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The new 9th congressional district is
just over 1-1/2 minorities, at 50.3
percent, including S.E. Seattle,
Bellevue, N. Tacoma and S. King Co.
Gonzalez,
president
OneAmerica Votes.
of
should become a majority-minor-
ity legislative district in the next
Just how much of a Latino majority
the 15th should get was a point of
contention among redistricting
commissioners.
The coalition also requested
that the 29th legislative district
reflect Tacoma’s growing com-
decade. Commissioners did not
create a Latino majority 9th leg-
islative district in Tri-Cities as
requested by advocates. They did,
however, include Yakima and Tri-
Cities together in the 4th
Congressional District, which
now holds a fast-growing minori-
ty population at 42.8 percent.
“The work of our coalition,
United for Fair Representation, is
far from over,” said George
Cheung, executive director at the
Win Win Network. “Engaging in
the redistricting process is critical
but not sufficient to ensure that
everyone has fair representation.”
Cheung says the coalition’s next
agenda item is to bring the
Washington State Voting Rights
Act to the legislature.
“This historic piece of legisla-
tion will be an important legal
tool for ensuring fair representa-
tion for all,” he said.
Find
the
coalition
at
www.fairrepresentationWashingt
on .org.
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in October 1975, is a weekly publica-
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nities in our new Latino majority
legislative district,” said Lorena
WILL fully participate in the elec-
toral process,” said Nate Miles,
Fair Representation coalition
member. “Now is the best oppor-
tunity for people of color to regis-
ter and turn out to vote. Electoral
races in these majority-minority
districts are especially where our
votes will have an impact.”
Just how much of a Latino
majority the 15th should get was a
point of contention among redis-
tricting commissioners. In the
end, a bipartisan compromise put
the City of Yakima’s Latino popu-
lated southeast and north central
neighborhoods in the 14th legisla-
tive district.
“While we are disappointed that
backroom politics resulted in sep-
arating Latinos in southeast
Yakima city from those in the
lower Yakima valley, we will con-
tinue to fight for fair representa-
tion for all Latinos in Yakima and
will maximize political opportu-
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