Suhas Subramanyam, The First Indian-American To Win Democratic Primary In Virginia (image@ SuhasforVA)
Suhas Subramanyam becomes the first Indian-American to win the Democratic primary in Virginia’s 10th congressional district. The 37-year-old had a crowded race against 11 other candidates, including another Indian-American, Krystle Kaul.
Subramanyam was endorsed by Rep. Jennifer Wexton, who announced last year that she would not be seeking a re-election.
Hailed from Houston, Subramanyam is a US lawyer and member of the Virginia Senate. His parents are from Bengaluru, the tech city of India. He is married to Miranda, with whom he has two children. He became the first Indian-American, South Asian, and Hindu to ever be elected to the Virginian General Assembly in 2019.
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In s statement released, Subramanyam expressed his gratitude saying that he is honoured to be the Democratic nominee for Virginian’s 10th Congressional District. The statement also added that 50,000 doors were knocked and $1.2 million was raised for his campaign, which spanned for eight months. “I am so thankful for our volunteers, activists, supporters, staff, and family for coming together to pull off this incredible victory.”
He also thanked Wexton, to whom he attributed the wellbeing of the community of Virginia. He said, “Our community is so much better off because of her efforts. She will leave big shoes to fill, but I am ready for the challenge”.
Subramanyam concluded his words by saying that, “This district will remain blue, and I will do everything in my power to make my constituents proud”.
— Suhas Subramanyam (@SuhasforVA) June 19, 2024
Notably, he served as the White House technology policy advised. He was appointed by then President of America, Barak Obama in 2015.
While speaking about the motivations for running for Congress, Subramanyam higlighted the long-term perspective he brings to the role. “The Congress is here to solve problems and to be proactive about the future. We should not be legislating not just for the next two years, but for the next 20 or 30 years. I want my children — I’ve got two girls who are two and three — I want them to live in a better country and in a better world than what we found,” he said.
