Prop. 50 puts politicians over people. We must reject it in November.

California’s Central Valley is a place where people know what it means to work hard, raise families, and look out for one another. We take pride in being part of strong, resilient communities that hold our leaders accountable and expect them to deliver results.

That is why Proposition 50 should concern every one of us, because it threatens to take away the power of ordinary citizens and hand it back to political insiders.

I am a farmer and a veteran, but above all I am an American who cares deeply about freedom and representation. Like you, I want a government that listens to the people it serves. For more than a decade, California’s citizen-led redistricting process has helped make that possible.

Everyday citizens, not politicians, were put in charge of drawing congressional maps. This