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DRIVING THE DAY
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Chafin, a Republican who represented a rural district in Southwest Virginia, was 60 years old.
Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam and the Virginia Senate Republican Caucus, who confirmed Chafin s death, immediately issued words of praise for the senator, who was elected to the state s House of Delegates in 2013 before joining the Senate in 2014.
Chafin, an attorney, had been hospitalized with the coronavirus for roughly two weeks before his death. While several Virginia state legislators have contracted the highly infectious disease, he is the first Virginia lawmaker to pass away from complications related to the coronavirus, according to The Richmond Times-Dispatch. Southwest Virginia has lost a strong advocate and we have all lost a good man, Northam expressed in a written statement. I knew Ben as a lawmaker, an attorney, a banker, and a farmer raising beef cattle in Moccasin Valley, working the land just as generations of his family had done before him.
Virginia State Sen. Ben Chafin dies from COVID-19 It is with profound sadness and sorrow that we learned of the passing of our good friend and colleague, Ben Chafin, this evening, Norment wrote in a caucus release Author: 13News Now Staff Updated: 10:14 PM EST January 1, 2021
RUSSELL, Va. On Jan. 1, the Virginia Senate Republican Caucus leader, Thomas Norment, Jr. (R-James City County), shared news that State Sen. Ben Chafin, Jr. (R-Russell) had died from COVID-19 complications. It is with profound sadness and sorrow that we learned of the passing of our good friend and colleague, Ben Chafin, this evening, Norment wrote in a caucus press release. To us, Ben was more than a dedicated colleague who exemplified the best in public service. He was a treasured friend, unrelentingly cheerful with an infectious smile and gregarious manner.
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