Senator Don McEachin (D-Richmond)
- Party
- Democratic
- District
- 9: Charles City County (All), Henrico County (Part), Richmond City (Part), Hanover County (Part) [map]
- Took Office
- January 2008
- Next Election
- November 2015
- Committees
- Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources, Finance, Health, Welfare and Institutions (Chair), Rules, Agriculture, Conservation and Natural Resources, Courts of Justice, Privileges and Elections
- Age
- 51
- Website
- donaldmceachin.com
- Copatroning Habits
- 65% of bills he copatroned were introduced by Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of his bills, 60% of them are Democrats. Of all of the copatrons of all of the bills that he also copatroned, 52% of them are Democrats.
- Partisanship
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- Tag Cloud

- Bills Passed
- 20.6% in 2013
- Bio
Attorney at the McEachin Law Firm. Represented the 74th House District from 1996-2001, when he stepped down to run for attorney general. After losing the race to Republican Jerry Kilgore he regained the seat via a primary victory and was reelected in 2005. He helding the seat for a single term before moving up to the senate by defeating Sen. Benny Lambert in the Democratic primary. Received his BS from American University and his JD from the University of Virginia. Married with three daughters.
| Donor | Sector | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Mceachin For Delegate | Democratic candidate committees | $55,687 |
| Actblue Virginia | Democratic-based groups (but not official party committees) and generic liberal/progressive ones | $16,186 |
| Virginia Trial Lawyers Association | Attorneys & law firms | $7,000 |
| Little, Christopher Mark | Physicians | $5,000 |
| Dominion | Energy production & distribution | $5,000 |
| Virginia League Of Conservation Voters | Environmental policy | $3,954 |
| Home Builders Association Of Virginia | Residential construction | $3,358 |
| Virginia Legislative Black Caucus | Minority & ethnic groups | $2,500 |
| Hershey, Loren W | Attorneys & law firms | $2,500 |
| International Brotherhood Of Teamsters | Teamsters unions | $2,500 |
Data provided by The National Institute on Money in State Politics.
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These are all of the video clips of Don McEachin’s remarks on the floor of the Senate since 2009. There are 310 video clips in all.
Index
Bills
- SB377: Construction projects using public funds; iron, steel, manufactured goods must be produced in USA.
- SB650: Hospitals and physicians; processing health insurance claims.
- SB651: Women-owned and minority-owned businesses; enhancement measures.
- SB701: State government employment; nondiscrimination.
- SB707: Health care providers; submitting health insurance claims.
- SB781: Women-owned and minority-owned businesses; enhancement measures.
- SB782: Standards of Accreditation; adds high school graduation rates, etc.
- SB783: Birth control; definition.
- SB784: Henrico County General District Court; increases number of judges.
- SB789: Employees; equal compensation irrespective of sex.
- SB816: Payment of wages to employees; requires employers to maintain and preserve certain records.
- SB865: Tolls; General Assembly to approve prior to imposition and collection for use of Interstate System.
- SB1090: Tuition, in-state; undocumented persons to meet certain criteria, approval for.
- SB1132: Claims; Bennett Barbour's estate.
- SB1136: Firearm transfers; penalties.
- SB1139: Discovery rule; statute of limitations.
- SB1142: Funeral Directors and Embalmers, Board of; licensure of funeral establishments, hardship waivers.
- SB1143: General Assembly; prohibits compensation to legislators for attending certain conferences.
- SB1144: Personal property; fraudulent conversion or removal of leased property.
- SB1145: Absentee ballots; confirmation of receipt.
- SB1146: Controlled substances, drugs or paraphernalia; disposal of those seized.
- SB1148: Firearms magazines; prohibits person from selling, etc. those designed to hold more than 10 rounds.
- SB1149: Prostitution; disposition of minors.
- SB1268: Lake level contingency plans; wastewater releases from power generating facilities.
- SB1269: Renewable energy portfolio standard program; sale of electricity from renewable sources.
- SB1311: Food and beverage tax; adds to list any county that maintains its own roads, etc.
- SB1327: Alcoholic beverage control; prohibited practice by retail wine and beer licensees, penalty.
- SB1331: Drones; moratorium on use of unmanned aircraft systems by state or local government department, etc.
- SB1349: Alcoholic beverage control; mandatory revocation of mixed beverage licenses, prohibited acts.
