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Advocates want a more diverse General Assembly. But making that a reality is complicated

By Soapbox Group
December 3, 2021
  • Pennsylvania
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By: Stephen Caruso

If the composition of the General Assembly matched Pennsylvania’s rapidly diversifying population,  there would be at least 47 lawmakers who were not white. Instead, there are just 31 elected state legislators who are not white.

The space between Harrisburg and reality could be chalked up to a multitude of things, but as legislative leaders hammer out new political boundaries for the next ten years, advocates have zeroed-in on one trait in particular — how the 203 state House and 50 state Senate districts are drawn.

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