Virginia state Sen. John Miller, D-Newport News, submitted a second map of redrawn congressional districts, the one from William and Mary law students that won a college redistricting contest.
The map differs significantly from another submitted by Del. Bill Janis, R-Henrico, that largely protects the state’s 11 incumbent congressmen.
According to the Times-Dispatch:
“I talked to each one of them,” he said.
Janis said the plan had bipartisan support from the congressmen — there are eight Republicans and three Democrats. Asked whether it protects incumbents, Janis said, “it represents the votes of the 2010 election,” which sent all 11 to the House of Representatives.
Meanwhile, under the Miller plan, Northern Virginia’s three Congressional districts would be compressed closer to the D.C. area, with a fourth district stretching up into Loudoun County.
Whether the plan goes anywhere is — to put it generously — unclear. The General Assembly returns next week to hash out the new congressional lines as part of the once-a-decade redistricting process. The House also still has to sign off on a plan for new state legislative maps that cleared the Senate on Thursday.
