Seeing campaign signs for 25th district of the House of Delegates prompted me to check what other Virginia legislature seats which intersect (or are contained in) the 5th Congressional District might be contested elections. My delegate and senator are both running unopposed. Senate districts wholly or partially within the 5th are
15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27.
Of these, only the 17th (NW corner of Albemarle, remainder mostly in 7th CD), the 19th (Southern tip of Bedford county, non-contiguous by land with a portion of Franklin county across Smith Mountain Lake -- remainder in 6th and 9th CDs), and the 20th, a barbell shaped gerrymander connecting Henry county through a thin strip of southern Pittsylvania and the City of Danville to western Halifax and a chunk of northeastern Pittsylvania.
I'll see if the few weeks before the election gives a chance to ride. My local ride in the 25th Delegate district will determine my ambition for more.
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Off-year election 2015
Virginia has its state legislature elections in odd years. In 2015, all 140 seats are up for grabs. Executive office elections are in 2017. That's 100 in the House of Delegates (two year terms) and 40 in the Senate (Four years).
I'm in no condition to ride, and will be hard pressed to make the time, but I need to force myself to do something -- and this 3 year old (or is it 5?) false start is one place. The other day, I realized that the 25th House of Delegates seat is contested and intersects the 5th CD in a corner of Albemarle County, where I live. The rest is in the Valley, where I had planned a ride (never taken) around the Piedmont battlefield. But this Pedal the Fifth project needs a ride, and something of a landmark here in Albemarle. I hate my local roads... but these are fairly familiar and, though will involve some dismount, I'm fairly confident within my competence.
No camera or such. I've pondered over the years whether I ought get a smart phone just for these trips -- GPS and Camera and stay on the grid (where there's a signal, at least). But I'd just as soon be unencumbered and off the grid. At least while I get my feet wet.
Bragging on the fifth? Chiles peach orchard. The Miller School. The Plank Road. Claudius Crozet and the railroad. I'm sure there will be much else to speak of, after the ride.
I'm in no condition to ride, and will be hard pressed to make the time, but I need to force myself to do something -- and this 3 year old (or is it 5?) false start is one place. The other day, I realized that the 25th House of Delegates seat is contested and intersects the 5th CD in a corner of Albemarle County, where I live. The rest is in the Valley, where I had planned a ride (never taken) around the Piedmont battlefield. But this Pedal the Fifth project needs a ride, and something of a landmark here in Albemarle. I hate my local roads... but these are fairly familiar and, though will involve some dismount, I'm fairly confident within my competence.
No camera or such. I've pondered over the years whether I ought get a smart phone just for these trips -- GPS and Camera and stay on the grid (where there's a signal, at least). But I'd just as soon be unencumbered and off the grid. At least while I get my feet wet.
Bragging on the fifth? Chiles peach orchard. The Miller School. The Plank Road. Claudius Crozet and the railroad. I'm sure there will be much else to speak of, after the ride.
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