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2026 Endorsements Expanding Representation in the U.S. House
The United States House of Representatives no longer represents the people as intended. When the House was capped at 435 members in the early 20th century, the average Representative served about 210,000 constituents. Today, that number exceeds 760,000. This is not a feature of the Constitution. It is the result of legislative inertia. The Founders anticipated population growth and feared a distant, aristocratic legislature. That is why the Constitution requires apportionment after each census—and why the First Congress proposed a constitutional amendment, Article the First, to prevent the House from becoming too small. That amendment failed not because it was rejected, but because it was forgotten. We are living with the consequences of that forgetting.
A House that is too small produces predictable failures:
Representatives cannot meaningfully know or serve their constituents.
Campaigns grow expensive, increasing dependence on large donors.
Fast-growing states are underrepresented; slow-growing states are overrepresented.
The Electoral College becomes increasingly distorted.
Polarization intensifies as fewer seats represent more diverse populations
Representation should scale with population. The House was designed to be the most democratic institution in the federal government: frequently elected, locally grounded, and responsive. That design only works if districts remain small enough for citizens to be heard. Nothing in the Constitution fixes the size of the House. Congress has the power—and the responsibility—to adjust it. Congress should expand the House of Representatives through ordinary legislation. We need:
A clear, specific expansion tied to the census
A permanent formula or rule to prevent future stagnation Nonpartisan implementation that applies equally to all states Expanding the House is not radical. It is a return to constitutional logic.
A legislature that claims to represent the people must be large enough to do so. The number 435 is not sacred. Representation is.
Why I'm sharing Endorsements To build support for increasing the size of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Why Uncap the House?
Congress is out of touch with voters. They are much more likely to listen to donors than their constituents. Expanding the House would bring representation closer to the people, aligning practice with the Founders’ intent.
It’s far easier for special interests to dominate races that cost millions. With smaller districts, campaigns are less expensive, grassroots organizing becomes easier. Individual donors matter more than PACs. Expanding the House lowers the cost of entry for ordinary folks to run for office.
The Electoral College is undemocratic and unpopular. It gives small states outsized influence. It ignores the national popular vote. It allows “minority presidents” to gain power. Expanding the House would make the Electoral College more democratic.
Larger districts tend to favor extreme candidates who win low-turnout primaries. Moderates are often pushed out. Expanding the House would lead to smaller districts and more shades of opinion. This would lead to more competitive races, more ideological nuance, better reflect local variation, and create more space for coalition-building inside political parties.
With only 435 seats, fast-growing states get underrepresented and slow-growing states get overrepresented. Small population changes can wildly shift power. Expanding the House would lead to more fair apportionment among the states.
The House expanded regularly for over a century. The cap at 435 was a temporary measure in 1913 that became permanent by inertia.Nothing in the Constitution fixes the House size. Expanding the House is the normal thing to do. Stagnation is the anomaly.