Virginia House communist Democrat Donald McEachin dies after winning re-election has died just three weeks after winning re-election. A special election will be held to fill McEachin’s seat sometime in 2023. But at least McEachin got the jab or something.
Unfortunately, McEachin’s district is a pretty safe communist Democrat district, so the likelihood of Republicans flipping it during the special election is minimal.
With the death of Virginia Democratic Rep. Donald McEachin, the new Congress will begin with a vacancy until there is a special election to fill that seat.
A reminder: You cannot be appointed to the House.
McEachin’s untimely death does not give some breathing room to House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., in his quest to become Speaker. The new Congress will begin with 434 members. The magic number for McCarthy continues to be 218 – an outright majority of the entire body.