Rep. A. Donald McEachin of Virginia died Monday after a long battle with cancer. He was 61 years old.
McEachin was treated for colorectal cancer in 2014 and had been hospitalized several times since due to complications and side effects from his treatment. In 2018, he was treated for a fistula in his intestines that had resulted from a previous surgery.
McEachin, a Democrat who represented Virginia’s 4th District, was a solid liberal who regularly voted with party leadership and was a member of the centrist, business-friendly New Democrat Coalition. But he was also a vocal advocate on issues of social and environmental justice in line with the party’s more progressive members.
