
Don Beyer, Jr.'s Biography
Office: U.S. House (VA) - District 8, Democratic
Contact Information
Office
5285 Shawnee Road, Suite 250
Alexandria, VA 22312
1119 Longworth House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Full Name:
Donald 'Don' S. Beyer, Jr.
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Megan; 4 Children: Clara, Grace, Don, Stephanie
Birth Date:
06/20/1950
Birth Place:
US Army Hos. Trieste,Italy
Home City:
Alexandria, VA
Religion:
Christian
BA, Economics, Williams College, 1968-1972
Attended, Wellesley College, 1971
Representative, United States House of Representatives, District 8, 2014-present
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 8, 2018
Lieutenant Governor, Commonwealth of Virginia, 1990-1998
President, Virginia General Assembly, 1990-1998
Candidate, Governor of Virginia, 1997
Member, Joint Economic Committee
Member, Science, Space, and Technology
Member, Subcommittee on Environment (Science, Space and Technology)
Member, Subcommittee on Investigations & Oversight (Science, Space, and Technology)
Member, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures
Member, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics
Member, Subcommittee on Trade
Member, Ways and Means
Member, Commission on Child Sexual Assault
Former Member, Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Former Chair, Governor's Commission on Welfare Reform
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 Federal Lands, United States House of Representatives
Chair, Virginia Economic Recovery Commission
Member, Virginias Poverty and Welfare Reform Commission
Former Member, Water, Power and Oceans Subcommittee, United States House of Representatives
Member, Commonwealth Transportation Board, 1987-1990
Member, Governor's Commission on Efficiency in Government,, 1986-1988
Owner, Beyer Subaru, 1999-present
Owner, Land Rover Alexandria, 1997-present
Owner, Don Beyer Automotive Group, 1974-present
Former General Manager, Car Dealership
Virginia Chair, Clinton-Gore and Kerry-Edwards Campaigns
Former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, Commonwealth of Virginia
Ambassador, Switzerland & Liechtenstein, United States Department of State, 2009-2013
Summer Emloyee, Car Dealership, 1974
Chair, Accountability for Educational Excellence
Volunteer, Al Gore Presidential Campaign
Volunteer, Barack Obama Senator Caucus Race
Former Member, Board of Directors, D.C. Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Past President, Falls Church, Chamber of Commerce
Co-Founder, Northern Virginia Technology Council
Member, Phi Beta Kappa
President, Youth for Tomorrow
Member, Board of Trustees, The Potomac School, 2005-2009
Chair, Jobs for Virginia Graduates, 1996-2009
Chair, MidAtlantic Finance, Obama for America, 2007-2008
Chair, American International Automobile Dealers Association, 2000-2007
Finance Chairman, Mark Warners Forward Together campaign, 2006
Treasurer, Howard Dean, Dean for America, 2003-2004
Chair, Gerald Baliles Campaign, 1984-1985
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