Suhas Subramanyam

Suhas Subramanyam is an American politician. A Democrat, he is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 87th district.

Suhas Subramanyam
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates
from the 87th district
Assumed office
January 8, 2020
Preceded byJohn Bell
Personal details
Born1986 (age 34–35)[1]
Houston, Texas
Political partyDemocratic
ResidenceSterling, Virginia
Websitehttps://www.suhasforvirginia.com/

Education

Subramanyam earned his law degree from Northwestern University.[2]

Career

Subramanyam is a former technology policy advisor for the Obama administration.[3] He also clerked for the U.S Senate Judiciary Committee.[2] Subramanyam is a member of the Rotary Club of Ashburn, and serves on the Loudon Health Council.[4] An attorney, he owns his own consulting firm based in Loudoun County.

Political career

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.[5] He won with 47.0% of the vote.[6]

In the general election, Subramanyam defeated Republican Bill Drennan with 62.0% of the vote.[7]

See also

References
  1. "Virginia House of Delegates Member Listings". virginiageneralassembly.gov. Retrieved Dec 16, 2020.
  2. "Meet Suhas Subramanyam, another Indian American who won in the Virginia elections". The American Bazaar. 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  3. "Former technology policy adviser to Obama administration wins Va. House of Delegates primary". wusa9.com. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  4. Haniffa, Aziz. "Suhas Subramanyam aims to become first Indian-American in Virginia House of Delegates". IndiaAbroad.com. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  5. Olivo, Antonio. "In this suburban Democratic primary, all 4 candidates are first-generation Americans". Retrieved Dec 16, 2020 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  6. "Virginia Elections Database » Search Elections". Virginia Elections Database. Retrieved Dec 16, 2020.
  7. "2019 November General". Retrieved Dec 16, 2020.
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