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{{Officeholder
|name=Don Beyer
|image=
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Carolyn McInerney (div.)<br>Megan Carroll
|religion=[[Episcopalian]]<ref>[https://www.pewforum.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/01/Detailed-tables-NUMBER-CHECK-COMPLETE-1-3.pdf Religious affiliation of members of 116th Congress]</ref>
|offices=
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Virginia
|district=8th
|terms=January 3, 2015 – present
|preceded=[[Jim Moran]]
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=[[United States]] ambassador to [[Switzerland]] and [[Liechtenstein]]
|terms=September 8, 2009 – May 29, 2013
|preceded=Peter Coneway
|former=y
|succeeded=Susan G. LeVine
}}
{{Officeholder/lieutenant governor
|state=Virginia
|governor=[[Douglas Wilder]]<br>[[George Allen]]
|terms=January 13, 1990 – January 17, 1998
|preceded=[[Douglas Wilder]]
|former=y
|succeeded=John Hager
}}
}}
'''Donald Sternoff “Don” Beyer, Jr.''' (born June 20, 1950 (age {{age|1950|6|20}})) is a diplomat, businessman, and [[liberal]] Democrat currently representing [[Virginia]]'s 8th congressional district in the [[United States House of Representatives]]. He previously served as the U.S. ambassador to the countries of [[Liechtenstein]] and [[Switzerland]] under the presidency of [[Barack Hussein Obama]], and as the [[Lieutenant Governor]] of [[Virginia]] before that.
Beyer is a member of the [[New Democrat Coalition]].
==U.S. House of Representatives==
===2014 election===
Beyer ran for and won election to the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Virginia]]'s 8th district following the announced retirement of [[James Moran]] from the position.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/2014-election/results/map/house/virginia/ 2014 Virginia House Election Results]</ref>
===2016 election===
Beyer won re-election in 2016 with nearly 70% of the votes cast.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/results/virginia Virginia Election Results 2016]</ref>
===2018 election===
Rep. Beyer handily won re-election in the [[2018 Midterms]] in a landslide.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/virginia/ Virginia Election Results 2018]</ref>
===Tenure===
Beyer supported the [[impeachment coup against Donald Trump]] since May 2019,<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/rep-don-beyer-is-first-member-of-congress-from-virginia-to-call-for-impeachment/2019/05/21/c3e716da-7c1a-11e9-a5b3-34f3edf1351e_story.html Rep. Don Beyer is first member of Congress from Virginia to call for impeachment]</ref> being the first Democrat representative from Virginia to do so. He voted in favor of the sham articles,<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2019/12/politics/house-impeachment-vote/ How each member of the House voted on impeachment]</ref> stating that it was "for the future of our democracy";<ref>[https://forthuntherald.com/rep-beyer-for-the-future-of-our-democracy-trump-must-be-impeached/ Rep. Beyer: ‘For the future of our democracy, Trump must be impeached’]</ref> note that the U.S. is a [[constitutional republic]] and not a democracy.
A [[globalist]], Beyer voiced opposition to an executive order [[President Trump]] signed in late April 2020 that would suspend legal immigration to the [[United States]] amidst the [[CCP pandemic]], ridiculously calling it "xenophobic scapegoating".<ref>Two references:
*[https://www.businessinsider.com.au/trump-says-he-will-temporarily-suspend-immigration-into-the-us-2020-4 Trump signs executive order suspending immigration into the US for 60 days]
*[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/04/21/democrats-slam-trumps-order-to-temporarily-suspend-legal-immigration-as-xenophobic-migrants-are-pandemic-heroes/ Democrats Slam Trump’s Order to Temporarily Suspend Legal Immigration as Xenophobic: Migrants Are Pandemic Heroes]</ref>
==Political views==
Beyer is a [[liberal]] who supports [[abortion]], [[Obamacare]], and [[free trade]].<ref>[https://www.ontheissues.org/VA/Don_Beyer.htm Don Beyer on the Issues]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[http://friendsofdonbeyer.com/ Campaign Website]
*[https://beyer.house.gov/ House Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Don_Beyer Don Beyer - Ballotpedia]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beyer, Don}}
[[Category:Virginia]]
[[Category:United States Lieutenant Governors]]
[[Category:United States Representatives]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Liberals]]
[[Category:114th United States Congress]]
[[Category:115th United States Congress]]
