Proposed congressional district boundaries would put Forbes, Scott on unfamiliar turf
Proposed congressional district boundaries would put Forbes, Scott on unfamiliar turf
- November 17, 2015
- Bernie Grofman, Peltason Chair in political science, is featured by The Virginian Pilot Nov. 17, 2015
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From The Virginian Pilot:
The two plans crafted by Bernard Grofman, political science professor and redistricting
expert at the University of California, Irvine, would centralize the 3rd District
in the cities of Portsmouth, Hampton and Newport News. One version includes all of
Norfolk in the 3rd, while the other version splits the city between the 3rd and the
2nd District, represented by Scott Rigell.
For the full story, please visit http://www.pilotonline.com/news/government/politics/virginia/proposed-congressional-district-boundaries-would-put-forbes-scott-on-unfamiliar/article_47b13198-8bd8-5c24-a727-590d52f8b250.html.
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