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Drawing the Future: The High-Stakes Battle Over Gerrymandering in Texas and Across the Nation
David Daley
Journalist & Author; Senior Fellow, FairVote and USC Schwarzenegger Institute
Bestselling author of RATF**KED and UNRIGGED, Daley is a leading voice on voting rights and democracy. Former editor in chief of Salon, his work appears in major outlets like The New Yorker, The New York Times, and The Atlantic, and he’s a frequent guest on national media.
Christian Grose
Professor of Political Science & Public Policy, USC; Academic Director, USC Schwarzenegger Institute; Director, Democracy & Fair Elections Lab
A top scholar on elections, Congress, redistricting, and voting rights, Grose wrote the award-winning Congress in Black and White and has served as an expert witness in major cases. He leads research and student training at USC’s Democracy & Fair Elections Lab (BA Duke; PhD Rochester).
Pamela McCann
Associate Professor, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy
McCann studies how state and national politics shape policy, with expertise in federalism, legislative behavior, and health policy. Her research illuminates the connections between political institutions and policy outcomes (PhD Michigan; formerly at the University of Washington).
Seth C. McKee
Professor of Political Science, Oklahoma State University
A national expert on American elections, Texas politics, and redistricting, McKee has nearly 100 publications. His books include Republican Ascendancy in Southern U.S. House Elections and the award-winning Rural Republican Realignment in the Modern South (PhD UT Austin).
Chair Gene Wu
Chair, Texas House Democratic Caucus; State Representative, District 137 (D–TX)
In his seventh term, Wu is known for championing juvenile justice and CPS reform. A former prosecutor and practicing attorney, he also serves on Redistricting, Appropriations, and Juvenile Justice committees, while staying deeply engaged in his Houston community.
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USC Schwarzenegger Institute
Institute for State & Global Policy at USC
Founded in 2012 by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Institute promotes post-partisan, people-first policy solutions. It played a key role in California’s independent redistricting reforms and continues to push for fair, transparent election practices nationwide.
Democracy & Fair Elections Lab (USC)
Research initiative led by Prof. Christian Grose
Dedicated to advancing free, fair, and accessible elections, the Lab produces cutting-edge research on redistricting, voting rights, and representation. It also trains students in mapmaking and election law, building on the 2020 Democracy Grants that supported local election officials.
Drawing the Future: The High-Stakes Battle Over Gerrymandering in Texas and Across the Nation
David Daley
Journalist & Author; Senior Fellow, FairVote and USC Schwarzenegger Institute
Bestselling author of RATF**KED and UNRIGGED, Daley is a leading voice on voting rights and democracy. Former editor in chief of Salon, his work appears in major outlets like The New Yorker, The New York Times, and The Atlantic, and he’s a frequent guest on national media.
Christian Grose
Professor of Political Science & Public Policy, USC; Academic Director, USC Schwarzenegger Institute; Director, Democracy & Fair Elections Lab
A top scholar on elections, Congress, redistricting, and voting rights, Grose wrote the award-winning Congress in Black and White and has served as an expert witness in major cases. He leads research and student training at USC’s Democracy & Fair Elections Lab (BA Duke; PhD Rochester).
Pamela McCann
Associate Professor, USC Sol Price School of Public Policy
McCann studies how state and national politics shape policy, with expertise in federalism, legislative behavior, and health policy. Her research illuminates the connections between political institutions and policy outcomes (PhD Michigan; formerly at the University of Washington).
Seth C. McKee
Professor of Political Science, Oklahoma State University
A national expert on American elections, Texas politics, and redistricting, McKee has nearly 100 publications. His books include Republican Ascendancy in Southern U.S. House Elections and the award-winning Rural Republican Realignment in the Modern South (PhD UT Austin).
Chair Gene Wu
Chair, Texas House Democratic Caucus; State Representative, District 137 (D–TX)
In his seventh term, Wu is known for championing juvenile justice and CPS reform. A former prosecutor and practicing attorney, he also serves on Redistricting, Appropriations, and Juvenile Justice committees, while staying deeply engaged in his Houston community.
⸻
USC Schwarzenegger Institute
Institute for State & Global Policy at USC
Founded in 2012 by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Institute promotes post-partisan, people-first policy solutions. It played a key role in California’s independent redistricting reforms and continues to push for fair, transparent election practices nationwide.
Democracy & Fair Elections Lab (USC)
Research initiative led by Prof. Christian Grose
Dedicated to advancing free, fair, and accessible elections, the Lab produces cutting-edge research on redistricting, voting rights, and representation. It also trains students in mapmaking and election law, building on the 2020 Democracy Grants that supported local election officials.
