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Relentless attacks on immigrant and refugee communities under the Trump Administration are energizing a movement to create change at the ballot box in Washington State. Immigrants, refugees, and people of color are stepping up to run for office at record levels, and in communities across Washington State, grassroots community members are looking ahead to this fall’s elections.

In just a few weeks, we’re hosting a Women of Color and Allies of Women of Color fundraiser headlined by OneAmerica’s founder Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal.

The City of Kent is one of the largest in Washington State, and the city is growing increasingly diverse. OneAmerica Votes believes it’s vital for the Kent City Council to be representative of the immigrant and refugee communities and communities of color that call Kent home. That’s just one reason why we’ve endorsed Hira Singh Bhullar to fill the open seat on the City Council.

With the recent signing of the Washington Voting Rights Act, Democracy in Washington is about to get a lot more vibrant! This month, Governor Inslee signed the Washington Voting Rights Act into law, ushering in a new era for democracy in Washington State! For years, communities across Washington have had to live under unfair voting systems that leave many voices out.

Ballots will be arriving soon in mailboxes across Washington, and we have a fantastic opportunity this year to lift up voices from communities that are under attack from the Trump Administration. Though this year got off to a rough start, Washington communities banded together like never before – and now form the backbone of the resistance to Donald Trump’s harmful, anti-immigrant policies.

The current national political environment is… ugly. But because of all that’s happened at the national level, a new generation of leaders is emerging in immigrant and refugee communities and running for office. The August 1st Primary Elections in Washington State point to a better future, one where candidates who represent long-marginalized communities are ready to fight.