About DRA

Dave’s Redistricting is a group of volunteers who share a passion for technology and democracy. Our mission is to empower civic organizations and citizen activists to advocate for fair congressional and legislative districts, and increased transparency in the redistricting process.

App

DRA 2020 is a free web app you can use to create, view, analyze and share redistricting maps for any state. DRA 2020 includes demographic data from the 2010 Census and 2018 5-Year ACS Estimates and election data for every state. Official congressional and legislative district maps are included and can be used as a starting point for a new map, or you can create one from scratch. A rich feature set makes it easy to create and modify maps while keeping them within the accepted parameters. DRA 2020 also includes a rich set of analytics, including measures of competitiveness, proportionality, minority rights, compactness and splitting, as well as bias and responsiveness.

Team

Dave Bradlee has over 40 years of software engineering experience at Data General, Microsoft and LabKey Software. He helped build compilers for Fortran, Pascal, C and Visual Basic, worked on Microsoft Visio, was development manager for Microsoft’s Natural Language Group, and developed software for medical researchers. Ten years ago he created the original Dave’s Redistricting App. Dave has a BS in mathematics and computer science from Union College (NY) and a PhD in computer science from the University of Washington.

Terry Crowley has worked in software development for more than 35 years. He built some of the earliest graphical Internet-connected applications at BBN, including multimedia mail, desktop publishing, shared workspace conferencing and video conferencing systems. He was a Microsoft Technical Fellow and head of Office development for over 10 years. Terry has a BS and MS in computer science from MIT.

Alec Ramsay spent 30 years designing and building software in a variety of startups and large ISVs, including Microsoft, where he led engineering teams for 15 years on multiple releases of Visual Studio and Windows, and co-founded the project that became Windows Azure. He has been working on redistricting and gerrymandering for the last 4 years. Alec earned a BA from Williams College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Patricia Friel’s career spans 30 years in engineering and software project management at Lockheed Martin and Microsoft. Her recent efforts have focused on STEM education, social impact, and civics. Patricia holds a BS in Mathematics from the University of North Carolina, an MBA from Monmouth University, and an MS in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania.

David Rinn worked for 25 years in a range of finance, operations, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate development roles at Morgan Stanley, Microsoft, Ancestry.com, and Pendrell Corporation, serving as CFO at Ancestry and Pendrell. He has focused on the non-profit sector since 2014. He has a BA from Vassar College, an MBA from UCLA, and an MJ from the University of Washington School of Law.

Ian Wahbe is a senior at Reed College studying mathematics and computer science. His current interests include programming language design and topology.

Additional thanks to Mike Mathieu, Dave Sielaff, Matt Lerner, and John Wana, each of whom has contributed to the organization, strategy and/or development of Dave’s Redistricting.