Two people hold signs that read “Defend Democracy” and “Election Rigging Response Act” at a rally, surrounded by others holding similar signs in support of California’s Proposition 50.
Attendees at a rally about redistricting at the Democracy Center of the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles on Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025. (Ted Soqui/CalMatters via Bay City News)
(Illustration by Joe Dworetzky/Bay City News)

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Trena Turner served on the California Citizens Redistricting Commission in 2020. She is an ordained minister and the executive pastor of Victory In Praise Church in Stockton.

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Trena Turner served on the California Citizens Redistricting Commission in 2020. She is an ordained minister and the executive pastor of Victory In Praise Church in Stockton.