In wake of Supreme Court ruling, WA Democrats weigh congressional redistricting options

Last week, Washington State Democratic Party Chair Shasti Conrad suggested to the New York Times that if her party secures a legislative supermajority, lawmakers may undo this system, a change that would require voter approval.

In an interview with the Standard this week, Conrad clarified that she doesn’t want to end Washington’s Redistricting Commission, and blamed Republicans for igniting the current redistricting war.

“I am not pushing for us to undo the independent redistricting system,” Conrad said. “But there’s a national discussion that is happening around how to meet the moment … The Republican-controlled Supreme Court just gutted the Voting Rights Act.”