This week on Navigating Politics with Navjot, I talk to Washington State Senator and Deputy Majority Leader Manka Dhingra who was the first Sikh elected to any office within the United States. We talk about the influence of cannabis legislation and legalization, hate crime prevention, and how to prevent heat crimes in addition to learning from incidences that have happened in the past we also talk about the power of telling your stories and the influence it can have on driving advocacy legislation forward. We also discussed how Senator Dhingra is building the political bench for Sikhs within Washington State with the recruitment of Kent City Councilmember Satwinder Kaur's run for Washington State Senate and hosting interns from the Sikh American Legal Defense Fund.

Senator Dhingra is running for re-election this year and needs your support. Please donate and volunteer for her reelection through her website: https://www.electmanka.com/

You can also support the election of Satwinder Kaur here: https://www.electsatwinder.com/

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