Don Beyer
Donald S. Beyer Jr. is the Democratic nominee for 8th District congressional seat Democrat in Northern Virginia. The seat has been occupied since 1992 by Democrat Jim Moran, who is not seeking reelection.
Beyer served two terms as Virginia's lieutenant governor from 1990 to 1998. He ran for governor in 1997 and lost to Republican Jim Gilmore. From 2009 to 2013, he was ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
Beyer and his younger brother, Michael, are the owners of nine car dealerships in Northern Virginia.
Beyer was born in 1950 in Trieste, Italy, the son of a U.S. Army officer. He was raised in Washington, D.C. and graduated from Williams College, magna cum laude, with a degree in economics.
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“Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, and Barrett assured the Senate Judiciary Committee and the American people that Roe v. Wade was ‘established precedent.’”
"We have trade agreements with 20 countries, and we have trade surpluses with each one of those 20."
"But for immigrants, we would have a contracting population..."
"Over 97 percent of the scientific community … believe that humans are contributing to climate change."
"Thanks to the Obama administration’s negotiations, Iran’s nuclear program will be under lock, key and camera 24 hours a day, 365 days a year."
"More than half of women under 30 who give birth do so outside of marriage..."
"More than 7,000 Americans lost their lives to climate change-fueled events last year."
"If you look at the income of average Americans...they’re absolutely flat in constant dollars since 1979."
"The United States is the only industrialized country that does not guarantee paid time off to care for a new child."