- SJ320: Commending Samuel Welford Hopkins, Sr., Congressional Gold Medalist.
- SJ321: Constitutional amendment; restoration of voting rights.
- SJ402: Commending Ralph R. White, Jr.
- SR25: Commending Tonya Mallory.
- SR35: Commending the Charles City County Social Services Brown Bag Program.
- SB15: Grass and weeds; adds Town of Ashland to list of localities authorized to require cutting.
- SB377: Construction projects using public funds; iron, steel, manufactured goods must be produced in USA.
- SB378: DUI ignition interlock; required on first offense as a condition of a restricted license.
- SB379: Firearms transfers; penalties.
- SB380: Birth control; definition.
- SB381: Electric utilities; integrated resource plans.
- SB382: Renewable energy portfolio standard program; reporting requirements to State Corporation Commission.
- SB383: Virginia Health Benefit Exchange Authority; created.
- SB384: Dental and dental hygiene school faculty; licensure.
- SB385: Candidate campaign committees; prohibited interest payments on certain loans, penalty.
- SB386: Fraudulent conversion of leased property; removes provision.
- SB645: Alcoholic beverage control; prohibited practice by retail wine and beer licensees, penalty.
- SB646: Life insurance benefits; providing additional benefits incidental to a loss in event of death, etc.
- SB647: Child-placing agencies; prohibits DSS from contracting or funding those agencies that discriminate.
- SB648: Firearms; carrying while under influence of alcohol or drugs in a public place, penalty.
- SB649: Haynesworth, Thomas Edward; awarded 27 years of creditable service in Virginia Retirement System.
- SB650: Hospitals and physicians; processing health insurance claims.
- SB651: Women-owned and minority-owned businesses; enhancement measures.
- SB654: Claims-made liability insurance policies; notice of potential claim.
- SB655: Compensation for wrongful incarceration; eliminates 20-year maximum for calculating.
- SB656: Public schools; possession and administration of auto-injectable epinephrine.
- SJ7: Commending Union Presbyterian Seminary on the occasion of its 200th anniversary.
- SJ168: Celebrating the life of Waverly Manson Cole, M.D.
- SJ180: Commending Richmond International Raceway on the occasion of its 60th anniversary of operation.
- SJ190: Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Reverend John Jasper.
- SJ241: Commending Moses Eugene Malone
- SR20: Celebrating the life of Amarria Denise Johnson.
- SR509: Commending Mount Zion Baptist Church.
- SB67: Adverse possession; abolition.
- SB639: Health records; penalty for delay.
- SB747: Nondiscrimination in state employment; prohibited based on race, color, religion, etc.
- SB774: Jurisdictional limits of courts; increases maximum civil limit of general district courts
- SB794: Electric utilities; integrated resource plans.
- SB795: Foreclosure procedures; makes various changes to procedures.
- SB798: Judicial foreclosure; court must order sale of property subject to foreclosure for deeds of trust.
- SB799: Community revitalization fund; City of Richmond to establish fund for preventing deterioration.
- SB814: Offshore energy resources; State to support oil and natural gas exploration, etc., exception.
- SB815: State Grievance Procedure; scope of hearing officer's decision, reinstatement.
- SB816: Civil cases; increases filing fees to finance judicial salaries.
- SB817: Lawyers; client accounts.
- SB818: Certificate of public need; exempts construction of an outpatient radiation therapy facility, etc.
- SB907: Electric utilities; inclining block rate schedules.
- SB908: Court fees; increases from $10 to $14 additional fees that are collected.
- SB1118: DUI ignition interlock; person convicted is required to have on first offense, restricted license.
- SB1119: Permit compliance; Department of Environmental Quality increases limit of civil penalty issued.
- SB1120: Judgment lien; court shall not decree real estate to be sold to enforce.
- SB1122: State employees; health insurance benefits.
- SB1311: Dental school faculty; licensure.
- SB1312: Derelict buildings; authority of locality to appoint receivers to repair.
- SB1313: Income tax, corporate; tax credit to employers that provide employee transportation assistance.
- SB1314: Fraud Against Taxpayers Act; repeals certain authority of Attorney General.
- SB1315: Governor's Development Opportunity Fund; contract between political subdivision and beneficiary.
- SB1316: Sentence credits; allows a maximum of seven and one-half for each 30 days served.
