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Don Beyer, Jr.'s Biography

Office:

On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (VA) - District 8

Contact Information

1901 North Moore Street
Suite 1108
Arlington, VA 22209

1119 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515

Full Name:

Don S. Beyer, Jr.

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Megan; 4 Children: Clara, Grace, Donny, Stephanie

Birth Date:

06/20/1950

Birth Place:

Trieste, Italy

Home City:

Alexandria, VA

Religion:

Christian

BA, Economics, Williams College, 1968-1972

Attended, Wellesley College, 1971

Representative, United States House of Representatives, Virginia, District 8, 2014-present

Lieutenant Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia, 1990-1998

President, Virginia General Assembly, 1990-1998

Candidate, Governor of Virginia, 1997

Former Member, Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology

Former Member, House Science, Space, and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Technology

Former Member, Natural Resources Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Ranking Member, Oversight Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Research & Technology Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Space Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Environment (Science, Space and Technology), United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight (Science, Space, and Technology), United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Water, Power and Oceans Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives

Owner, Beyer Subaru, 1999-present

Owner, Land Rover Alexandria, 1997-present

Owner, Don Beyer Automotive Group, 1974-present

Former Virginia Chair, Clinton-Gore and Kerry-Edwards Campaigns

Ambassador, Switzerland & Liechtenstein, United States Department of State, 2009-2013

Chair, Mid-Atlantic Finance, Obama for America, 2007-2008

Treasurer, Howard Dean, Dean for America, 2003-2004

Northern Virginia Chair, Gerald Baliles Campaign, 1984-1985

Chair, Outreach Subcommittee, Christ Church in Alexandria, present

Chair, Accountability for Educational Excellence

Chair, Advisory Board, Alexandria Community Trust

Former Volunteer, Al Gore Presidential Campaign

Member, American Cancer Society

Former Member, American Red Cross

Former Volunteer, Barack Obama Senator Caucus Race

Member, Commission on Child Sexual Assault

Former Member, Board of Directors, D.C. Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy

Former Board Member, Demosphere International

Former President, Falls Church Chamber of Commerce

Former Virginia Board Member, First Union National Bank

Former Chair, Governor's Commission on Welfare Reform

Former Board Member, History Associates

Former Board Member, Lightly Expressed

Former Member, National Volvo Dealer Council

Former Member, Northern Virginia Business Roundtable

Co-Founder, Northern Virginia Technology Council

Member, Phi Beta Kappa

Former Board Member, Shenandoah Life Insurance Company

Former Chair, Virginia Economic Recovery Commission

Former Member, Virginia's Poverty and Welfare Reform Commission

Former Member, Washington Community Foundation

Former President, Youth for Tomorrow

Board Chair, Act for Alexandria, 2004-2009

Member, Board of Trustees, The Potomac School, 2005-2009

Chair, Jobs for Virginia Graduates, 1996-2009

Chair, American International Automobile Dealers Association, 2000-2007

Finance Chairman, Mark Warner's Forward Together campaign, 2006

Member, Commonwealth Transportation Board, 1987-1990

Member, Governor's Commission on Efficiency in Government, 1986-1988

Awards:

Magna Cum Laude Graduate, Williams College; Presidential Scholar, President Lyndon Johnson

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Politics, Hiking, Reading

Names of Grandchildren:

Ava, Will

Number of Grandchildren:

2

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