Gerrymandering in Wisconsin Alters Political Landscape and Raises Impeachment Threats

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I don’t think you could sell to any reasonable person that the maps are fair,' said one state Supreme Court justice.

Janet Protasiewicz, 60, thanks two fellow Wisconsin State Supreme Court Justices while giving remarks at her swearing in ceremony at the Wisconsin Capitol rotunda in Madison, Wis. on August 1, 2023.In the northwest corner of Wisconsin, the 73rd Assembly District used to be shaped like a mostly rectangular blob. Then, last year, a new map drawn by Republican lawmakers took effect, and some locals joked that it looked a lot like a Tyrannosaurus rex.

The Assembly seat had been held by Democrats for 50 years. But after the district lines were moved, Republican Angie Sapik, who had posted

 

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