ON THE COVER: A total of 1,862 delegates are authorized to attend VVA’s Twentieth National Convention in Greensboro, North Carolina. Here’s how it breaks out by region and state. Artwork by Paula Goodman Koz. Region 1 (85): Vermont (15), Connecticut (14), New Hampshire (10), Maine (4), Massachusetts (33), Rhode Island (9) Region 2 (308): Delaware (14), New Jersey (72), New York (128), Pennsylvania (94) Region 3 (336): District of Columbia (2), Kentucky (22), Maryland (61), North Carolina (55), South Carolina (22), Tennessee (85), Virginia (50), West Virginia (39) Region 4 (204): Alabama (45), Florida (105), Georgia (37), Mississippi (9), Puerto Rico (8) Region 5 (260): Illinois (43), Indiana (28), Michigan (107), Ohio (82) Region 6 (208): Iowa (27), Kansas (14), Minnesota (29), Missouri (33), Nebraska (9), North Dakota (18), South Dakota (19), Wisconsin (59) Region 7 (176): Arkansas (9), Louisiana (33), Texas (108), Oklahoma (26) Region 8 (82): Alaska (3), Idaho (9), Montana (16), Oregon (29), Washington (25) Region 9 (203): Arizona (28), California (104), Colorado (14), Guam (3), Hawaii (5), Nevada (26), New Mexico (13), Philippines (3), Utah (7).