Elbridge Gerry

I was a Founding Father, Governor & Vice President. But today people only remember me for 'Gerrymandering.' Not cool. Let's #EndGerrymandering!

[Elbridge Gerry @GovGerry]

To mark my 275th birthday, here now is the worldwide premiere of "#Gerrymandering! The Musical." It's the story of a lovable Founding Father who lost his way, but who's now fighting for #fairMaps and to reclaim his weird name. Enjoy. 🎶😔🎵 #GerryBDay

[Elbridge Gerry @GovGerry]

On this day in 1812, some wiseguy cartoonist in Boston threw my name together with a salamander and coined the term "#Gerrymandering," turning me into a 19th-century meme of shame.😩

[Elbridge Gerry @GovGerry]

It's Festivus & here's my Airing of Grievances: I gerrymandered ONE time – 212 years ago. I've been dead 210 years. So how bout stop blaming ME for the fact that YOU future Americans STILL let politicians draw their own districts?! Get it together, people!😡

[Elbridge Gerry @GovGerry]

Just trying to enjoy #Halloween2024, but some trickster gerrymandered my jack-o'-lantern ... 🎃😱

[Elbridge Gerry @GovGerry]

My scary story: On a dark & stormy night in 1812, I unleashed the horrible "GerryMander" Monster – half Gerry, half salamander – all EVIL! Two centuries later, I'm still haunted by that vile serpentine creature that devours our democracy!😱🐉 #Halloween2024🎃

[Elbridge Gerry @GovGerry]

Gerrymandering is like candy corn. Everyone says they hate it, but somehow it sticks around ... 🤔

#NationalCandyCornDay #HappyHalloween2024🎃

[Elbridge Gerry @GovGerry]

Just trying to enjoy #NationalRelaxationDay, but everywhere I look, I'm haunted by #gerrymandering – and it's freaking me out!!! 😱

[Elbridge Gerry @GovGerry]

When did you future Americans decide that pants should go all the way down to your ankles? Really cramps your sock style.🧦 #WednesdayWisdom

[Elbridge Gerry @GovGerry]

When I "invented" #gerrymandering 212 years ago, we used a goose feather & our best guesses to draw unfair voting maps. Today, politicians use software & satellites to manipulate your voting districts. How is this STILL a thing?! 🤔#ThursdayThoughts #fairMaps

[Elbridge Gerry @GovGerry]

When you're a Founding Father who did lots of cool stuff (like help make America), but for 200 years everyone blames you for "ruining democracy" by inventing #gerrymandering, sometimes you just gotta dance out your feelings...🕺 #FridayFeeling #FridayVibes

[Elbridge Gerry @GovGerry]

On this day in 1775, the Continental Congress appointed Ben Franklin as Postmaster General with an annual salary of $1,000 – or as we called it back then, "wig money."

[Elbridge Gerry @GovGerry]

When I "invented" #gerrymandering in 1812, dudes wore big buckles on their shoes. That went out of style. So should gerrymandering.

#fairMaps #ThursdayThoughts🧐

[Elbridge Gerry @GovGerry]

As I close out my 280th birthday, here's a replay of "Gerrymandering! The Musical🎶," a sad tale of how I went from hero to zero by #gerrymandering. My birthday wish: end gerrymandering so I can repair my rep & you can have a healthy democracy! #GerryBDay🎂

[Elbridge Gerry @GovGerry]

To mark my 275th birthday, here now is the worldwide premiere of "#Gerrymandering! The Musical." It's the story of a lovable Founding Father who lost his way, but who's now fighting for #fairMaps and to reclaim his weird name. Enjoy. 🎶😔🎵 #GerryBDay

[Elbridge Gerry @GovGerry]

Today is my 280th birthday!🎉 Help me celebrate by calling for an end to #gerrymandering so I can repair my ruined rep and you can have a healthy democracy! #fairMaps #GerryBDay🥳

[Elbridge Gerry @GovGerry]

I started my 280th birthday this morning with a bowl full Gerrymanders – the only prize inside is regret ...😩 Help me end #gerrymandering so I can reclaim my weird name and you can have #fairMaps! #GerryBDay

[Elbridge Gerry @GovGerry]

Sad but true. One stupid mistake overshadowed my lifetime of wicked awesomeness. 😩

[US Capitol Historical Society @CapitolHistory]

#OTD in #history, 1744, Elbridge Gerry was born in Marblehead, MA. Gerry would sign the #DeclarationofIndependence, and serve as U.S. Rep., Gov. of MA, and #VPOTUS, but he is best known for his tolerance of the district reshaping strategy which bears his name: #Gerrymandering.

[Elbridge Gerry @GovGerry]

As I get ready to turn 280 years young on July 17, I've made a list of my accomplishments:
✅signing Declaration of Independence
✅Governor of Massachusetts
✅Vice President

❌and my BIG regret: gerrymandering🐉

Oof! That one still stings.🤦

#GerryBDay🎂

[Elbridge Gerry @GovGerry]

Tomorrow, I turn 280! 🥳 But for 212 of those years, I've been known as the jerk who invented #gerrymandering ...😩

My birthday wish🎂: End gerrymandering so I can repair my rep – and you can have #fairMaps!

📺WATCH: https://t.co/eQLNvqErOS #GerryBDay

[Elbridge Gerry @GovGerry]

As I get ready to turn 280 years young on July 17, just a word of advice: Live your life in such a way that if your name becomes a verb, you won't be ashamed by its definition (see: #Gerrymandering🐉😩) #ThursdayThoughts #GerryBDay🎂

[Elbridge Gerry @GovGerry]

My 280th birthday is this month!🎂 Help me celebrate on July 17 by calling for an end to #gerrymandering🐉 so I can repair my ruined rep and you can have a healthy democracy! #fairMaps #EndGerrymanderingNow #GerryBDay🥳

[Elbridge Gerry @GovGerry]

Happy #IndependenceDay from your most lovable founding father, Elbridge Gerry!😎

(And, hey, sorry about that #gerrymandering stuff. That's my bad.) #4thOfJuly 🎆