Dear WA State Redistricting Commission, We are pleased to present you with this petition affirming one simple statement: "Representative democracy depends, in part, on fair districting of legislative boundaries that would not further disadvantage communities of color in the electoral process. While communities of color are increasing in WA state, the number of state legislators of color is dropping. It is imperative that your decisions not worsen this problem. Do NOT redraw the 11th legislative district, which has two legislators of color. Retain North Beacon Hill in the 11th! To improve diversity please also create a majority minority district in the Seattle area." Attached is a list of individuals who have added their names to this petition, as well as additional comments written by the petition signers themselves. Sincerely, Sarah Luthens 1
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Dear WA State Redistricting Commission,
We are pleased to present you with this petition affirming one simple statement:
"Representative democracy depends, in part, on fair districting of legislative boundaries that would notfurther disadvantage communities of color in the electoral process. While communities of color areincreasing in WA state, the number of state legislators of color is dropping. It is imperative that yourdecisions not worsen this problem. Do NOT redraw the 11th legislative district, which has twolegislators of color. Retain North Beacon Hill in the 11th! To improve diversity please also create amajority minority district in the Seattle area."
Attached is a list of individuals who have added their names to this petition, as well as additional commentswritten by the petition signers themselves.
Sincerely,Sarah Luthens
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Gary BarberRenton, WASep 29, 2011
Dana WilkSeattle, WASep 29, 2011
Diversity is what the U.S.A. is made of. Our Government must reflect this if we are to maintain our positionin the "Eye" of the World.
Makira EnricoSeattle, WASep 28, 2011
I am in political geography since 1983. There is no such a thing as fair districting. It is good to do redistrictingevery 10 years or so. I am signing this petition because it is anti-racist. America is the last racist state in theworld. Racism is an international crime. It needs an international intervention in places like Seattle.
Alexander PerepechkoSeattle, WASep 28, 2011
Susan LowneyWallingford, WASep 28, 2011
Rita SmithSeattle, WASep 28, 2011
Kevin YarnellSeattle, WASep 28, 2011
Do not redraw the 11th legislative district.
Junker WongSeattle, WASep 28, 2011
jeff mcgrathSeattle, WASep 27, 2011
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please support people of color and don't remove the 11th dist. from beacon hill. thank y ou.
carol hershmanseattle,, WASep 25, 2011
David JetteSeattle`, WASep 24, 2011
! JUSTICIA PARA TODOS !
Sarah B.MeardonSeattle, WASep 24, 2011
Keep your hands off the 11th Legislative district!!!
Lauren M. TozziSeattle, WASep 24, 2011
Kismet Barney-KaineSeattle, WASep 24, 2011
Thank you for initiating this effort
Esther "Little Dove" John, M.Ed.Seattle, WASep 23, 2011
Diane LeeSeattle, WASep 22, 2011
MarcySeattle, WASep 22, 2011
Linda SandersSeatac, WASep 22, 2011
Rosario Mangaoang-BrodineTukwila, WASep 21, 2011
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Shane FarnorSeattle, WASep 21, 2011
We know this, as well as in the "Green Movement"; thus, here's my Online URL Register Now for my newESE Class. http://www.greenlabsproject.org
Leah Reuben-WernerPoulsbo, WASep 21, 2011
Marsha AdamsRenton, WASep 21, 2011
Bill DavieaRenton, WASep 21, 2011
William Proctorseattle, WASep 21, 2011
Erika MaxxSeattle, WASep 21, 2011
rose m doughertyseattle, WASep 21, 2011
Anne HInnendaelSeattle, WASep 21, 2011
David PehaRenton, WASep 21, 2011
sheila sellarsSeattle, WASep 21, 2011
Danielle DupreeSeattle, WASep 20, 2011
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Lance MillerRenton, WASep 20, 2011
Diane FlynnEverett, WASep 20, 2011
Tom StonerKENT, WASep 20, 2011
Margaret CrainSeattle, WASep 20, 2011
Please use redistricting to strengthen the voices of the more vulnerable and less visible among us. It takesthreads of all types to make the most beautiful fabric of society!
