The new California Legislature is the most diverse ever. By some measures, it still isn’t fully representative of California.
. Of the 93 legislators who replied in the survey, only 8 said they are tenants, while all the othersHow did the historic levels of diversity happen? , including legislators resigning or seeking higher office, which created open seats without incumbents and more opportunity for political newcomers. One-fourth of members are entirely new to the Legislature. that carved out some more competitive districts.
In the Central Valley, for example, the Jakara Movement — a community organization advocating for Punjabi Sikhs — actively gave input during the months-long mapping process. Its efforts were apparently a success:Statewide, the number of majority Latino districts increased significantly, according to the— nearly matching the share of the Latino voting-eligible population in the state.
“A redistricting process that involves public inputs is likely to lead to increased representation of more racially and ethnically diverse candidates,” said Christian Grose, professor of political science and public policy at the University of Southern California.
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