Today’s post, the third in our series on Congressional redistricting in Virginia, will look at the 8th, 10th, and 11th Districts in Northern Virginia. 8th District The suburban 8th District starts just north of Mount Vernon and goes west toward Interstate 95 and east to the Potomac River. Going north it follows the Potomac River… Continue Reading
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Virginia Redistricting: Strengthening Republican Districts in the Southwest
The second in our series on congressional redistricting in Virginia, today’s post will examine the 5th, 6th, and 9th Congressional Districts in the state’s southwestern region. 9th District The 9th Congressional District is the western most district in Virginia and borders four other states–North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia. Â The district includes the southern… Continue Reading
Virginia Redistricting: Protecting Incumbents Again?
Virginia’s 2011 redistricting will not produce ideal congressional districts for either Republicans or Democrats. Â Unlike in 2001, when Republicans completely controlled the redistricting process, the Old Dominion’s government is now divided, with Republicans in control of the governor’s office and the House of Delegates and Democrats in control of the Senate. Â As a consequence, neither… Continue Reading
Rose's Miller and Quinn on panel regarding California Republicans
Rose Institute Associate Director Kenneth Miller and Rose Institute Board Member Tony Quinn served together on a panel at UC Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies conference, held last week on January 21st and 22nd. The conference aimed to provide in-depth analysis of the California governor’s race. More information, including a detailed schedule of events, can be… Continue Reading
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CA Redistricting Commission names 5 sub-committees
Today the California Citizens Redistricting Commission organized itself into five subcommittees: Technical Advisory: Yao, Parvenu, Aguirre, Barabba, DiGuillio Public Information: Parvenu, Raya, Ward, Forbes, Aguirre, Barabba Legal: Filkins Webber, Ward, Forbes, Raya Outreach: Filkins Webber, Ontai, DiGuillio, Parvenu, Forbes, Raya, Aguirre, Dai, Ward Finance: Yao, Dai, DiGuilio, Ontai We assume Commissioners Blanco, Galambos Malloy and… Continue Reading
Rose Fellow Addresses CA Redistricting in Jan. 30th speech in LA
Rose Fellow Douglas Johnson will present the “Los Angeles Lecture Series” address on January 30th. The topic will be “California Demographics and Politics: the 2010 Census and California Redistricting.” Co-sponsored by the University Synagogue, the Lecture Series event will be held: Continue Reading