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Mitchell Van Yahres was a Democratic politician who served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1982 to 2006. He was born in Mineola, New York, and attended the University of Virginia, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1949 and a law degree in 1952. Van Yahres was first elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in 1982 and served until 2006. During his tenure, he was a strong advocate for environmental protection, education, and civil rights. He was a leader in the passage of the Virginia Clean Air Act, the Virginia Clean Water Act, and the Virginia Endangered Species Act. He also sponsored legislation to create the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality and the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. Van Yahres was a member of the Virginia Commission on Environmental Quality from 2006 to 2011. He was also a member of the Virginia Commission on Climate Change from 2007 to 2011. Van Yahres passed away on April 8, 2018, at the age of 91.

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Age 82 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 21 October, 1926
Birthday 21 October
Birthplace Mineola, New York, U.S.
Date of death (2008-02-08)
Died Place Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Nationality United States

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2008

Van Yahres died of lung cancer February 8, 2008 in Charlottesville.

1999

He served as a liberal voice for his constituency in a forum dominated by Republicans after 1999. Van Yahres, however, did not enjoy partisan politics. In a 2005 interview with The Hook, he commented on the partisanship that was overtaking the General Assembly. He said, "It's not a pleasure to be there. It used to be you were able to have friends on both sides of the aisle. There was a political spirit of compromise. Now you have to win battles." In 2005, Mitchell Van Yahres declined to seek a 13th term in the House of Delegates.

1980

In 1980, Delegate Thomas J. Michie Jr. won a special election to the Virginia State Senate. Van Yahres won the subsequent special election to fill the vacancy created by Michie's victory. He served in the Virginia General Assembly, representing the City of Charlottesville and a small portion of Albemarle County.

1949

Born in Mineola, New York, Van Yahres served in the United States Army Air Forces at the end of World War II. After the war, he attended Cornell University, graduating in 1949. He then moved to Charlottesville, where he began work as an arborist. He became interested in local politics, and ran for a seat on Charlottesville's City Council. He won, becoming the only Democrat on the then-Republican dominated board. Van Yahres served as a city councilman for eight years. For two of those years, from 1970 to 1972, he was mayor of the City of Charlottesville. During his tenure as mayor, he led the initiative to close East Main Street to automobile traffic and convert much of the heart of the city's business district into the Downtown Mall. Today, the pedestrian mall serves as a major cultural hub for much of Central Virginia.

1926

Mitchell Van Yahres (October 21, 1926 – February 8, 2008) was an American politician. A Democrat, he was mayor of Charlottesville, Virginia from 1970 to 1972, and served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1981 to 2005.

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