Slade Gorton

September 13, 2011 Special Commission Meeting John A. Cherberg Building, Hearing Room 1

A. Congressional Plan
Follows major objective criteria: Population equality
All districts within 0.01% of ideal district population

Keeps communities together

Reduces number of cities split from 23 to 3 Only 2 counties smaller than CD are split

Geographical compactness
Under Kilbury standard, proposal is more compact than current boundaries
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More Highlights
1st Majority/Minority District (open seat)
51.08% persons of color

10th Entirely outside Metro Seattle (open seat)

Largely rural district

Geographical Equality
Metro Seattle (King, Pierce, Snohomish, Kitsap) population supports 5 districts; plan gives six districts with majority of pop. from area (CD 1,2,6,7,8,9) Rest of states population supports 4 districts; plan gives four districts with majority of pop. from non-Metro Seattle (CD 3,4,5,10)

Every incumbents district, except Larsen (2nd), is comprised primarily of present constituents

Propose more rational numbering (West to East)

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Statewide

Puget Sound

Summary of Cong. Districts

1st S. Seattle & East King County (Majority/Minority) 2nd Everett (Urban Snohomish/NE King County) 3rd Vancouver (95% of population currently in 3rd) 6th Tacoma, Kitsap, & Coast (82% currently in 6th) 7th N. Seattle / S. Snohomish (72% currently in 7th) 8th Rural King/Pierce (76% currently in 8th)

4th Yakima/Tri-Cities (98% of population currently in 4th)

5th Spokane (100% of population currently in 5th)

9th Thurston & Ex-Urban Pierce (55% currently in 9th)

10th Northern Washington

B. Legislative Plan
Follows major objective criteria: Population equality
All districts within 0.1% of ideal population, which is smaller maximum deviation than 2001 plan

Keeps communities together

Reduces by nearly 2/3rd the number of cities smaller than a district that are split (from 49 currently to 17)
Examples: Renton Unified, currently in 5 LD Everett Unified, currently in 4 LD

Geographical compactness
Nearly equivalent to current boundary compactness
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More Highlights
Legislative District Continuity Statewide, 76% of population remains in current district Creates 1st Majority Hispanic Legislative District
15th LD -- 50.22% Hispanic

Statewide

Puget Sound, Spokane, Vancouver

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Summary of Leg. Districts

Major Area 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Bothell Rural Pierce/Thurston West Spokane/County Spokane Valley East King County East Spokane/County NE Washington Tri-Cities SE Washington Island County Renton Wenatchee Moses Lake West Yakima/County East Yakima/County Walla Walla Central Clark County North/East Clark County Pacific/Cowlitz Lewis County Lynnwood Olympia Bainbridge Island Aberdeen Residents Currently in District 74% 80% 29% 77% 86% 47% 66% 84% 72% 91% 44% 84% 88% 66% 71% 75% 91% 87% 73% 84% 69% 92% 64% 79% Split City (Smaller than District)? No No No No Yes (Sammamish, Issaquah) No No Yes (Kennewick) Yes (Pasco) No Yes (Kent) No No Yes (Yakima, Union Gap) Yes (Yakima, Union Gap) Yes (Pasco, Kennewick) No No No Yes (Lacey) No Yes (Lacey) Yes (Bremerton) No 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 Major Area Puyallup Bremerton/Gig Harbor North Tacoma South Pierce County South Tacoma Federal Way Rural South King County Edmonds Urban South King County West Seattle Mason County Seattle South Seattle Everett Rural Snohomish/Skagit Bellingham/Mt. Vernon Mercer Island Rural Whatcom County Seattle Marysville/Lk. Stevens Northeast King County North Seattle Auburn/Kent Bellevue Vancouver Residents Currently in District 87% 87% 65% 76% 68% 80% 89% 82% 83% 82% 69% 77% 67% 75% 88% 78% 68% 86% 75% 75% 87% 84% 80% 82% 81% Split City (Smaller than District)? No Yes (Bremerton) No Yes (Lakewood) Yes (Lakewood) No Yes (Auburn) Yes (Kirkland) Yes (Kent, Burien) Yes (Burien) Yes (Bremerton) No No No Yes (Marysville) Yes (Bellingham) Yes (Bellevue, Issaquah, Sammamish) Yes (Bellingham) No Yes (Marysville) Yes (Kirkland, Redmond) No Yes (Auburn, Kent) Yes (Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond) No

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