Washington voters have elected Jaelynn Scott to the state Legislature's 37th District seat. Scott will be the first openly transgender woman elected to the state Legislature.
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Freddy Monares has covered politics, housing inequalities and Native American communities for a newspaper and a public radio station in Montana. He grew up in East Los Angeles, California, and moved to Missoula, Montana, in 2015 with the goal of growing in his career. Get in touch at fmonares@knkx.org.
