Virginia is in the midst of legislative elections, a race for governor and the redistricting process. All of the political excitement is taking a toll on state redistricting, which is at an impasse.
Henrico and Chesterfield counties are shaping up as key areas of debate as Virginia’s redistricting commission takes its first crack at redrawing the state’s congressional districts ahead of an Oct.
The eight Virginia Redistricting Commission members who are also legislators knew that they would have to agree to a final version at some point. By hiring partisan consultants, they started