NORFOLK, Va. — Virginia legislators appeared poised Friday to take up the issue of re-drawing the state’s congressional districts. Virginia's Speaker of the House had called a special session.

This comes as redistricting had become a hot topic in other states as well.

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“This is part of a national pattern," ODU Associate political Science Professor Jesse Richman said.

A national pattern that could impact Hampton Roads.

Richman said Virginia is responding to similar efforts in other states and if the democrats are able to re-draw districts, that could flip Virginia’s Second Congressional Dist

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