Alan Arnold Diamonstein (August 20, 1931 – October 17, 2019) was an American attorney and

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politician. Diamonstein served in the

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from 1968 to 2002, representing parts of

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. Diamonstein chose not to run for reelection in

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, seeking instead the Democratic nomination for

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. He came in second to

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mayor

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, who would go on to win in the general election. Diamonstein was the chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia from 1982 to 1985.

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