Some Lawmakers Want a Gerrymandering Truce
Some lawmakers are advocating for a truce in the ongoing gerrymandering conflict between parties. Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick and Tom Suozzi are calling for bipartisan cooperation to address the issue, but national leaders remain focused on gaining electoral advantages. The Problem Solvers Caucus, which Fitzpatrick and Suozzi co-chair, is attempting to push back against the escalating partisan redistricting efforts.
- ▪Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick and Tom Suozzi are calling for a truce in the gerrymandering fight.
- ▪President Trump has encouraged Republicans to aggressively redistrict to gain House seats.
- ▪The Problem Solvers Caucus is working to address the issue of gerrymandering amid increasing partisanship.
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PoliticsSome Lawmakers Want a Gerrymandering TruceCould the current partisan redistricting frenzy lead to reform?By Russell BermanIllustration by Matteo Giuseppe Pani / The AtlanticMay 23, 2026, 6 AM ET ShareSave Representatives Brian Fitzpatrick and Tom Suozzi occupy a lonely space in Congress. Their respective parties—Fitzpatrick is a Republican from Pennsylvania, Suozzi a Democrat from New York—are waging a nationwide gerrymandering fight that neither wants any part in. With the seat-for-seat battle expanding to new states seemingly by the day, Fitzpatrick and Suozzi are calling for a truce—if only anyone would listen.“There’s got to be people that come to the table and agree that it’s in the best interest of our nation to not do this, that it’s a race to the bottom,” Fitzpatrick told…
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