Summary
Suhas Subramanyam (born September 26, 1986) is an American lawyer and former member of the Virginia Senate, representing the 32nd district. He is the Congressman-elect for Virginia’s 10th congressional district. Suhas lives in Ashburn, Virginia with his wife Miranda and daughters. An attorney, he served on the Loudoun Health Council and volunteered as an EMT/firefighter.
He previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 87th district. A Democrat, he was elected in 2019 and became the first Indian-American, South Asian, and Hindu to ever be elected to the Virginia General Assembly. He previously served as a White House advisor to President Barack Obama.
In 2023, Subramanyam was elected to the Virginia Senate, representing the 32nd district. Shortly thereafter, he announced his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives in the 2024 election to succeed Jennifer Wexton of the 10th district. He was endorsed by Jennifer Wexton to succeed her. In 2024, Subramanyam won Virginia’s 10th congressional district election, defeating Republican Mike Clancy.
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About
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Suhas Subramanyam has dedicated his life to service and taking on tough fights to deliver real results for our community and our country.
Suhas’s family’s story in America began right here in Virginia in 1979, at Dulles Airport. His mother, a native of Bengaluru, India, immigrated to the United States to unite with his father, who grew up in Chennai and Secunderabad, India, to get an education and pursue the American dream.
Suhas’s parents taught him the value of family and service from a young age, as well as the value of a great education. Suhas took those lessons of service to heart while attending college at Tulane University in New Orleans, where he helped organize volunteers to rebuild the communities affected by Hurricane Katrina.
Since this experience, Suhas has worked tirelessly to improve the health, safety, and prosperity of all Virginians and Americans. He served on Capitol Hill as a policy aide, where he worked to expand and improve health care access to millions of Americans, helped build a bipartisan coalition in support of immigration reform, and drafted legislation to increase job opportunities and funding for veterans, seniors, and working families.
After earning his law degree with honors at Northwestern University, Suhas served as a White House technology policy advisor to President Obama. During his time in the Obama Administration, Suhas tackled some of the most challenging issues facing our nation, including addressing cybersecurity threats, exploring opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies, and modernizing government agencies so that they were better equipped to serve the needs of the American people.
After serving in the White House, Suhas started his own small business in Loudoun County and also served our community as a volunteer EMT and firefighter.
In 2019, Suhas was elected to the Virginia General Assembly. His first act as a legislator was to create the Commonwealth Caucus, a group of legislators dedicated to finding bipartisan solutions and bridging the divides in our politics. He has been an effective lawmaker for small businesses and working families in our community, fighting to secure common sense solutions for Northern Virginia families. When politicians on both sides of the aisle refused to take on Big Pharma, Suhas passed legislation to bring down drug costs and increase price transparency for consumers. When powerful toll operators attempted to gouge Northern Virginia commuters, Suhas stood up to them and cracked down on egregious toll hikes. And when Virginia consumers were overcharged by hundreds of millions of dollars on energy bills, Suhas built a coalition across party lines to fight back, resulting in more than $300 million in refunds to Virginia families.
In Congress, Suhas will continue to take on the tough fights for Virginia families and deliver real results for our community.
Suhas and his wife Miranda Peña Subramanyam reside in Loudoun County, Virginia with their two daughters. They were married in Sterling, and their two girls were born in Leesburg.
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Politics
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Virginia House of Delegates
In the 2019 Virginia House of Delegates election, Subramanyam ran to succeed Democrat John Bell, who left the seat to run for the 13th district of the Virginia Senate. He faced a crowded primary, running against three other first-generation Americans. He won the primary with 47.0% of the vote.
In the general election, Subramanyam ran on a platform to improve education, healthcare, and traffic in the region and across Virginia. Subramanyam went on to win the general election with 62.0% of the vote.
2020
Patron of HB528, which authorized the Virginia State Corporation Commission to refund $330 million to ratepayers from Dominion Energy over charges between 2017-2020.
2021
Subramanyam won a second term in the 2021 Virginia House of Delegates election, defeating Republican Gregory Moulthrop by double digits.
Tenure
In 2021, Subramanyam co-founded the General Assembly’s first Asian American and Pacific Islander Caucus. He is also the co-founder and co-chair of Virginia Commonwealth Caucus, a group of lawmakers seeking to bridge partisan divides.
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Issues
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Through his career in service – from the Obama administration to volunteering as a EMT/firefighter and serving in the Virginia legislature – Suhas has always stood on the side of everyday Virginians. In Congress, Suhas will continue to fight the tough fights.
