True Representation

Congress’ last expansion was in 1911 when the United States had one-third of today’s population. The 1929 Permanent Reapportionment Act empowered elites by limiting representation. True representation means expanding the House to keep pace with population growth thus creating neighborhood-sized “micro-districts” of about 30,000 constituents each.

Expanding representation does not mean more government,  it means more democracy.

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Extreme Gerrymandering

Frozen representation fuels extreme gerrymandering. When voters are packed or sliced into 435 giant seats, elections stop being competitive and democracy stops being responsive.

Micro-districts would make gerrymandering nearly impossible.

District maps would be determined by real communities, not algorithms.

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Economic Fairness

Expanding Congress creates more local representation and makes taxes, wages, and housing policy serve people instead of portfolios.

When democracy grows, inequality shrinks.

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Climate and Water Justice

A Congress built for 1911 cannot govern a 21st-century planet. Industry lobbies thrive because a handful of Congressional committee chairs can stall national action. Global and national inaction creates local climate crises.

Micro-districts can bring effective environmental governance home.

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Affordable Housing Access

Developers profit from keeping affordable housing units empty. Short-term rentals and inflated asset valuations create a surplus for wealthy developers and a crisis for working families.

A larger, accountable, Congress will enforce transparency. 

Local representatives will have the resources to track compliance in real time.

Immigration and Belonging

A larger, more representative Congress can humanize immigration by modernizing the immigration process.

 When representation expands, it humanizes our shared experiences.