CAMPAIGN RECAP
The threat of gerrymandering is serious. But talking about it doesn’t have to be.
Politicians are redrawing voting districts and rigging elections for the next decade. We needed a hands-on way to demonstrate how unfair rigged districts are, to engage and mobilize everyday Americans who might not know about the threat. For two weeks, Gerry’s Partisan Pizza travelled America, stopping in states at serious risk of gerrymandering to sling hundreds of pizzas and recruit thousands of Americans in the fight for fair elections.
Gerry’s Partisan Pizza generated a lot of buzz – featured in newspapers and on TVs across America, including in some unconventional outlets.
The Freedom to Vote Act is our chance to stop congressional gerrymandering – and we can pass it if we mobilize enough supporters. Sometimes that starts with a slice of pizza.
Austin, TX
October 22 - October 25
A weekend full of partisan pizza.🍕 Over 375 pizzas served in the 37th district of Austin, TX to those that were personally picked to grab a slice. Politicians can pick their voters, we can pick who gets pizza. https://t.co/FaNIb389bU pic.twitter.com/9CXNbTWJsE
— RepresentUs (@representus) October 25, 2021
A Pizza Pop-Up Draws Attention to Gerrymandering by Offering Free Pies to District 37 Constituents – Eater Austin
Certain Austinites will be eligible for free pizza this week from a pop-up called Gerry’s Partisan Pizza — but only those who live in the newly added District 37, which many considered to be gerrymandered.
Would You Eat a Gerrymandered Pizza? – Adweek
October 26
Greensboro, NC
We’re bringing free pizza and gerrymandering awareness to a city near you: https://t.co/g0tsusIu3V pic.twitter.com/CfSgZTmrcA
— RepresentUs (@representus) October 27, 2021
October 28
Raleigh, NC
Oh, you wanted us to cut the pizza into full slices? TOO BAD! We gerrymandered the pizza too! https://t.co/hH4RRaDCu1 pic.twitter.com/Ifyrlr4MyM
— RepresentUs (@representus) October 28, 2021
October 29
Annapolis, MD
Giving out free pizza might be cheesy, but redistricting is a critically important issue any way you slice it. Thank you to @FairMapsMD and @representus for bringing Gerry’s Partisan Pizza to Annapolis to spread awareness about how gerrymandering undermines democracy. pic.twitter.com/iGfX1EFfxL
— Governor Larry Hogan (@GovLarryHogan) October 29, 2021
November 1
Tallahassee, FL
Gerry’s Partisan Pizza hit up the Florida Capitol building Monday to give any politician considering gerrymandering a piece of our mind… and a piece of our pizza 🍕 pic.twitter.com/TFApa40OTV
— RepresentUs (@representus) November 6, 2021
November 2
Orlando, FL
November 4
Harrisburg, PA
Gerry’s Pizza parked outside the Pennsylvania parliamentary palace to pick our patrons and prod those politicians to put partisan ploys aside 🍕🍕🍕 https://t.co/60jRGguseZ pic.twitter.com/VOJrY8qEWw
— RepresentUs (@representus) November 8, 2021
Gerry’s Partisan Pizza brings anti-gerrymandering message to Capitol – City & State Pennsylvania
November 5
Pittsburgh, PA
Food truck serves oddly shaped pizza slices in Pittsburgh as lesson on gerrymandering – TribLIVENovember 8
Madison, WI
“I don’t want garbage pizza and I don’t want garbage maps” — Gerry’s Partisan Pizza and @WIFairMapsCo hit up Madison, WI, to give the people real pizza and the politicians “garbage pizza” https://t.co/d8cgsGqNIw pic.twitter.com/cc0kc21vsq
— RepresentUs (@representus) November 9, 2021
A slice of the pie: Democrats, pizza-makers protest against gerrymandering as Senate passes GOP redistricting proposal – The Daily CardinalNovember 9
Appleton, WI
After two weeks on the road:
-Over 6000 slices of pizza given away
-Covered nearly 5000 miles in the Gerry’s Pizza Truck
-Over 150 new volunteers in the fight against gerrymandering
-Gerry’s Partisan Pizza was covered by 33 local and national media outlets