Fair Maps, Fair Voices: Why TN-7 Deserves Better
When politicians redraw district lines to protect themselves, everyone loses. That is precisely what happened here in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District. Nashville’s neighborhoods were carved apart, Clarksville’s growing voice was diluted, and Franklin was folded into a map designed not to reflect communities, but to rig outcomes. The result is a district that looks less like a community and more like a political puzzle, stitched together to serve partisan interests rather than the people who call it home. This isn’t democracy. It’s gerrymandering. And voters across Tennessee—Republicans, Democrats, and independents alike—are weary of it. Gerrymandering cheats us all. It silences … Continue reading Fair Maps, Fair Voices: Why TN-7 Deserves Better

