Here’s a screenshot from 2015 that shows the first bill I ever filed.
It was a bill to end gerrymandering.
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How?
By passing a constitutional amendment that would implement an independent redistricting system, as many other states have done.
What does that mean?
In short, it means we would no longer let politicians draw the districts.
Why?
Because they cheat. My party cheated. Now the other party is cheating.
What happened to my bill?
It was sent to the Ways and Means committee - which hasn’t met in 20 years.
Why?
To send a message to the new guy: The corruption will continue.
What happened then?
I kept filing it. Year after year.
Support grew. The corruption of gerrymandering became more visible to the public.
People protested. Courts intervened.
And now we’re on the brink of finally ending it.
If we elect just a small handful of the new candidates who are publicly committed to independent redistricting, gerrymandered will fall into history.
If that happens, we will have accomplished something remarkable - something that will permanently upgrade politics in our state by forcing more legislators to actually listen to their constituents because they’ll be at greater risk of losing their next election if they don’t.
And the politicians who don’t like it - they can step up or they can step out.
Because we are determined to end this unethical practice of party-protectionism and finally return our elections to whom they belong:
You.
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