Fil TribbleRenton, WASep 20, 2011
Laverne (Wendy) WendlandRenton, WASep 20, 2011
Our diversity is what makes this country rich. Vote to stop this redistricting process.
Amina AhnachRenton, WASep 20, 2011
Joyce L RayRenton, WASep 20, 2011
J.R. DevaneyWoodmont Beach, WASep 20, 2011
Jeffry S YapleeSeattle, WASep 20, 2011
sharon boiesNormandy Park, WASep 20, 2011
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Keep it up with the good finght
angel bolanosSeattle, WASep 20, 2011
Randal JeterSeattle, WASep 20, 2011
TracySeattle, WASep 20, 2011
Racism is definitely on the rise. One has only to observe how the right wing & mid-west citizen are treatingour president. Sincerely (Mrs.) Esther McRae
Esther McRaeBurien, WASep 20, 2011
Conrad MullerTukwila, WASep 20, 2011
christopher harmattaRenton, WASep 20, 2011
Jerry CronkhiteSeattle, WASep 20, 2011
Beacon Hill is contiguous wit Renton, and will eventually be annexed to Renton. This entire region is felt byall to be part of Renton. It all belongs in our 11th District. Cheryl Galt, Renton-area resident since 1968
Cheryl GaltRenton, WASep 20, 2011
Judy ShawRenton, WASep 20, 2011
Eric EitreimSeattle, WASep 20, 2011
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Please, keep my neighborhood intact!
Brooke RiggioSeattle, WASep 20, 2011
Ellen PunyonSeattle, WASep 20, 2011
As a voting constituent in our state, I feel strongly that this issue needs to be addressed in a way that ensuresrepresentation of our varied populations.
Martha VanDeMarkKirkland, WASep 20, 2011
Benjamin ErnstSeattle, WASep 20, 2011
Gary LichtensteinWhite Center, WASep 20, 2011
Tia matthiesSeattle, WASep 20, 2011
Donald CarmignaniSea-Tac, WASep 20, 2011
Gwen McDonaldSeattle, WASep 20, 2011
Jason WirthUnited StatesSep 20, 2011
PamSeattle, WASep 20, 2011
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This district is distinct and in absolute need of specific representation. To deny that is political andgovernment at its worst. Thank you for your help with making sure the 11th district has appropriaterepresentation.
Gino ScarpinoSeattle, WASep 20, 2011
Nancy and Jim TaylorSeattle, WASep 20, 2011
Elizabeth BerggrenSeattle, WASep 20, 2011
sally Mikulas-SerlettiSeaTac, WASep 20, 2011
valentina warnerSeattle, WASep 20, 2011
Paul HenryRenton, WASep 20, 2011
charlie mostowSeattle, WASep 20, 2011
As a POC I know we need more representation
patricia youngRenton, WASep 20, 2011
Ron HadfordTukwila, WASep 20, 2011
I live in this district, please don't take away our voice!
Matt RemleTukwila, WASep 20, 2011
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Douglas RisedorfRENTON, WASep 20, 2011
Christine JulianRenton, WASep 20, 2011
marjorie austkent, WASep 20, 2011
Chris LoboTukwila, WASep 20, 2011
Thomas M. DruganSeattle, WASep 20, 2011
Rachel GabrielleSeattle, WASep 20, 2011
Susan TrippTukwila, WASep 20, 2011
MaryTacoma, WASep 20, 2011
Emily Knaphusseattle, WASep 20, 2011
Jean DarsieSeattle, WASep 20, 2011
I an also living in an all-white, non-representational district and I feel the damages caused elsewhere by thissituation.
Terence J. McLaffertyKent, WASep 17, 2011
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Rebecca SaldanaTukwila, WASep 16, 2011
please stopped it . we need to live together as 0ne nation .
Fares M. AL-RajabiSeattle, WASep 16, 2011
GAIL DRAPERShoreline, WASep 16, 2011
Rich StolzWestwood Village, WASep 16, 2011
The Republicans are playing dirty pool. What happened to fairness in this country?
bernard levineTucson, AZSep 16, 2011
Daniel J RadelEverson, WASep 16, 2011
Delila LeberSeattle, WASep 15, 2011
John de GraafSeattle, WASep 15, 2011
It's important to keep North Beacon Hill in the 11th and to improve diversity and help in creating a moremajority minority in the Seattle area.
