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tarra simmons

Former inmate-turned-attorney to run for open statehouse seat

By Austin Jenkins • Oct 21, 2019
Courtesy Tarra Simmons

A Washington attorney and criminal justice reform advocate who previously served time in prison is seeking to become the first formerly incarcerated person elected to the Washington Legislature, at least in modern times. 

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