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Federal Voting Rights protections still needed, even in Washington
We may not have a federal Voting Rights Act by June.
Continue reading →: Federal Voting Rights protections still needed, even in WashingtonThe Supreme Court is expected to rule by then on an October case that may mark the end of this landmark federal legislation. In this Guest Opinion that appeared in the Spokesman Review on March 5th, I make the case that even in Washington State where we value equality and have our own state voting…
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"The vote is the most powerful instrument ever devised by human beings for breaking down injustice and destroying the terrible walls which imprison people because they are different from others." – President Lyndon B. Johnson
Welcome to my new site, where I post about my research.
I’m an interdisciplinary scholar. Outside my busy day job, I maintain an active research agenda. My research interests and expertise include Latino politics and voting rights, immigration policy and politics, health equity, and state and local public policy. Although I currently live in western Washington, I spent most of my career in the Yakima Valley and continue to focus much of my research there.
