Virginia Democratic Party Representative Donald McEachin passed away Monday at the age of 30 years due to colorectal cancer, less than a month after being re-elected to the post on November 8.
The congressman’s office reported his death and the House Speaker Representative Nancy Pelosi issued a statement describing McEachin as a “tireless fighter” and a “force for economic opportunity and environmental justice.”
McEachin was first elected to the US Congress in 2018 and has since chained another three consecutive electoral victories (2018, 2020 and 2018).
The district you represent, which includes the city of Richmond, the capital of Virginia, will remain vacant for representation until a special election is held on a date proposed by the governor, Republican Glenn Youngkin.
Death of McEachin and what it may take for his replacement to arrive – it could be several months – will not substantially alter the balance of power in the House of Representatives, since as of January the Republicans will hold the majority.
It is foreseeable that in the comics In special cases, the replacement of the deceased congressman is once again a Democratic politician, since the district he represented is strongly progressive, and in the last elections the conservative candidate lost by a margin of some 30 percentage points.
With information from EFE
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