Minority Advocates Fear Representation in Statehouse in Jeopardy

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A commission that could significantly change who gets elected to the Legislature is so far severely lacking minority representation, making Asian- American and Latino advocacy groups worry that the number of minority lawmakers could drop.

More than 27,000 Californians are interested in participating in a new 14-member commission to redraw the boundaries of the state's Senate and Assembly districts, but only 11 percent of them are Latino and only 5 percent are Asian American or Pacific Islander.

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Minority Advocates Fear Representation in Statehouse in Jeopardy

"It's going to be the same old guys: retired, white men making all the decisions. I hate to say it like that, but that is what it feels like," said Fontana resident Leticia Garc...

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