A large aerial view of St. Petersburg’s downtown waterfront with tall buildings and blue skies in the background. On the sandy beach in the foreground, hundreds of people are arranged to spell out the phrase “UNITE + RISE” in large block letters.
Members of St. Petersburg’s League of Women Voters on Spa Beach in St. Petersburg, Florida on Sept. 1, 2025. Credit: LWVSPA/Facebook

Last week, the League of Women Voters St. Petersburg branch was among a group of Florida voters that urged the Pinellas County legislative delegation to oppose an effort led by Gov. Ron DeSantis to pursue a mid-decade congressional redistricting plan designed to keep the U.S. House in Republican control in 2026.

“Floridians have clearly said that they don’t want partisan gerrymandering,” Amy Weintraub, chair of the organization said.

Join her and Common Cause Florida Executive Director Amy Keith to learn more about the effort while drowning your sorrows a bit. “Come ready to learn and take action immediately,” the League added.

There’s no cover, but registration is required for the “Day of Action, Stop Mid-Decade Redistricting” session on Saturday, Oct. 4 at St. Petersburg’s 3 Daughters Brewing.

Day of Action, Stop Mid-Decade Redistricting

Time Sat., Oct. 4, 12-2 p.m. 2025

Location 3 Daughters Brewing, 222 22nd St. S, St. Petersburg

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This article appears in Sept. 25 – Oct. 1, 2025.

Read his 2016 intro letter and disclosures from 2022 and 2021. Ray Roa started freelancing for Creative Loafing Tampa in January 2011 and was hired as music editor in August 2016. He became Editor-In-Chief...