- SB1317: Prescription requirements; treatment of sexually transmitted disease.
- SB1377: Claims-made liability insurance policies; prohibits an insurer from denying coverage.
- SB1395: Handgun; Class 1 misdemeanor for carrying while under influence of alcohol or drugs.
- SB1401: Unemployment benefits; eligibility criteria.
- SB1402: Law-enforcement officer; definition.
- SJ295: Commending Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., in Virginia.
- SJ306: Constitutional amendment; restoration of civil rights to persons convicted of certain felonies.
- SJ322: Eating Disorder Awareness Week; designating as last full week in February 2011.
- SJ365: Commending St. Christophers School on the occasion of its centennial anniversary.
- SJ411: Commending the Richmond Boys Choir.
- SR22: VRS; Senate Committee on Finance to study investment portfolio managed thereby.
- SB66: State employment; discrimination prohibited.
- SB67: Adverse possession; abolition.
- SB68: Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians Procedural Guarantee Act; conduct of interrogations.
- SB69: Surrogacy; permits contract to be entered into by an unmarried person, a surrogate, etc.
- SB70: Criminal conviction record; person convicted of certain offenses to petition for expungement.
- SB71: Energy efficiency resource standard; established.
- SB456: Security for Public Deposits Act; makes several amendments to Act, administered by Treasury Board.
- SB457: Real Estate Board; requirements for licensure, allows broker to enter into a voluntary program.
- SB458: Income tax credits; landlords participating in housing choice voucher programs.
- SB459: Workforce development; data sharing by certain agencies.
- SB460: Uninsured motorist insurance; coverage for nonresident motor vehicle insured in another state.
- SB461: Partnerships; redesignates specified office as its principal office.
- SB577: Virginia Offshore Wind Development Authority; created.
- SB638: Disclosure of insurance liability limits; attorney of representative of deceased to obtain.
- SB639: Health records; penalty for delay.
- SB729: Electric utilities; alternative energy research and demonstration projects.
- SJ138: Commending the Reverend Dr. Kirkland R. Walton.
- SJ139: Commending Elam Baptist Church on the occasion of its 200th anniversary.
- SJ146: Commending the Childrens Home Society of Virginia on the occasion of its 110th anniversary.
- SR10: Investment portfolio managed by Retirement System; Senate Committee on Finance to study.
- SB157: Mortgage lenders and brokers; duties to borrowers.
- SB440: Inmates; emergency psychiatric treatment.
- SB674: Health insurance credits; all retired employees of local school divisions to receive.
- SB884: Banking institutions; reclassification or conversion of shares of stock.
- SB885: Drug-related personal injury actions; extends two-year statute of limitations.
- SB886: Elevator mechanics; Board of Contractors to delegate certification in event of emergency.
- SB887: Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians Procedural Guarantee Act; conduct of interrogations.
- SB1019: Neighborhood Assistance Act tax credits; landlords participating in housing choice voucher programs.
- SB1020: Mortgage Lender and Broker Act; broker duties and liability.
- SB1021: Retail Sales and Use Tax; revenues generated on premises of new stadium to be used to pay bonds.
- SB1289: Criminal conviction record; person convicted of certain criminal offenses to petition.
- SB1326: DMV fees; allows to collect for processing applications for titles.
- SB1327: Health insurance credits; all retired employees of local school divisions to receive.
- SB1328: Limited liability partnerships; cancellation of status.
- SB1329: Crim. conviction; responsibility of Attorney Gen. relating to collection of collateral consequences.
- SB1441: Income tax, state; homebuyer tax credit.
- SB1446: Income tax, state; homebuyer tax credit.
- SB1447: Energy Efficiency Commission; established, report.
- SB1474: Retail Sales and Use Tax; dealer discounts.
- SB1475: Intermodal Planning and Investment, Office of; updates responsibilities.
- SB1503: Mental health court; Executive Secretary of the Supreme Court to establish in City of Richmond.
- SB1543: Assisted living facility staff; requirement of work experience for administrators, etc.
- SB5002: Evidence, testimonial; procedure notifying defendant of introduction of certificate of analysis.
- SJ294: Commending the Urban League of Greater Richmond on exemplary community service.
- SJ353: Local government; distribution of state and local taxes therefor.
- SJ354: Constitutional amendment; restoration of civil rights for certain felons (first reference).
