The Massachusetts legislature, acting at the behest of Governor Elbridge Gerry, passed a redistricting law favorable to Gerry’s party, an action that resulted in the coining of the term “gerrymandering.”
The Massachusetts legislature, acting at the behest of Governor Elbridge Gerry, passed a redistricting law favorable to Gerry’s party, an action that resulted in the coining of the term “gerrymandering.”