Josie lopezRichland, WASep 15, 2011
Joyce WoodMountlake Terrace, WASep 15, 2011
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We need ALL of our current south end legislators!
Martha KoesterTukwila, WASep 15, 2011
Debra MorrisonWedgwood, WASep 14, 2011
Robert TiceVancouver, WASep 14, 2011
Linde KnightonSeattle, WASep 14, 2011
Sarah BernsteinSeattle, WASep 14, 2011
Jasmit SinghUnion Mills, WASep 14, 2011
Cherry CayabyabSeattle, WASep 14, 2011
Soya JungSeattle, WASep 14, 2011
Joseph M KilbourneSeattle, WASep 14, 2011
Ann dickhoffSeattle, WASep 14, 2011
Sunniva ZaratkiewiczSeattle, WASep 14, 2011
Quincy JohnTukwila, WA
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Sep 14, 2011
Jingsong ShahSeattle, WASep 13, 2011
Robin WyssSeattle, WASep 13, 2011
Martin H. BabbBurien, WASep 13, 2011
Frank ReynoldsSeattle, WASep 13, 2011
Joyce YeeSeattle, WASep 13, 2011
Vivien SharplesSeattle, WASep 13, 2011
Mark HenleySeattle, WASep 13, 2011
Soph DavenportTukwila, WASep 13, 2011
Jennifer BrowerSeattle, WASep 13, 2011
Hui ChongSeattle, WASep 13, 2011
William ChongSeattle, WASep 13, 2011
Charles DavisSeattle, WASep 13, 2011
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Zac WestSeattle, WASep 13, 2011
Lan Zhan ChenSeattle, WASep 13, 2011
Xu Ming LiuSeattle, WASep 13, 2011
Aline CartonSeattle, WASep 13, 2011
Andrea FullertonSeattle, WASep 13, 2011
gary clarkSeattle, WASep 13, 2011
Bill DubaySeatle, WASep 13, 2011
EMILY PADDISONSEATTLE, WASep 13, 2011
Andrew RoseSeattle, WASep 13, 2011
Siobhan RingSeattle, WASep 13, 2011
Janine BolivarBellevue, WASep 13, 2011
Sheri DaySeattle, WASep 13, 2011
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Karen IglitzinSeattle, WASep 13, 2011
Targeting elected representatives of color under the guise of redistricting smells strongly of the old-fashionedstrategy of racial hegemony of European Americans over other Americans. It is long past time to abandon thatchimerical power lust and to promote real representation in our legislative bodies!
Christine LandonMountlake Terrace, WASep 13, 2011
Julia SterkovskySeattle, WASep 13, 2011
David BloomWedgwood, WASep 13, 2011
Please don't make things worse for communities of color getting proper representation. Maintain LD11 as is.
Elena PerezUniversity, WASep 13, 2011
John GrahamSeattle, WASep 13, 2011
Dana FranksBurien, WASep 13, 2011
This redrawing of boundaries would be an affront to what this nation stands for: freedom & equality for all.
Jacqueline YungSeattle, WASep 13, 2011
Kate CudneySeattle, WASep 13, 2011
Sara AinsworthSeattle, WASep 13, 2011
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Melissa YoungSeattle, WASep 13, 2011
Merril CousinSeattle, WASep 13, 2011
Please, no redistricting of 11...bad idea and not necessary
Suzanne CaliSeattle, WASep 13, 2011
Brie GyncildSeattle, WASep 13, 2011
Michael AndrewSeattle, WASep 13, 2011
Jeryze PipitoneBurien, WASep 13, 2011
Leonard RifasSeattle, WASep 13, 2011
Esther "Little Dove" John, M.Ed.Seattle, WASep 13, 2011
Laurel RamseyerSeattle, WASep 13, 2011
theresa daverioShoreline, WASep 13, 2011
Shannon HallettYakima, WASep 13, 2011
Julie CooperSeattle, WA
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Sep 13, 2011
Pat StellSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Ian GreerGermanySep 12, 2011
kelly ryanseattle, WASep 12, 2011
Chris LaRocheSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Ellen FinkelsteinSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Time to stand up n be counted
robert bruce scagnellimill creek, WASep 12, 2011
Jonis DavisSEATTLE, WASep 12, 2011
Diane WhitmanSEATTLE, United StatesSep 12, 2011
Lisa BeaulaurierSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Jack SmithSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Danielle DixonEverett, WASep 12, 2011
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Mark PutnamSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Kelli SchmidtSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Jeff HendersonSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Rochelle CronePuyallup, WASep 12, 2011
H.M. SUTTONWallingford, WASep 12, 2011
Jonathan Betz-ZallSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Retain North Beacon Hill in the 11th.