- SJ388: Resolution; Commending United Network for Organ Sharing.
- SJ479: Celebrating the life of Willie Saunders Watkins III.
- SB155: Family life education; instruction on use of Food & Drug Administration contraception methods.
- SB156: Payday Loan Act; repealing Act referring thereto.
- SB157: Mortgage lenders and brokers; duties to borrowers.
- SB158: Wet Settlement Act; lender's disclosure of charges for appraisal and valuation.
- SB159: Deputies; number appointed by sheriff of county w/o police force to be fixed by Compensation Brd.
- SB160: Handbills, etc.; distribution in highway rights-of-way in certain localities.
- SB161: Workers' compensation; alternative dispute resolution systems.
- SB440: Inmates; emergency psychiatric treatment.
- SB510: Higher educational institutions; policies addressing student loan vendors.
- SB670: Payday lending charges; establishes a maximum annual interest rate.
- SB674: Health insurance credits; all retired employees of local school divisions to receive.
- SB694: Payday loans; prohibits lender from harrassing, oppressing, or abusing when collecting a debt.
- SJ40: Commending Virginia Commonwealth University on the occasion of its 40th anniversary.
- SJ41: Virginia Commonwealth University Day; designating as July 1, 2008.
- SJ133: Radioactive waste, low level; Department of Health to study long-term options for disposal thereof.
- SJ134: Commending Ebenezer Baptist Church on the occasion of its 150th anniversary.
- SJ268: Celebrating the life of James Telford Edmunds.
- SJ6004: Constitutional amendment (first resolution); Transportation Funds.
- HB2865: Unemployment compensation; exclusion for temporary staffing services.
- HB2866: Health insurance credits; to include all retired school division employees.
- HB2867: Legislative agencies; those authorized to employ personnel to report annually to General Assembly.
- HB2868: Deputies; number of full-time appointed by sheriff of county without police force to be fixed.
- HB2869: Retirement System; investments related to Sudan.
- HB2870: Cellular telephones; encouraged to program with ICE numbers.
- HB2871: Trusts, state and local; created to fund postemployment benefits other than pensions.
- HB2872: Correctional facilities, local; changes time and manner of payment thereto by Compensation Board.
- HB2873: Minimum wage; increase per hour.
- HB2874: Retail Sales and Use Tax; distribution of local use tax revenues.
- HB2875: Drunk driving; subsequent offense
- HB2876: Indians, Council on; change in membership, report.
- HB2877: Human papillomavirus vaccinations; requires health insurers to provide coverage thereof.
- HB2879: Claims; Charles City County.
- HB2880: Health Research Fund; investment of moneys therein would be governed by certain provisions.
- HB3058: Circuit courts; chief judge to assign equal caseload to each judge in jurisdictional subject matter.
- HB3059: Circuit courts; duty to docket cases in the circuit courts.
- HJ728: Discrimination & injustice; General Assembly to acknowledge & express regret for State's role in.
- HJ736: Commending St. Peter Baptist Church on the occasion of its 125th anniversary
- HJ744: American values; General Assembly to appreciate and celebrate.
- HJ751: Commending Charles Edward Wood.
- HJ1006: Celebrating the life of Robert Bates Ball, Sr.
- HB177: Courthouse security; increase in assessments therefor.
- HB178: Deputy sheriffs; number of full-time in county or city to be fixed by Compensation Board.
- HB179: Deputy sheriffs; number of full-time in county or city to be fixed by Compensation Board.
- HB180: Felonies; increase in penalty for all accessories after fact.
- HB181: Motor vehicle code violations; authority for arrest without warrant.
- HB182: Reckless driving; person guilty thereof if exceeding 20 miles per hour over maximum speed limit.
- HB396: Enterprise zones; provides combined state and local sales and use tax rate therein.
- HB753: Income tax, state; credit for low-income taxpayers.
- HB754: Landfills; allows certain to continue to accept trash.
- HB755: DNA analyses; certification of laboratories that perform.
- HB756: Recount procedures; requires hard copy optical scan ballots to be rerun.
- HB1476: State mandates; funding to localities.
- HJ160: ZIP codes; urging Postmaster Gen. to designate certain addresses in Henrico Cty as Henrico, VA.
- HR4: Commending Dwayne M. Murray.
- HR5: Commending Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., in Virginia.