[[Category:116th United States Congress]]
|name=Don Beyer
|image=
|party=[[Democrat]]
|spouse=Carolyn McInerney (div.)<br>Megan Carroll
|religion=[[Episcopalian]]<ref>[https://www.pewforum.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/01/Detailed-tables-NUMBER-CHECK-COMPLETE-1-3.pdf Religious affiliation of members of 116th Congress]</ref>
|offices=
{{Officeholder/representative
|state=Virginia
|district=8th
|terms=January 3, 2015 – present
|preceded=[[Jim Moran]]
|former=n
|succeeded=
}}
{{Officeholder/misc
|office=[[United States]] ambassador to [[Switzerland]] and [[Liechtenstein]]
|terms=September 8, 2009 – May 29, 2013
|preceded=Peter Coneway
|former=y
|succeeded=Susan G. LeVine
}}
{{Officeholder/lieutenant governor
|state=Virginia
|governor=[[Douglas Wilder]]<br>[[George Allen]]
|terms=January 13, 1990 – January 17, 1998
|preceded=[[Douglas Wilder]]
|former=y
|succeeded=John Hager
}}
}}
'''Donald Sternoff “Don” Beyer, Jr.''' (born June 20, 1950 (age {{age|1950|6|20}})) is a diplomat, businessman, and [[liberal]] Democrat currently representing [[Virginia]]'s 8th congressional district in the [[United States House of Representatives]]. He previously served as the U.S. ambassador to the countries of [[Liechtenstein]] and [[Switzerland]] under the presidency of [[Barack Hussein Obama]], and as the [[Lieutenant Governor]] of [[Virginia]] before that.
Beyer is a member of the [[New Democrat Coalition]].
==U.S. House of Representatives==
===2014 election===
Beyer ran for and won election to the [[U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[Virginia]]'s 8th district following the announced retirement of [[James Moran]] from the position.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/2014-election/results/map/house/virginia/ 2014 Virginia House Election Results]</ref>
===2016 election===
Beyer won re-election in 2016 with nearly 70% of the votes cast.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/results/virginia Virginia Election Results 2016]</ref>
===2018 election===
Rep. Beyer handily won re-election in the [[2018 Midterms]] in a landslide.<ref>[https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/virginia/ Virginia Election Results 2018]</ref>
===Tenure===
Beyer supported the [[impeachment coup against Donald Trump]] since May 2019,<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/rep-don-beyer-is-first-member-of-congress-from-virginia-to-call-for-impeachment/2019/05/21/c3e716da-7c1a-11e9-a5b3-34f3edf1351e_story.html Rep. Don Beyer is first member of Congress from Virginia to call for impeachment]</ref> being the first Democrat representative from Virginia to do so. He voted in favor of the sham articles,<ref>[https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2019/12/politics/house-impeachment-vote/ How each member of the House voted on impeachment]</ref> stating that it was "for the future of our democracy";<ref>[https://forthuntherald.com/rep-beyer-for-the-future-of-our-democracy-trump-must-be-impeached/ Rep. Beyer: ‘For the future of our democracy, Trump must be impeached’]</ref> note that the U.S. is a [[constitutional republic]] and not a democracy.
A [[globalist]], Beyer voiced opposition to an executive order [[President Trump]] signed in late April 2020 that would suspend legal immigration to the [[United States]] amidst the [[CCP pandemic]], ridiculously calling it "xenophobic scapegoating".<ref>Two references:
*[https://www.businessinsider.com.au/trump-says-he-will-temporarily-suspend-immigration-into-the-us-2020-4 Trump signs executive order suspending immigration into the US for 60 days]
*[https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/04/21/democrats-slam-trumps-order-to-temporarily-suspend-legal-immigration-as-xenophobic-migrants-are-pandemic-heroes/ Democrats Slam Trump’s Order to Temporarily Suspend Legal Immigration as Xenophobic: Migrants Are Pandemic Heroes]</ref>
==Political views==
Beyer is a [[liberal]] who supports [[abortion]], [[Obamacare]], and [[free trade]].<ref>[https://www.ontheissues.org/VA/Don_Beyer.htm Don Beyer on the Issues]</ref>
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
*[http://friendsofdonbeyer.com/ Campaign Website]
*[https://beyer.house.gov/ House Website]
*[https://ballotpedia.org/Don_Beyer Don Beyer - Ballotpedia]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Beyer, Don}}
[[Category:Virginia]]
[[Category:United States Lieutenant Governors]]
[[Category:United States Representatives]]
[[Category:Democrats]]
[[Category:Liberals]]
[[Category:114th United States Congress]]
[[Category:115th United States Congress]]
[[Category:116th United States Congress]]