Main Liners Win Anti-Gerrymandering Map Drawing Competition

MAIN LINE, PA — Several people from the Main Line have been recognized by an anti-gerrymandering initiative.

Draw the Lines PA is a nonpartisan civic education and engagement initiative that seeks to help Pennsylvanians of all ages learn about and connect with the issue of political redistricting and gerrymandering.

The group recently held a competition for Pennsylvanians to redraw their own congressional district map.

In the Redistricting Mapping Contest several people representing the Main Line won awards.

Below are the winners:

• Maddy Brown, attends the Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr; lives in Norwood, Delaware County — 1st Place, Statewide Youth Prize
• Isabelle Kauffman, attends the Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr; lives in Wayne, Chester County — 1st Place, Eastern Youth Division
• Jane Farella, teacher at the Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr; lives in Collegeville, Montgomery County — 2nd Place, Statewide Adult Division
• Elise Kait, attends the Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr; lives in Gladwyne, Montgomery County — Honorable Mention, Eastern Youth Division
• Thea Rosenzweig, attends the Baldwin School in Bryn Mawr; lives in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery County — Honorable Mention, Eastern Youth Division

Additionally, Maia Model, of Lower Merion Township tied for first place in the adult PA House map drawing competition.

Draw the Lines PA awarded $24,000 in prizes to 17 winners and 22 honorable mention finalists
from across the state for the Pennsylvania election redistricting maps they drew. This year’s contest was the anti-gerrymandering project’s fourth statewide citizen mapping competition.

"The winning maps were extraordinary and prove three things: First, young Pennsylvanians want to be engaged in our political system," David Thornburgh, President and CEO of the Committee of 70, DTL’s parent organization said. "Second, drawing district maps isn’t as complicated as the politicians will tell you. And finally, an open, transparent redistricting process is possible, driven by everyday Pennsylvania citizens."

Draw the Lines provides an online mapping tool for contestants of any age from Pennsylvania to
register, draw, and submit maps. The contest offers cash prizes in Youth, Higher Education, and Adult categories.