Lura Powell sworn in as Redistricting Commission Chair
Lura Powell was sworn in as the non-voting Chair of the Redistricting Commission today in the Secretary of State’s Office.
A perfect 10! WA awarded new congressional seat
Map courtesy of U.S. Census Bureau Celebration time! Washington’s population grew by over 14 percent in the past decade and will gain a new congressional seat. Washington’s former governor, Gary Locke, now President Obama’s commerce secretary, presided over a nationally televised press conference to release the 23rd Census since the founding of the republic. Relative to the rest of the nation, Washington grew enough in the past 10 years to nab a 10th congressional district. Our latest population number: 6,724,540…