Washington's 10th congressional district
| Washington's 10th congressional district | |
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| Current Representative | Dennis Heck (D–Olympia) |
| Population (2010) | 672,455 |
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| Cook PVI | D+4 |
Washington's 10th congressional district is a congressional district created by the 2010 United States Census that elected a member of the United States House of Representatives beginning with the 2012 elections. By Washington state law, a non-partisan commission composed of two Republicans, two Democrats, and a non-voting chairperson drew the boundaries for this new district as well as the new boundaries for Washington's existing districts. Its current representative is Dennis Heck.
The Washington Redistricting Commission was tasked with drawing the maps for congressional and legislative districts in the year after each census, including the new 10th Congressional District. The first commissioners' maps were released on September 13, 2011. In addition, several third party maps were submitted to the commissioners by citizens and advocacy groups.
Commissioner Ceis, representing the Senate Democratic leadership, submitted a draft plan that would place the new 10th district in SW Pierce, northern Thurston, eastern Mason, and far southern King counties. It would include the cities of Shelton, Olympia, Fircrest, Pacific, Fife, Puyallup, and part of Tacoma. Federal Way, Auburn, Bonney Lake, Orting, Yelm, and McCleary are just outside the borders of the proposed 10th district. This proposed 10th district voted for Democrat Patty Murray over Republican Dino Rossi about 53.7/46.3 in the 2010 Senate Election, and is around 68.3% white.
Commissioner Gorton, representing the Senate Republican leadership, submitted a draft plan that would place the new 10th district across the northern part of the state, straddling the Cascade mountains to take in Island, San Juan, Whatcom, Skagit, Chelan, Douglass, Okanogan, northern and eastern parts of Snohmish county, and the city of Skykomish in King county. It would include the cities of Bellingham, Granite Falls, Arlington, Monroe, Wenatchee, Oroville, and most of Coulee Dam. Grand Coulee, Quincy, Republic, and Marysville are just outside the proposed boundaries. This proposed 10th district voted for Republican Dino Rossi over Democrat Patty Murray about 52.6/47.4, and is 79% white. Gorton's proposal also suggests the possibility of renumbering the congressional districts from west to east, which would mean that district No. 10 would be in the far east of the state, where the current (pre-2012) 5th district is located.
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