Economy & Job Creation
Suhas is a small business owner and he understands that small businesses are the backbone of our economy. Virginia’s 10th Congressional District is home to tens of thousands of federal civil servants and contractors, and Suhas will protect those jobs so that our community can continue to thrive.
In the Virginia General Assembly, State Senator Subramanyam has successfully passed legislation that brought down rising costs. For example:
HB 528: Refunded over $300 Million to Virginia ratepayers in overcharges by the electric utility corporation (Chief Patron)
HB 1832: Prevented a 40% toll hike on the Dulles Greenway Toll Road (Chief Patron)
HB 2007: Requires transparency in drug pricing (Chief Co-Patron)
In Congress, Suhas will continue to deliver real results to grow our economy and create jobs. He supports manufacturing in the United States, investing in America’s infrastructure, and continuing to strengthen the middle class.
Protecting Women’s Healthcare
The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs was a devastating blow to women across the country and their ability to make their own health care decisions. In light of this, Suhas believes that Congress must prioritize making sure everyone, no matter their zip code, has access to affordable, reliable, and safe reproductive health care.
In the Virginia legislature, Suhas sponsored a constitutional amendment that would protect reproductive freedom in Virginia, and fought to protect women’s health choices . He will always support the right to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and a woman’s bodily autonomy.
Responsible Gun Ownership
Suhas and his wife have two young daughters who go to school in our community. Their school has armed security and bulletproof windows, and kids across our community do active shooter drills. This reality shouldn’t be our new normal.
In the legislature, Suhas has actively supported common sense gun safety laws, and he proudly pushed several measures which passed the General Assembly just this year, two of which were signed by a Republican Governor.
Suhas believes we can achieve serious progress on this issue while respecting the Second Amendment, and without undermining the rights of responsible gun owners.
Environmental Protection & Renewable Energy
Suhas believes we are facing a climate emergency that poses a grave threat to the future of our planet. Experts report that natural disasters have cost the United States more than $450 billion over the past three years, and are projected to cost $54 trillion globally by 2040. Those numbers fail to convey the devastation from lives lost, and the impacts on communities displaced by increasing climate crises. Suhas cannot imagine leaving his daughters with a world that is less habitable and more unstable because of a problem that we have the resources and knowledge to tackle now.
As a Senator and Delegate, he has advanced a bold agenda to promote the environment and conservation, all while creating jobs and promoting economic opportunity for small businesses.
Getting Money Out of Politics
With the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, our democracy has suffered under the weight of unlimited corporate influence in our politics. Suhas proudly signed the Big Money Out VA pledge to limit the influence of corporate money in our politics.
Suhas will continue to advocate for campaign finance reform. He also supports preventing Members of Congress from trading individual stocks and will be a strong advocate for preventing corruption in politics.
Safeguarding Our Democracy
Suhas believes that our democracy is under attack. From the events on January 6th, 2021, which threatened to stop the certification of our presidential election, to attacks on the right to vote, it is more critical than ever to safeguard our fragile democratic institutions.
Suhas and his family made America their home because of the strength of our pluralistic democracy. As extremists work to erode American democracy, he is adamant that we must do all we can to protect our nation’s fundamental ideal that we have a voice in our government.
He will continue to fight against restrictive voter ID laws that are designed to suppress the vote, protect early voting to ensure greater access to the polls, and combat political gerrymandering so that voters choose who represents them, not the other way around.
He will also support legislation to reform our campaign finance laws to ensure middle-class families are not drowned out by money that corrupts our elections.
Boosting Healthcare Access & Affordability
Suhas believes that we lower the cost of health care and expand access to those who can’t afford it. He fought for transparency in prescription drug pricing and won, and he will continue to support the ability of Medicare to negotiate drug prices. Suhas will stand up to Big Pharma and work to end the chronic disease epidemic.
We also need to recognize the urgency of the mental health crisis and work together to pass meaningful legislation to help the most vulnerable among us. In Congress, I will take steps to expand access to mental health care providers and advocate for increasing research into preventative steps for our communities to support their neighbors.
As our loved ones get older, we also need to confront the issue of rising home-based, long-term care. Middle-class families should not have to exhaust their savings to provide care for elderly, sick, or disabled loved ones.
Innovation & Emerging Technology
For more than a hundred years, America has been at the forefront of technological change. These emerging fields bring great opportunities, but without proper regulation, they can bring significant risk. We need an approach that allows American innovation to flourish, but protects consumers and business and makes clear what the rules are. Emerging technologies also have significant implications for national security, and policy makers need to be cognizant of these implications.
