8 people chosen for Virginia bipartisan redistricting panel Shenandoah Valley has zero representation Associated Press Tags: The eight Virginia legislators who will makeup half of the state's redistricting committee. Each purple dot represents one of the citizen members of the committee. (WSLS 10) RICHMOND, Va. – A panel of judges has selected eight citizens who will join eight legislators on a bipartisan commission that will redraw Virginia’s legislative boundaries for the next decade. A referendum approved by voters in November creates the 16-member commission to draw lines for Virginia’s seats in Congress and the General Assembly. The judges selected four names each from lists submitted by Democratic and Republican legislative leaders.