Issue Position: Redistricting Reform

Issue Position

I support legislation ending partisan gerrymandering in the Commonwealth of Virginia. I am opposed to drawing district lines in favor of any candidate or party. As a delegate, I pledge to support redistricting reform legislation that re-appropriates this responsibility to an independent commission that does not have a vested interest in the outcome of any election. It is shameful that Virginia ranks as one of the most gerrymandered states in the country. As delegate, I will support: 1.) an independent commission to draw district lines, 2.) establishing fair redistricting criteria, 3.) keeping communities together within districts, 4.) keeping districts compact and continuous, and 5.) prohibiting politically and racially motivated drawing of district lines.

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