

This is the reality: redistricting is inherently political. Every ten years, states are required to update legislative boundaries based on new census data. And every ten years, the party

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