'Valiantly, for years now, we have watched him fight and triumph over the secondary effects of his colorectal cancer from 2013. Tonight, he lost that battle,' McEachin's chief of staff Tara Rountree said in a statement.
Rep. Donald McEachin died Monday from complications due to colorectal cancer, his office said. He was 61."Valiantly, for years now, we have watched him fight and triumph over the secondary effects of his colorectal cancer from 2013. Tonight, he lost that battle."
McEachin was the third African American elected to Congress from Virginia and was a champion of environmental legislation who served on the House select committee on the climate crisis. He unsuccessfully ran for attorney general in 2001.Sens. Tim Kaine and Mark Warner , who shared a ticket with McEachin in 2001 as the nominees for lieutenant governor and governor, respectively, both offered tributes on Monday. Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin also recognized McEachin's memory.
"We often bonded over stories and laughs about our mutual challenges raising families with three strong-willed daughters," said Warner. "Tonight, Virginia has lost a great leader and I have lost a great friend.”
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