Redistricting Commission Applicants

Some 1,238 people have offered their services as one of eight citizen members of Virginia's new Redistricting Commission. Those selected will serve alongside eight legislators. Next step: By January 1, legislative leaders will nominate at least 64 of the applicants for consideration by a panel of retired judges. By January 15, the judges must pick eight nominees who reflect the "racial, ethnic, geographic, and gender diversity of the Commonwealth." Timeline

Gender

7 applicants did not respond.

Age

8 applicants did not respond.

Race

16 applicants did not respond.

Hispanic* - Yes/No

68 applicants did not respond.

Income

54 applicants did not respond.

Party Self-Identification

35 applicants did not respond.

Region

6 applicants did not respond.

*The US Census Bureau does not consider Hispanic to be a race. The Hispanic community is made up of many races, including white, black, and Native American.

Note: Deadline for citizen-member applications was December 28. Most of those listed as "did not respond" left that portion of the application blank. A few provided narrative answers (such as income = "Retired") that VPAP considered non-responsive.

Source: Virginia Division of Legislative Services spreadsheet used to log in citizen-member applications to the Virginia Redistricting Commission, released at 10:00 PM on December 29 in response to a Freedom of Information Act request submitted by the Virginia Public Access Project.