It's time to get to work on 2020! Join me for a house party, where we'll be writing letters to potential voters in a critical election. This award-winning, proven tactic will help us work on crucial races all over the country - right from our living rooms!

RSVP here, and be sure to invite your friends, too: let them know that Swing Left is pioneering an innovative program, using letters to help volunteers like us turn out Super State voters by mail, with help from our partners at Vote Forward and Voter Participation Center.

Think about it: if you help get a voter to the polls in one of our targeted Super States, you can impact key State races necessary to roll back gerrymanders. That’s what Swing Left's Super State Strategy is all about: maximizing the impact of your time and money! Looking forward to seeing you!

Here's some info on the Pennsylvania race we'll be writing for:

Pam Iovino is running in the special election April 2 for PA State Senate District 37 to replace Republican Guy Reschenthaler (who was elected to US Congress). Vote Forward and Swing Left are writing letters to unlikely voters who are very likely to vote for Democrats when they do cast a ballot

Born of immigrants, Iovino served 23 years in the Navy and was assistant secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs; she has union support.

“We couldn’t be prouder to have Pam Iovino as our Democratic candidate for the special election for Senate District 37. Pam will bring her diverse experience to Harrisburg and fight on behalf of the people of Allegheny and Washington counties. From combating the opioid epidemic to raising the minimum wage, Pam will work for the people,” stated State Party Chairwoman Nancy Patton Mills.

Pam Iovino, the Democratic candidate, has a chance to win the special election on April 2nd, 2019. Her victory would bring Democrats within striking distance of taking control of the chamber in 2020.

Learn More about the History of Gerrymandering in Pennsylvania

Before the Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down the state's Republican-drawn congressional districts for "clearly, plainly, and palpably" violating the state's Constitution, Pennsylvania's districts were comprised of oddly shaped, sprawling districts which wander seemingly arbitrarily across Pennsylvania, leaving 28 counties, 68 political subdivisions, and numerous wards, divided among as many as five congressional districts.

Goofy kicking Donald Duck!

The most famous of these was District 7, which has been likened to Goofy kicking Donald Duck. "At one point, along Route 30, the district is contiguous only by virtue of a medical facility," the court wrote. "At another point, in King of Prussia, it remains connected by a single steak and seafood restaurant."

Last year, the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court struck down the old 2011 congressional map, and put a temporary new map in its place. Temporary because the court's ruling didn't alter the rules around how districts can be mapped in the future. The new more competitive districts could disappear after the 2020 census.

Unless Pennsylvania law is changed, gerrymandering remains a threat to the health of Pennsylvania's democracy. The dysfunction we have in our government at both the state and federal level occurs because of gerrymandering,” said Kate Doyle, Montgomery County lead for Fair Districts Pennsylvania.

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