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Legislators said the realignment was best evident in the votes on the highway bill, when urban and suburban lawmakers from the Tidewater, Richmond and Northern Virginia areas joined to form a coalition that was victorious over the rural legislators who once controlled the assembly.
“For the first time we have seen the shift of power go from the rural areas to the suburban and rural areas/’ said Del. Kenneth B. Rollins (R-Fauquier/Loudoun). “It’s been coming for a long time.”
“I think the big feature has been the realignment,” agreed Del. Robert T. Andrews (R-Loudoun/Fairfax), particularly with respect to road funding. “It’s been coming.”
Change comes slowly, lawmakers noted, and not without often nasty fights, particularly when money is involved.
“It’s been on the verge of personal confrontation and attacks from time to time,” Sen. Charles L. Waddell (DLoudoun/Fairfax) said. “But we try to avoid that.”
Senate Minority Leader William A. Truban (R-Fauquier/Clarke) said it was probably the most bitterly fought session since he took office in 1971.
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