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Virginia currently has 10 con4 gressional districts. Population l growth over the last 10 years, as re-1* corded in 1990 census figures, granted Virginia an 11th district. All’ of the 11 congressional seats are up for election in November 1992.
State Republicans voted in a’ near block against the plan, citing the lumping together of Republicans ,1 Allen and Bliley into the same dis- ' trict. Republicans also claim that the ' Democratic majority used the redis- * tricting opportunity to solidify Dem-* ocratic bases in most of the redrawn * districts. "
Democrats disagree; they say the" process was fair, and that Republic can requests for an independent" commission to complete all future re- * districtings is hypocritical. *
“Redistricting is a partisan pro- *■ cess,” said Sen. Joseph Gartlan (D- > Fairfax), Senate redistricting chair- « man. “To suggest that you can find a ] completely non-partisan group to do the redistricting for us is nonsense. It is impossible to find those angels ’» among us terrestrials.” ' «
Gartlan’s plan survived an at-* tempt by Sen. Charles Waddell (D-^JJ Loudoun/Fairfax) to put Loudoun,«■ Prince William, Fauquier and££ Clarke counties in with Reston and* Herndon in a revised, open 7th Dis-* trict. Sen. Waddell’s plan was de- •* feated by three votes on the Senate * floor and was not introduced in the * House due to an administrative ' agreement between House and Sen-":* ate leaders. «
Rep. Wolf is a six-term incum—» bent who has made his mark in Con- * gress by fighting on behalf of" Northern Virginia causes. Rep. Al-'J len won a sweeping victory ina spe-iJ* cial election to replace D. French^! Slaughter Jr. only three weeks ago. * Rep. Allen has already explored the*tj possibility of moving into another * district, perhaps the 5th, where the " incumbent, Rep. L.F. Payne, is a « Democrat. ,
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