Blockchain technology solves an important problem in the digital and physical economy: trust. An immutable public ledger has already shown itself to be a valuable technology in areas ranging from shipping around the world all the way down to a new way of doing finance. Congress must take the lead in pushing forward responsible and stable regulation of blockchain technologies to allow this technology to flourish.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) – AI has the potential to fuel our economic growth for the coming decades but also presents a host of potential downsides, from classroom cheating all the way up to job loss and significant economic and political disruption. It is important that Congress and regulators create an environment that allows for innovation to flourish while also having clear rules for the road and ensuring strong consumer protections to prevent this technology from being abused.
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Wikipedia
Suhas Subramanyam (born September 26, 1986)[1] is an American lawyer and former member of the Virginia Senate, representing the 32nd district. He is the Congressman-elect for Virginia’s 10th congressional district. Suhas lives in Ashburn, Virginia with his wife Miranda and daughters. An attorney, he served on the Loudoun Health Council and volunteered as an EMT/firefighter.
He previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 87th district. A Democrat, he was elected in 2019 and became the first Indian-American, South Asian, and Hindu to ever be elected to the Virginia General Assembly.[2][3] He previously served as a White House advisor to President Barack Obama.
In 2023, Subramanyam was elected to the Virginia Senate, representing the 32nd district. Shortly thereafter, he announced his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives in the 2024 election to succeed Jennifer Wexton of the 10th district.[4] He was endorsed by Jennifer Wexton to succeed her.[5] In 2024, Subramanyam won Virginia’s 10th congressional district election, defeating Republican Mike Clancy.[6]
Early life and education
Subramanyam was born in Houston, Texas to Tamil-speaking Indian parents from Bengaluru, India who later came to the United States through Dulles Airport,[7] located in the district he represents, and eventually settled in Houston, Texas.[8] He attended Clear Lake High School and earned his bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Tulane University.
Career
Subramanyam served as a legislative aide for health care and veterans policy in the House of Representatives after college[7] and also clerked for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee for Senator Dick Durbin, helping him reintroduce the DREAM Act.[9] He attended Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, where as a second year law student he helped overturn the wrongful conviction of a man sentenced to life in prison.[10]
In 2015, Subramanyam was appointed to serve as a White House technology policy advisor in the administration of President Barack Obama.[11] He led a task force on technology policy that addressed job creation, IT modernization, and regulating emerging technology.[12]
Virginia House of Delegates
Elections
2019
In the 2019 Virginia House of Delegates election, Subramanyam ran to succeed Democrat John Bell, who left the seat to run for the 13th district of the Virginia Senate. He faced a crowded primary, running against three other first-generation Americans.[13] He won the primary with 47.0% of the vote.[14][15]
In the general election, Subramanyam ran on a platform to improve education, healthcare, and traffic in the region and across Virginia.[16] Subramanyam went on to win the general election with 62.0% of the vote.[17]
2020
Patron of HB528, which authorized the Virginia State Corporation Commission to refund $330 million to ratepayers from Dominion Energy over charges between 2017-2020.[18]
2021
Subramanyam won a second term in the 2021 Virginia House of Delegates election, defeating Republican Gregory Moulthrop by double digits.[19]
Tenure
In 2021, Subramanyam co-founded the General Assembly’s first Asian American and Pacific Islander Caucus.[20] He is also the co-founder and co-chair of Virginia Commonwealth Caucus, a group of lawmakers seeking to bridge partisan divides.[21]
Electoral history
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Suhas Subramanyam | 3,052 | 47.2% | |
| Democratic | Johanna L. Gusman | 1,207 | 18.7% | |
| Democratic | Hassan M. Ahmad | 1,502 | 23.2% | |
| Democratic | Akshay Bhamidipati | 701 | 10.9% | |
| Total votes | 6,488 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Suhas Subramanyam | 17,693 | 62.0% | |
| Republican | William M. Drennan Jr. | 10,818 | 37.9% | |
| Total votes | 28,539 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Suhas Subramanyam (Incumbent) | 24,348 | 58.4% | |
| Republican | Gregory Jon Moulthrop | 17,273 | 41.4% | |
| Total votes | 41,677 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Suhas Subramanyam | 11,178 | 73.7% | |
| Democratic | Ibraheem S. Samirah | 4,000 | 26.4% | |
| Total votes | 15,178 | 100.0% | ||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Suhas Subramanyam | 36,590 | 60.6% | |
| Republican | Gregory J. Moulthrop | 23,541 | 39.0% | |
| Total votes | 60,431 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Suhas Subramanyam | 13,504 | 30.4% | |
| Democratic | Dan Helmer | 11,784 | 26.6% | |
| Democratic | Atif Qarni | 4,768 | 10.7% | |
