Alan Diamonstein

{{Short description|American attorney and politician (1931–2019)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Alan Diamonstein

| image =

| caption =

| state_delegate = Virginia

| district = 94th

| term_start = January 12, 1983

| term_end = January 9, 2002

| preceded = None (district created)

| succeeded = Glenn Oder

| office1 = Chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia

| term_start1 = March 9, 1982

| term_end1 = June 14, 1985

| predecessor1 = Owen B. Pickett

| successor1 = Richard J. Davis

| state_delegate2 = Virginia

| district2 = 48th

| term_start2 = January 13, 1982

| term_end2 = January 12, 1983

| alongside2 = Ted Morrison & Bobby Scott

| preceded2 = Harvey Morgan

| succeeded2 = Mary A. R. Marshall

| state_delegate3 = Virginia

| district3 = 49th

| term_start3 = January 10, 1968

| term_end3 = January 13, 1982

| preceded3 = Charles K. Hutchens

| succeeded3 = Robert Andrews

| birthname = Alan Arnold Diamonstein

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|08|20}}

| birth_place = Newport News, Virginia, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|10|17|1931|08|20}}

| death_place = Newport News, Virginia, U.S.

| party = Democratic

| spouse = Beverly Hicks

| alma_mater = University of Virginia

| allegiance = {{flag|United States|1912}}

| branch = United States Air Force

| battles = Korean War

}}

Alan Arnold Diamonstein (August 20, 1931 – October 17, 2019{{Cite web|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/Attorney-former-lawmaker-Alan-Diamonstein-dies-14542403.php|title=Attorney, former lawmaker Alan Diamonstein dies at 88|date=October 17, 2019|website=SFChronicle.com}}) was an American attorney and Democratic Party politician.

Diamonstein served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1968 to 2002, representing parts of Newport News. Diamonstein chose not to run for reelection in 2001, seeking instead the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. He came in second to Richmond mayor Tim Kaine, who would go on to win in the general election.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/2001/05/30/alan-a-diamonstein-age-69/6b624b3e-f6e3-4440-b3ec-69f9b79b6f0f/|title=Alan A. Diamonstein Age: 69|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=May 30, 2001|accessdate=December 10, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypress.com/dp-coy-2001-alan-diamonstein-story.html|title=2001 Citizen of the Year: Alan Diamonstein|website=Daily Press|date=December 30, 2001|accessdate=December 10, 2017}} Diamonstein was the chair of the Democratic Party of Virginia from 1982 to 1985.