After Virginia Rep. Donald McEachin died Monday following a battle with cancer, the new Congress will begin with a vacancy until there is a special election.
The following members have also died:
McEachin’s untimely death does not give some breathing room to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy in his quest to become Speaker.McEachin was first elected to Congress in 2016, serving Virginia's 4th District. He was re-elected to the House for a fourth term earlier this month.McEachin becomes the 7th member elected to the 118th Congress to die.
The statement continued:"Until a new representative is elected, our office will remain open and continue to serve our constituents. The family asks for privacy at this time. Arrangements will be announced over the next few days."Fox News' Landon Mion contributed to this report.
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