GOP Virginia state senator dies with COVID-19 Print this article
Virginia state Sen. Ben Chafin died at age 60 after becoming infected with COVID-19, the first Virginia lawmaker to die from the contagion.
Chafin, a Republican, had represented part of Southwest Virginia in the state Senate since 2014 and spent a year in the House of Delegates prior to that, according to the
Associated Press.
“State Senator Augustus Benton (Ben) Chafin, Jr., a native son of Russell County located in Southwest Virginia, passed away on January 1, 2021 from Covid-19 complications,” a statement from his office read.
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam praised Chafin in a Friday statement.
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The first day of 2021 was a sad day for people living in Virginia as they lost Chafin from COVID-19 complications.
After contracting the virus, the lawmaker has been hospitalized at the VCU Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, where he was treated and given medical attention, but to no avail. The senator is survived by his wife and three children.
Virginia Senator Dies From COVID-19
The deadly COVID-19 continues to claim millions of lives across the country, including prominent persons like Virginia state Sen. Ben Chafin Jr., according to a published article in WRAL.com.
A statement released by his office confirmed the lawmaker s death.