Three Assembly Republicans — Todd Novak, of Dodgeville; Joel Kitchens, of Sturgeon Bay; and Travis Tranel, of Cuba City, all of whom represent districts that are still competitive — have signed on as co-sponsors.

Hansen and Vining held a news conference Tuesday to tout the bill and thank the three Republicans for signing on. They urged supporters to contact Republican lawmakers and demand a hearing. They said the Supreme Court ruling has helped highlight how political power hinges on redistricting.

“We can no longer count on anyone else to do it for us. If we want fair and competitive elections we must all do the work,” Hansen said. “We now have what we truly can call a bipartisan bill. The time is right. The time is now.”

The event was more rally than news conference, with supporters cheering and whistling. Novak, Kitchens and Tranel didn’t attend. Hansen said “everyone was invited.”

Tranel aide Jeff Curry said Tranel wasn’t invited to participate in any news conference Tuesday and was at a legislative summit in Canada. Novak said he wasn’t invited and that he’s supported nonpartisan redistricting reform since his first Assembly run in 2014. Kitchens aide Paulette Kozar said Kitchens was in his district on Tuesday and wasn’t aware of any news conference.