Are you proportional representation curious?

An event with the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Feb 12, 2026

"I'm back! A quick note to make sure you all saw this event tomorrow hosted by Democracy Notes and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Features three of the smartest and most compelling electoral systems thinkers I know — Stanford's Didi Kuo, MED's Colin Cole, and Protect Democracy's own Grant Tudor. If you want a quick refresh on what proportional representation is, watch this video first: https://protectdemocracy.org/PR "

- Ben Raderstorf

Hello, hello!

We’ve got a nifty event for you!

Want the 101 (and 201, and 301) on proportional representation? How might it impact polarization? How about historically underrepresented groups?

Join Democracy Notes and the American Academy of Arts & Sciences on 2/24 at 1pm ET for a deep dive into “PR.” Registration is here!

We’ll hear from:

Grant Tudor, Policy Advocate at Protect Democracy,
Didi Kuo, Center Fellow at the Freeman-Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, and
Colin Cole, Director of Policy, Outreach, and Communications at More Equitable Democracy.

We’ll dig into:

What proportional representation actually means (myth-busting time!),
How moving to PR would impact goals like improving representation and reducing polarization, and
The key design choices and tradeoffs for policymakers to consider.

Registration is here. Can’t wait to see you there!

And for some great pre-event reading…check out the American Academy of Arts & Sciences’ October 2025 report, “Expanding Representation: Reinventing Congress for the 21st Century.” It’s excellent!

Gabe