| Democratic | Eileen Filler-Corn | 4,131 | 9.3% | |
| Democratic | Jennifer Boysko | 4,016 | 9.0% | |
| Democratic | David Reid | 1,419 | 3.2% | |
| Democratic | Michelle Maldonado | 1,412 | 3.2% | |
| Democratic | Adrian Pokharel | 1,028 | 2.3% | |
| Democratic | Krystle Kaul | 982 | 2.2% | |
| Democratic | Travis Nembhard | 722 | 1.6% | |
| Democratic | Marion Devoe | 386 | 0.9% | |
| Democratic | Mark Leighton | 225 | 0.5% | |
| Total votes | 44,377 | 100.0% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Suhas Subramanyam | 210,790 | 52.3% | |
| Republican | Mike Clancy | 191,897 | 47.7% | |
| Total votes | 402,687 | 100.0% | ||
Personal life
Suhas lives in Ashburn, Virginia with his wife Miranda and their daughters. An attorney, he served on the Loudoun Health Council and he also served as an EMT/Fire fighter.[29]
See also
- List of Asian Americans and Pacific Islands Americans in the United States Congress
- List of Indian Americans
References
- ^ “Senate of Virginia”. Virginia General Assembly. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ RAGHUNATHAN/India-West, NIMMI. “‘Run for the Right Reasons’: Suhas Subramanyam, Virginia’s First Hindu, Indian American Delegate”. India West. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ “Meet Suhas Subramanyam, Indian American Democrat running for Virginia House of Delegates”. The American Bazaar. May 29, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ Olivo, Antonio (November 16, 2023). “Virginia Del. Suhas Subramanyam joins race to succeed Rep. Jennifer Wexton”. Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
- ^ Armus, Teo (May 13, 2024). “Virginia’s Rep. Wexton endorses Subramanyam to succeed her in Congress”. Washington Post. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
- ^ “Virginia 10th District election results”. Washington Post. November 7, 2024.
- ^ a b Reporter, SUNITA SOHRABJI, India-West Staff. “Indian American Entrepreneur, Volunteer Firefighter Runs for Seat in Virginia House of Delegates”. India West. Archived from the original on June 24, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Tavernise, Sabrina (August 15, 2020). “Kamala Harris, Daughter of Immigrants, Is the Face of America’s Demographic Shift”. The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ “Meet Suhas Subramanyam, another Indian American who won in the Virginia elections”. The American Bazaar. November 6, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ Caruba, Lauren (October 4, 2011). “Center on Wrongful Convictions expresses joy after Jacques Rivera’s release”. The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ “Former technology policy adviser to Obama administration wins Va. House of Delegates primary”. wusa9.com. June 12, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
- ^ PTI (November 7, 2019). “First Muslim woman, Ghazala Hashmi elected to Virginia’s state senate”. National Herald. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ Olivo, Antonio. “In this suburban Democratic primary, all 4 candidates are first-generation Americans”. Retrieved December 16, 2020 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
- ^ “Virginia Elections Database » Search Elections”. Virginia Elections Database. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ “Former technology policy adviser to Obama administration wins Va. House of Delegates primary”. wusa9.com. June 12, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ Staff Reports. “Democrat Suhas Subramanyam wins 87th House District”. Prince William Times. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ “2019 November General”. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ “Dominion Energy Settlement”. wjla.com. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ Report, Times-Mirror Staff (November 2, 2021). “Subramanyam wins 87th House District race over Moulthrop”. LoudounTimes.com. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
- ^ “Virginia State Legislators Create AAPI Caucus”. DCist. Archived from the original on March 26, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ Nathaniel Cline (January 13, 2020). “Del. Subramanyam to co-chair Commonwealth Caucus in hopes of increasing bipartisanship during 2020 session”. LoudounTimes.com. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
- ^ “Virginia Elections Database » 2019 House of Delegates Democratic Primary District 87”. Virginia Elections Database. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ “Virginia Elections Database » 2019 House of Delegates General Election District 87”. Virginia Elections Database. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ “Virginia Elections Database » 2021 House of Delegates General Election District 87”. Virginia Elections Database. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ “2023 Democratic Primary”. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ “2023 November General”. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ Vakil, Caroline (June 18, 2024). “Suhas Subramanyam wins Virginia Democratic primary for Wexton’s seat”. The Hill. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ “Virginia House District 10 Election 2024 Live Results”. NBC News. November 11, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
- ^ Nathaniel Cline (August 23, 2020). “The very busy life of Suhas: Del. Subramanyam reflects on first session, public health efforts and family life”. LoudounTimes.com. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
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