The Office of the Governor of the State of Virginia
10/31/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/31/2025 11:26
Governor Glenn Youngkin Issues Statement on Passage of HJ6007 Resolution to Attempt to Undo Independent Redistricting
For Immediate Release:October 31, 2025
Contacts: Office of the Governor:Peter Finocchio, [email protected]Office of the Governor:Peter Finocchio, [email protected]
Contacts: Office of the Governor:Peter Finocchio, [email protected]Office of the Governor:Peter Finocchio, [email protected]
Governor Glenn Youngkin Issues Statement on Passage of HJ6007 Resolution to Attempt to Undo Independent Redistricting
RICHMOND, VA - Governor Glenn Youngkin issued the below statement in response to the party-line passage of H.J. 6007, General Assembly Democrats' eleventh-hour push to undermine the spirit and letter of Virginia's independent redistricting constitutional amendment, which was overwhelmingly passed by Virginia voters in 2020 so that they can engage in mid-cycle gerrymandering:
"Everything about this process was shameful, fundamentally wrong, and illegal. In a party-line vote, in an eleventh-hour special session at the tail end of the election, with debate silenced, members threatened with removal, and resolutions against political violence shot down, House and Senate Democrats sold out all Virginians for $300,000 from the same national Democrats who are shamefully keeping our federal government shut down. Virginians are not 'leverage.' They deserve fair districts, and they will not forget this injustice."
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