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Dear Editor,

 I was proud to run for Congress last year to stand up for my community. I’m so thankful to all of you who supported me with your donations, your time, and your kind words.

 I’m reaching out today because there is another important fight on your ballot this November. Initiative 1000/Referendum 88 is our best chance in two decades to end our state’s regressive ban on affirmative action and restore fairness and opportunity to all Washingtonians.

 As a higher education leader in Spokane, I saw firsthand the benefit that diversity has in our classrooms—from broadening...