{"id":2607449,"date":"2026-05-27T14:24:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T18:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/problem-solvers-caucus-launches-anti-gerrymandering-task-force\/"},"modified":"2026-05-27T14:27:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T18:27:27","slug":"problem-solvers-caucus-launches-anti-gerrymandering-task-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/problem-solvers-caucus-launches-anti-gerrymandering-task-force\/","title":{"rendered":"Problem Solvers Caucus launches anti-gerrymandering task force"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fproblem-solvers-caucus-launches-anti-gerrymandering-task-force%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2607449&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus has announced a new working group to fight \u201cextreme partisan gerrymandering\u201d as states redraw congressional districts ahead of the 2026 elections. Co-chairs Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) adn Tom Suozzi (D-NY) selected Reps. Jeff Hurd (R-CO) and Ed Case (D-HI) to lead the effort, which aims to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/politico-insists-gerrymandering-is-different-when-democrats-do-it\/\" title=\"Politico Insists Gerrymandering Is Different When ... Do It\">restore electoral fairness<\/a> and prevent either party from manipulating district lines to guarantee political outcomes or avoid accountability.  <\/p>\n<p>The task force will include 10 lawmakers total-five Democrats and five Republicans: Hurd, case, and Nick LaLota (R-NY), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Mike Lawler (R-NY), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), and Chuck Edwards (R-NC).  <\/p>\n<p>Its launch comes amid a broader redistricting conflict across multiple states, including texas and California, and following the Supreme Court ruling in *Louisiana v. Callais*. In Alabama,for example,federal judges blocked a proposed GOP map intended to eliminate one of the remaining Democratic-leaning districts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/bipartisanship\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1709\">bipartisan<\/a> Problem Solvers Caucus announced Wednesday a new anti-<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gerrymandering\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"5304\">gerrymandering<\/a> working group aimed at restoring electoral fairness amid a nationwide, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-senate-passes-gop-redistricting-maps-sending-to-abbott-for-final-approval\/\" title=\"Texas Senate passes GOP redistricting maps, sending to Abbott for final approval\">mid-decade redistricting war<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Problem Solvers Caucus Co-Chairs Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tom-suozzi\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"8876\">Tom Suozzi<\/a> (D-NY) tapped Reps. Jeff Hurd (R-CO) and Ed Case (D-HI) to lead the task force, which will seek to address \u201cextreme partisan gerrymandering.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4582077\/chip-roy-texas-attorney-general-runoff-results\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Chip Roy loses GOP nomination for Texas attorney general to succeed Ken Paxton<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4582714\/thomas-kean-jr-stock-trades-despite-monthslong-house-absence\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Thomas Kean Jr. signs off on stock trades despite monthslong House absence<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4581501\/anti-weaponization-fund-democrat-settlements\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Anti-Weaponization Fund\u2019 revives yearslong fight over Democrat-backed settlements<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCongressional representation should reflect the people and communities being served, not the political interests of whoever happens to be in power,\u201d Hurd said in a statement announcing the working group. \u201cNeither party should be able to manipulate district lines to guarantee outcomes or insulate politicians from accountability. The goal should be durable, commonsense standards that people trust regardless of which party benefits in any given cycle.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group will be made up of 10 lawmakers, including Hurd and Case, from both sides of the aisle. Reps. Nick LaLota (R-NY), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Mike Lawler (R-NY), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), and Chuck Edwards (R-NC) make up the rest of the group.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVoters should choose their representatives, not the other way around,\u201d Case said. \u201cThese hyperpartisan gerrymandering wars are destructive to democracy because they <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >effectively disenfranchise large segments<\/a> of our electorate and balkanize our nation into a state of perpetual partisan warfare. We need a Washington that truly represents the American people and works together to solve tough issues, not politicians endlessly pulled and beholden to irreconcilable extremes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The formation of the bipartisan coalition comes after several states, including Texas and California, have redrawn their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-who-claims-to-oppose-gerrymandering-funnels-300000-to-democratic-gerrymandering-group\/\" title=\"Pelosi, Who Claims to Oppose Gerrymandering, Funnels 0,000 to Democratic Gerrymandering ...\">congressional maps ahead<\/a> of the 2026 elections as Republicans and Democrats vie for control of the House in November.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4460164\/trump-endorsement-tracker-gop-2026-election-primaries\/\">TRUMP ENDORSEMENT TRACKER: HERE\u2019S WHO THE PRESIDENT HAS PICKED IN GOP MIDTERM ELECTION PRIMARIES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Supreme Court landmark ruling in <em>Louisiana v. Callais <\/em>shook up a congressional map even more and opened the door for multiple red states in the South, including Tennessee and Alabama, to move to redraw their own maps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, federal judges on Tuesday blocked <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alabama\/\">Alabama<\/a> Republicans\u2019 plan to install a new <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\">congressional<\/a> map that sought to eliminate one of two remaining <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\">Democratic<\/a>-leaning districts. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alabama\/\">Alabama<\/a> Republicans currently hold five seats, while Democrats hold two. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Problem Solvers Caucus forms anti-gerrymandering task force to restore election fairness amid redistricting battle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2912,"featured_media":2607450,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-collage-llpyzo3kk-1779900132806-e1779902015744.jpg?1779887665&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[80343,80344,36538,32570],"class_list":["post-2607449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-anti-gerrymandering","tag-problem-solvers-caucus","tag-redistricting-reform","tag-voting-rights"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-collage-llpyzo3kk-1779900132806-e1779902015744.jpg?1779887665&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2912"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2607449"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2607453,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2607449\/revisions\/2607453"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2607450"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2607449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2607449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2607449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}