Washington Legislative Districts

[Asian Nazi]

Oooohhh

Looking forward to this

EDIT: Might contribute.  Is there a way to load the outlines of the current legislative districts onto DRA?

[Asian Nazi]

District Name: WA-42
Location: All of Whatcom County outside of southern Bellingham and its southern suburbs.  Major populations centers include the northern half of Bellingham, Ferndale, Lynden, Blaine, and Birch Bay.
Partisan Lean: Tossup
Current Representatives: Sen. Doug Ericksen (R), Rep. Luanne Van Werven (R), Rep. Vincent Buys (R)



Proposed Mini-districts

District Name: WA-42a
Location: North Bellingham + Bellingham's northern suburbs + Ferndale and Lummi Reservation
Partisan Lean: Safe D



District Name: WA-42b
Location: Rural Whatcom County, Sumas, Lynden, Blaine, Birch Bay, Point Roberts
Partisan Lean: Safe R




How does this look?

[Asian Nazi]

Fun fact, Rep. Graham Hunt resigned just a few days ago due to a scandal involving him lying about his military service.

[Asian Nazi]

Who would Sawant challenge if she wants to be in the State Senate?

She ran in the 43rd district for the State House in 2012 against Speaker Frank Chopp but lost bad (70-29) thought that was before she was famous.  Socialist Alternative ran against Speaker Chopp again in 2014 with a different candidate named Jess Spear and lost 82-18. 

Since the time of her run against Chopp, Sawant has moved from Capitol Hill to Leschi and is now in the 37th District.

I can't see her running against either Sen. Jamie Pederson (who represents District 43) or Sen. Pramila Jayapal (who represents 37) both of whom, unlike Richard Conlin or Frank Chopp, are considered strong progressives.  Jayapal is running in WA-7 to replace retiring Rep. Jim McDermott.  If she wins and vacates her seat, I could maybe see Sawant running to replace her, but it would be questionable as to whether this would actually be an upgrade over her Seattle City Council seat.  One advantage is that City Council races occur during odd years, so she could plausibly challenge for state or federal office without sacrificing her seat.

[Asian Nazi]

Yeah, I agree, and like I said I question whether State Senate would really be an upgrade for her.  I don't see Mayor Murray getting credible opposition next year, but maybe a run in 2021 is in the cards.