With 8 Days Left to Apply to Be on VA Redistricting Commission, Applicants Continue to Skew Heavily Old, Male, White, Wealthy

The last time we got stats on applicants to the Virginia Redistricting Commission, the numbers (with a total of 88 applicants) skewed heavily old (only 19 under age 51), male (71 out of 88), white (67 out of 88) and wealthy (70 out of 88 earning $75k or more). Now, with 8 days to go until the application deadline, VPAP has new stats, and…yep, they skew old, male, white and wealthy.

• 175 out of 214 (82%) age 51 or older
• 161 out of 214 (75%) are men.
• 171 out of 214 (80%) are white.
• 170 out of 214 (79%) earning $75k or more

On, and there are still ZERO applicants from SW Virginia and only 6 from Southside Virginia, with 74 from Northern Virginia, 54 from Central Virginia and 39 from Hampton Roads.

In sum, with just a few days to go in the application process, this commission is NOT looking like a cross-section of Virginia. Not even close. Ugh…