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The changes mark the third form the Senate plan have taken since the redistricting process began April 1. The first plan, which was passed by the Senate and House, gave 10 districts to Northern Virginia, two more than the region currently has.
Gov. Wilder vetoed the Senate plan because it created only one new black majority Senate district. He then backed a plan that created five black districts but also stripped one of the two new districts from Northern Virginia, sparking a boisterous protest from the regions’ politicians. Gov. Wilder denied that last week’s reversal was a political flip-flop.
“He’s said all along that he was going to be involved in the process. There was never any plan to harm the region in any way shape or form,” said Laura Dillard, Wilder’s press secretary.
Northern Virginia senators said the flap started because Wilder wanted to rebuke Fairfax Democratic Sen. Joseph Gartlan. In the process, he angered seven more of the region’s senators.
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