WA redistricting efforts aim to give more power to people of color

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Written By Washington Community Alliance .
Margot Spindola stands in a hot pink sweatshirt tucked into black pants amid a classic Washington forest of ferns and trees.

Margot Spindola, lead organizer of Redistricting Justice for Washington, is seen at Volunteer Park in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood on Aug. 24, 2021. Spindola has been working on how the state's political maps can be drawn to increase Latino representation. (Matt M. McKnight/Crosscut)

Some advocates want the state redistricting commission to 'stop focusing on preserving incumbents’ and instead aim to keep communities of color together…

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