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Virginia Congressman Donald McEachin has died aged 61 - nine years after being diagnosed with bowel cancer and weeks after being re-elected for his fourth term.

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In a statement late Monday, Tara Rountree, McEachin's chief of staff said: 'Valiantly, for years now, we have watched him fight and triumph over the secondary effects of his colorectal cancer from Tonight, he lost that battle and the people of Virginia's Fourth Congressional District lost a hero who always, always fought for them and put them first.

The year-old represented Virginia's 4th Congressional District, including part of Richmond and extending south to the North Carolina border. He was reelected to a fourth term earlier this month. He served in both chambers of Virginia's General Assembly and was first elected to represent the 4th Congressional District of Virginia in The congressman championed reforms to US gun laws, affordable healthcare and environmental protection.

Virginia Congressman Donald McEachin, pictured, has died aged 61 - nine years after being diagnosed with colorectal cancer and weeks after being re-elected for his fourth term. His death comes days after a press release revealed he was going to be leading a delegation in the Virginia Democrats to push the General Assembly to enshrine rights to abortion in the state's constitution.

Last month, he told reporters of the importance of dealing with local issues after winning his fourth term and said: 'We need to make sure we can deliver basic services to our district. The congressman was born on October 10, , in Nuremberg, Germany. His father was an army veteran and his mother a schoolteacher. The year-old, pictured, was the third ever African American to represent Virginia in the US house.

The year-old graduated from St Christopher's School in Richmond in He got his bachelor's degree at American University in