Donald McEachin

Aston Donald McEachin /məˈkiːtʃən/ (October 10, 1961 – November 28, 2022) was an American politician and lawyer. He was the U.S. Representative from Virginia's 4th congressional district from 2017 to 2022.

Donald McEachin
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 4th district
In office January 3, 2017 – November 28, 2022
Preceded by	Randy Forbes
Succeeded by	Jennifer McClellan
Member of the Virginia Senate from the 9th district
In office January 9, 2008 – January 3, 2017
Preceded by	Benjamin Lambert
Succeeded by	Jennifer McClellan
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 74th district
In office January 11, 2006 – January 9, 2008
Preceded by	Floyd Miles
Succeeded by	Joe Morrissey
In office January 10, 1996 – January 9, 2002
Preceded by	Robert Ball
Succeeded by	Floyd Miles
Personal details
Born	Aston Donald McEachin (1961-10-10)October 10, 1961 Nuremberg, West Germany (now Germany)
Died	November 28, 2022(2022-11-28) (aged 61) Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Colette McEachin ​ (m. 1986)​
Children	3
Education	American University (BA) University of Virginia (JD) Virginia Union University (MDiv)
Website	House website

McEachin was a Democrat. He was in the Virginia House of Delegates (1996–2002; 2006–2008).^[1][2]

McEachin ran for Congress for the open seat of Virginia's 4th congressional district vacated by Republican Randy Forbes in 2016 and won the general election with 57.3% of the votes.^[3]

In 2001, he was the Democratic Party's nominee for Attorney General of Virginia, but he lost the election to Jerry Kilgore.

References

1. "Senator A. Donald McEachin; Democrat-District 9". Senate of Virginia. Archived from the original on 2013-01-09. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
2. "Virginia House of Delegates; Session 2007; McEachin, A. Donald (Donald)". Virginia House of Delegates. Retrieved 2012-11-16.
3. The New York Times (2016-11-09). "Virginia U.S. House 4th District Results: Donald McEachin Wins".