A. Donald McEachin

A. Donald McEachin
Member of the Virginia Senate from the 9th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 2008
Preceded by	Benjamin Lambert
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 74th district
In office 2006–2007
Preceded by	Floyd Miles
Succeeded by	Joseph D. Morrissey
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 74th district
In office 1996–2001
Preceded by	Bob Ball
Succeeded by	Floyd Miles
Personal details
Born	October 10, 1961 (1961-10-10) (age 50) Nuremberg
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Colette
Residence	Henrico County, Virginia
Alma mater	American University University of Virginia School of Law
Profession	Lawyer
Committees	Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources; Commerce and Labor; General Laws and Technology; Privileges and Elections
Religion	Baptist
Website	www.donaldmceachin.com

Aston Donald "Don" McEachin (born October 10, 1961, in Nuremberg, Germany) is a personal injury lawyer and an American politician. A Democrat, he served in the Virginia House of Delegates 1996–2001 and 2006–07. In November 2007, he was elected to the Senate of Virginia. He currently represents^[update] Virginia's 9th Senate District, made up of Charles City County, plus parts of Henrico County and the city of Richmond.^[1] He attended St. Christopher's School in Richmond, American University, and the University of Virginia School of Law.

Political career

McEachin served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1996 to 2001.

In 2001, McEachin had won a four-way Democratic primary for Attorney General of Virginia, with 33.6% of the vote.^[2] In the general election in November, he lost to Republican Jerry W. Kilgore by 20 percentage points.^[3]

From 2006 to 2007, McEachin again served in the Virginia House of Delegates.

In a June 2007 primary, McEachin won the Democratic nomination for the Senate seat he now holds by defeating incumbent Senator Benjamin Lambert, after Lambert endorsed Republican United States Senator George Allen in Allen's unsuccessful 2006 re-election campaign against Jim Webb.^[4][5]

McEachin is commonly cited as a close ally of Richmond Mayor and former Virginia Governor L. Douglas Wilder.^{[citation needed]}

Personal life

McEachin, his wife Colette and three daughters live in Henrico County. McEachin is a member of Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, the NAACP, the Virginia State Bar and the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association.

References

1. ^ Senate of Virginia bio
2. ^ "Commonwealth of Virginia; June 12, 2001 - Primary Election". Virginia State Board of Elections. http://www2.sbe.state.va.us/web_docs/election/results/2001/jun2001/June12/. Retrieved 2009-01-25. 
3. ^ "Virginia Election Results". Washington Post. 2001-11-06. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/va/elections/2001/1720.htm. 
4. ^ "2007 June Democratic Primary Official Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/Data/2007/FF531BB4-AA39-4797-9CCE-21999D9EC84D/official/7_s.shtml. Retrieved 2009-01-25. 
5. ^ "Allen endorsement dogs Lambert's re-election bid". The Washington Times. 2007-06-09. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2007/jun/09/20070609-111020-1267r/. Retrieved 2009-01-25. 

External links

• "Senator A. Donald McEachin; Democrat - District 9". Senate of Virginia. http://sov.state.va.us/SenatorDB.nsf/23b0c13df27a5ef585256fc7004febb2/761001f4f9558a9c8525738c004f656c?OpenDocument. Retrieved 2009-01-15. 
• "Past member search; Donald McEachin". Virginia House of Delegates. http://dela.state.va.us/dela/Membios.nsf/HSearch/?SearchView&Query=%5BFullName%5D+Contains+mceachin+&SearchMax=&SearchOrder=4. 
• "Election Results". Virginia State Board of Elections. http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/Election_Information/Election_Results/Index.html. 
• "Donald McEachin". http://www.donaldmceachin.com.  (Constituent/campaign website)
• "Donald McEachin". http://donald-mceachin.blogspot.com/.  (Blog website)
• "A Donald McEachin". Virginia Public Access Project. http://www.vpap.org/candidates/profile/home/1657. 
• "Senator Don McEachin (D-Richmond)". Richmond Sunlight. http://www.richmondsunlight.com/legislator/admceachin/. 
• Project Vote Smart - Representative Aston Donald McEachin (VA) profile
• Follow the Money - A. Donald McEachin
  • 2005 2001 1999 campaign contributions
• Washington Post - Senate District 9 Race

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Name	Maceachin, A. Donald
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Date of birth	October 10, 1961
Place of birth	Nuremberg
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