Va. delegation goes into incumbent protection mode

Published March 15, 2011 4:00am ET



Virginia’s congressional delegation reached agreement on a proposed redistricting map that protects all 11 of them — in part by shifting around chunks of Northern Virginia. Under the working proposal, Democratic Rep. Jim Moran, whose 8th District comprises mostly Arlington and Alexandria, would reportedly cede the liberal Reston area to Democratic Rep. Gerry Connolly, who won re-election in 2010 by less than 1,000 votes over Republican challenger Keith Fimian. Moran could then pick up parts of Republican Rep. Frank Wolf’s district.

Though the incumbents will certainly have a say in how their districts are redrawn as part of once-a-decade redistricting, the final map will be created by the General Assembly and may not reflect all of the specific changes they favor.

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