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Fauquier County to the Potomac River in Prince William County.
“At the present time, I don’t have the desire to represent (Prince William County,) Sen. Truban said.
Del. Linda Rollins (R-Loudoun/Fauquier) said that she was disappointed but not surprised that Gov. Wilder signed the House redistricting plan. Under the new plan, Del. Rollins would represent half of the Town of Leesburg, most of rural Loudoun, all of Clarke County, parts of northern Fauquier County and two precincts in Fairfax County.
“With all of his (Wilder’s) statements in the papers that he was going to look after the people instead of the party, he didn’t do that,” Del. Rollins said.
She said that she believes the Republican Party of Virginia is going ahead with its plans to sue over the House redistricting proposal. The suit would likely allege that House Democrats drew the new districts in an effort to dilute Republican strength at the expense of keeping communities of interest intact, according to Republican lawmakers.
The Senate began working on a new plan to submit to Gov. Wilder yesterday and hopes to convene in full session April 29 to vote on its second effort. In addition to the veto of the Senate plan, lawmakers were scrambling to play down the news that a coalition of rural school districts is preparing to file a lawsuit over inequities in state education funding.
“I don’t think there’s going to be a suit,” said Sen. Truban. “There’s too many other things wrong (with education in the state). Money’s not going to solve the problem. Buildings aren’t going to solve the prob
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