Marion Patton (Pat) Echols, Jr. (born October 1, 1925) is a retired attorney in Northern Virginia who served briefly as the only Republican to represent Arlington County, Virginia in the Virginia Senate. He was also an unsuccessful candidate for Attorney General of Virginia in 1973.
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Echols is the son of Colonel Marion Patton Echols and Nancy Patterson McArthur. He was born October 1, 1925 in Honolulu in the U.S. Territory of Hawaii.[1]
In 1963, Echols was one of three Republican candidates for the three House of Delegates seats allocated to Arlington and elected countywide, at-large. He came in fifth with 9,139 votes.[2]
In February 1969, longtime Virginia State Senator Charles R. Fenwick who represented the 9th District died and in the Special Election in March, Echols was elected as a Republican. He served the balance of Fenwick's term and, as a result of the decennial redistricting in 1971, he ran in the 31st District and was defeated by Democratic Delegate Edward M. Holland.[3]
Republicans tapped Echols in 1973 for the "unenviable task" of running against popular incumbent Virginia Attorney General Andy Miller and Miller won in a landslide.[4]
Echols practiced law for many years in Arlington and currently resides in McLean, Virginia.
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| Preceded by Charles R. Fenwick |
Virginia Senate, District 9 1969–1972 |
Succeeded by Douglas Wilder |