Fairfax Supervisor District Redistricting Committee Appointed

Burke VA

22 June, 2021

2:19 PM

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FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA — A 20-person Redistricting Advisory Committee was appointed Tuesday by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors for the redrawing of the county's magisterial districts. The process will determine electoral districts for the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and School Board. The redistricting process happens once every decade to ensure Fairfax County residents are fairly represented in county government. Redistricting is required by law after the U.S. Census every 10 years. "Redistricting must be done fairly and in a way that ensures transparency and fair representation of the diversity of Fairfax County," said Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jeffrey McKay in a statement. "This is a community-led process, and I am confident the committee will develop fair and equal districts and everyone will have the same access to representation." U.S. Census data from 2020 is expected in mid-August, allowing committee members to update district maps. The committee is meeting from Aug. 30 to Sept. 17, later than past committees due to the delay in U.S. Census data. The committee is made up of representatives for the nine existing Board of Supervisors districts; at-large representatives for the county; representatives from the African-American, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander community and Arab-American communities; and representatives from the Federation of Citizens Associations, League of Women Voters, Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce and Northern Virginia Labor Federation. Here are the members: Paul Berry, Chairman (At-Large)Lisa Sales, At-LargeBill Bouie, At-LargePrashanth Rajan, Braddock DistrictJimmy Bierman, Dranesville DistrictRichard Chew, Hunter Mill DistrictBryon Garner, Lee DistrictAlis Wang, Mason DistrictHon. Gerry Hyland, Mount Vernon DistrictHon. Linda Smyth, Providence DistrictPaul Liberty, Springfield DistrictSam Walker, Sully DistrictTim Thompson, Fairfax County Federation of Citizens AssociationsAnne Kanter, League of Women VotersKaren Campblin, African-American CommunityMaya Castillo, Hispanic CommunitySilvia Patton, Asian/Pacific Islander CommunitySaif Rahman, Arab-American CommunityScott Price, Northern Virginia Chamber of CommerceGeorge Becerra, Northern Virginia Labor FederationThe Board of Supervisors will ultimately vote to adopt new districts. The board is expected to hold a public hearing on the proposed redistricting plans and ordinance on Nov. 9 and consider adoption of the ordinance on Dec. 7. The county attorney will submit the adopted redistricting plan to the Virginia attorney general for certification on Dec. 21, and redistricting is expected to be complete on Feb. 20, 2022 after state certification. The current boundaries of the Board of Supervisors and School Board districts were established in 2011. According to a county demographic report, here are the populations of the supervisor districts as of January 2020: Braddock: 124,820 Dranesville: 128,611Hunter Mill: 133,781Lee: 125,733Mason: 116,549Mount Vernon: 133,380Providence: 146,200Springfield: 125,437Sully: 137,336To follow the redistricting process, visit www.fairfaxcounty.gov/redistricting.