State office-holders who represents Stanislaus County residents, such as District 22 Assemblymember Juan Alanis, are against the push for redistricting. The Republican said in part in a statement: “My colleagues in the majority are undermining the principles of representative democracy and the clear will of California voters, who do not want elected politicians to draw the lines in this state. I will not be supporting any of these shameful retaliatory mid-decade redistricting bills, and I urge both California and Texas to stop playing gerrymandering games and start putting the people first.”
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