Virginia state Sen. Ben Chafin dies of COVID-19 complications
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Jan. 2 (UPI) Virginia state Sen. Ben Chafin Jr. has died after complications from COVID-19, his office announced. He was 60.
Representatives said he died Friday after undergoing treatment for two weeks at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond.
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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said the state lost a strong advocate and a good man with Chafin s death. 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, he said. He loved the outdoors, and he loved serving people even more. He pushed hard to bring jobs and investment to his district, and I will always be grateful for his courageous vote to expand health care for people who need it.
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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.
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The 60-year-old lawmaker, who served Virginia’s 38th District, was seen throughout 2020 ignoring social distancing guidelines despite the ongoing pandemic. Advertisement Hide
As noted in multiple posts across Twitter, Chafin mingled with everyone, from his constituents and local law enforcement to President Donald Trump.
“Rest in peace Virginia Senator Ben Chafin, a man who by the looks of it did not wear a mask at social gatherings,” @DBattisto16 said.
Rest in peace Virginia Senator Ben Chafin, a man who by the looks of it did not wear a mask at social gatherings. pic.twitter.com/M9DbHOTrGo Battisto (@DBattisto16) January 2, 2021