Short diary, but just came across this in the Virginian Pilot:
Congressman McEachin Dead at 61
He was not my congressman, just north of me, but a good man and rep for VA. VA-04 is a safe Democratic party district.
Unfortunately, we have Governor Youngkin (R) so he gets to call for a special election to replace. Who knows when that will be, however. Fucker will probably wait as long as possible.
He just won re-election for a 4th term. He died of complications from a previous bout with colorectal cancer, which he actually had in 2013, so he’s been living with this his entire congressional career. Have to wonder whether the district would have been better served had he stepped down for this year’s election if he was this sick, but maybe it’s a sudden decline.