The long-awaiting Virginia State Senate-approved U.S. Congressional redistricting map was passed today, 20-19, and now goes to Gov. Bob McDonnell’s desk, viewed as a victory for Republicans, strengthening their hold statewide on eight of the 11 districts they currently control. To achieve this result, a Northern Virginia Democratic official told the News-Press this afternoon, the 8th District held by Rep. Jim Moran and the 11th District held by Rep. Gerry Connolly were re-drawn as more strongly Democratic, in the case of Connolly’s district to protect the 10th District held by Republican Frank Wolf from facing a strong Democratic challenge, especially were Wolf not to seek re-election.
