Gov. Healey threatens to gerrymander Republican Reps, but they haven’t had one in decades

Gov. Healey Threatens to Gerrymander Republicans—Except Massachusetts Hasn’t Elected One in Decades

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has declared she’s prepared to gerrymander Republican members of Congress out of existence—except for one small hitch: there aren’t any to gerrymander.

The Bay State’s congressional delegation is currently a solid wall of Democrats, and no Republican has won a U.S. House seat there in decades.

While Massachusetts once had a history of sending Republicans to Washington, those days are a distant memory. Past GOP representatives included George Tinkham (10th District, 1933–1942), Richard Wigglesworth (13th District, 1933–1958), Edith Rogers (5th District, 1931–1960), and John Jacob Rogers (5th District, 1925–1927).

Healey, who says she’s reacting to actions by President Trump and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, may find that her “plan” is less a political masterstroke and more a solution in search of a problem.