| A. Donald McEachin | |
 |
|
|
Member of the Virginia State Senate
from the 9th district |
|
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2008 |
|
| Preceded by | Benjamin Lambert |
|---|---|
|
|
|
| Born | October 10, 1961 Nuremberg, Germany |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Colette |
| Profession | attorney |
| Religion | Baptist |
Aston Donald McEachin is a Democratic member of the Virginia State Senate, representing the 9th District since 2008. Senate of Virginia is the Upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. An attorney at law (or attorney-at-law) in the United States is a practitioner in a court of law who is legally qualified to prosecute Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Senate of Virginia is the Upper house of the Virginia General Assembly. He assumed that by winning the general election for the seat in November, 2007 after defeating State Senator Benjamin Lambert (D, Richmond) for the Democratic nomination for the seat in the June 12 primary. Senator Lambert endorsed Republican Senator George Allen, who was defeated by US Senator Jim Webb in 2006. This cross-party endorsement is largely seen as contributing to Lambert's defeat to McEachin.
Before serving in the state senate, McEachin was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 74th District from 2006 to 2008. Virginia House of Delegates is the Lower house of the Virginia General Assembly. The 74th district includes sections of the counties of Henrico, Prince George and Charles City, and parts of the cities of Richmond and Hopewell. Henrico (hɛnˈraɪkoʊ is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. Prince George County is a county located in the US state &mdash officially " Commonwealth " &mdash of Virginia. Charles City County is a county located in the US state &mdash officially " Commonwealth " &mdash of Virginia. This article is about the city of Richmond the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Hopewell is an Independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. He is commonly cited as a close ally of Richmond Mayor and former Virginia Governor L. Douglas Wilder. Lawrence Douglas Wilder (born January 17, 1931) is an American Politician and was the first African American to be elected
In 2001, he ran unsuccessfully against Republican Jerry W. Kilgore for Attorney General of Virginia, losing by 20 percentage points. Jerry Walter Kilgore, (born August 23, 1961) a Republican, is a former Attorney General of [1]
External links
- Donald McEachin official website
- Senate of Virginia - Delegate A. Donald McEachin official government site
- Project Vote Smart - Representative Aston Donald McEachin (VA) profile
- Follow the Money - A. Donald McEachin
- Washington Post - Senate District 9 Race
Dapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic