McEachin, A. Donald (Aston Donald), 1961-

<p>U.S. Representative A. Donald McEachin (VA-04) was first elected to represent the 4th Congressional District of Virginia in the United States House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.</p>

<p>Rep. McEachin has been selected by his colleagues to serve as co-chair of the House Democratic Environmental Message Team, co-chair of the Congressional Black Caucus’ Transportation, Infrastructure, Environment and Energy Policy Council, and vice-chair of the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC). During his first term in Congress, Rep. McEachin co-founded the United for Climate and Environmental Justice Congressional Task Force and continues to lead the task force as a co-chair.</p>

<p>Rep. McEachin represents his constituents, and the Commonwealth of Virginia, as a member of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (E&C), the House Committee on Natural Resources (Natural Resources), and the Select Committee on the Climate Crisis. As a member of E&C, Rep. McEachin sits on the Environment and Climate Change, the Communications and Technology, and the Energy subcommittees. As a member of Natural Resources, Rep. McEachin sits on the Energy and Mineral Resources subcommittee. </p>

MCEACHIN, Aston Donald, a Representative from Virginia; born in Nuremberg, Germany, October 10, 1961; graduated from St. Christopher's School, Richmond, Va., 1979; B.S., American University, Washington, D.C., 1982, J.D., University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va., 1986; M.Div., Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University, Richmond, Va., 2008; lawyer, private practice; member of the Virginia state house of delegates, 1996-2002 and 2006-2008; member of the Virginia state senate, 2008-2016; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Fifteenth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2017-present).