Congressman Donald McEachin of Virginia passes away at 61

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McEachin, a Democrat, was first elected to Congress in 2016 and served a district that extended from Richmond to the North Carolina border.

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Rep. Donald McEachin, a Virginia Democrat who was just elected to a fourth term in office, passed away on Monday after battling cancer for almost ten years. He was 61.

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McEachin received a colorectal cancer diagnosis in 2013, according to a statement released on Monday by Tara Rountree, his chief of staff.

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McEachin passed away at a time when lawmakers from both parties are anticipated to rely on winning as many votes as they can in the upcoming Congress, when Republicans will hold a tenuous hold on the House.

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McEachin belonged to the Energy and Commerce Committee, the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, and the Natural Resources Committee at the time of his passing.

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