rev. harriett waldenSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Dmitri IglitzinUniversity, WASep 12, 2011
Brita Butler-WallWedgwood, WASep 12, 2011
Diane MorrisonWallingford, WASep 12, 2011
Ania Beszterda-AlysonSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Kathy FletcherSeattle, WA
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Sep 12, 2011
Maree NessSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
john v foxUniversity, WASep 12, 2011
Joelle PrettyFederal Way, WASep 12, 2011
Chris WilliamsSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Sara KoopmanMarietta, WASep 12, 2011
Elizabeth PressleyUnited StatesSep 12, 2011
stand up for Democracy.. SOCIAL JUSTICE This is the time to be BOLD
ROLANDO MORALESRowland Hgts, CASep 12, 2011
Sarah AxlingTacoma, WASep 12, 2011
Susan McLainWestwood, WASep 12, 2011
Thank you!
Tim CrowleySeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Matt BoyceIndianapolis, INSep 12, 2011
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Lorraine PozziSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Both Washingtons need more minority representatives.
Lance BonamySeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Curt J FirestoneSEATTLE, WASep 12, 2011
Catherine NaiadTulalip, WASep 12, 2011
Svetlana StepanovBothell, WASep 12, 2011
Benjamin SheppardKirkland, WASep 12, 2011
Cammie CarlSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Jonathan LawsonSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
JenniferSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Ari KohnSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
judith shattuckRedmond, WASep 12, 2011
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Do NOT redraw the 11th legislative district, which has two legislators of color. Retain North Beacon Hill inthe 11th! To improve diversity please also create a majority minority district in the Seattle area.
Michael TagawaSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Phursumba SherpaSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Jaci OsegueraSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
JoAnn KeenanSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Joyce TsengSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Karen AhernBainbridge Island, WASep 12, 2011
Thalia SyracopoulosSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Mel KangSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Geov ParrishSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
The timing on this is rather suspect.
Yalonda SindeSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Phyllis NaiadMarysville, WASep 12, 2011
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Catherine PottingerSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Gabi ClaytonOlympia, WASep 12, 2011
The 11th LD is one of the most diverse districts in the state. To redraw it's lines would diminish the voice ofthis diverse community. Please retain the 11th LD's current boundaries.
Jerri WoodRenton, WASep 12, 2011
monica corsaroSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Roger WintersSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Alexandra BradburyPortland, ORSep 12, 2011
I just sign in for a good cause.
Esper dumlaoseattle, WASep 12, 2011
Robert HarkinsSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
AntoniaElectric City, WASep 12, 2011
JuanitaTukwila, WASep 12, 2011
Bob HasegawaSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
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Emily ReillySeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Joan SchrammeckCamano Island, WASep 12, 2011
Janet StecherSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Rebecca CarlosTacoma, WASep 12, 2011
Elizabeth ReisSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Heather GingerichSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Catherine CarterSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Larry NelsonPinehurst, WASep 12, 2011
Heather R DaySeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Sadikifu Akina-JamesSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
Ron HarrellEdmonds, WASep 12, 2011
Freedom of religion, race and creed is what makes it great to live in the United States. God bless America.
RosarioSeattle, WA
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Sep 12, 2011
This is key in ensuring all voices are heard in Olympia.
Maria BatayolaSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
This is VITALLY important!!!
Sarah LuthensSeattle, WASep 12, 2011
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