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 33–34)[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.[4] Subramanyam is a member of the Rotary Club of Ashburn, and serves on the Loudon Health Council.[5] 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 retired to run for the 13th district of the Virginia Senate. He faced a crowded primary, running against three other first-generation Americans.[6] He won with 47.0% of the vote.[7]

In the general election, Subramanyam defeated Republican Bill Drennan with 62.0% of the vote.[8]

See Also

References
  1. https://virginiageneralassembly.gov/house/members/members.php?id=H0324
  2. https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2019/11/06/meet-suhas-subramanyam-another-indian-american-who-won-in-the-virginia-elections-439267/
  3. https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/former-technology-policy-adviser-to-obama-administration-wins-va-house-of-delegates-primary/65-fb1bf3a1-c5ea-472d-9563-26763d501b1c
  4. https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2019/11/06/meet-suhas-subramanyam-another-indian-american-who-won-in-the-virginia-elections-439267/
  5. https://www.indiaabroad.com/indian-americans/suhas-subramanyam-aims-to-become-first-indian-american-in-virginia/article_855dace0-b7c0-11e8-b40e-9f71110c173f.html
  6. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/in-this-suburban-democratic-primary-all-4-candidates-are-1st-generation-americans/2019/06/06/776d188e-87d4-11e9-a870-b9c411dc4312_story.html
  7. https://historical.elections.virginia.gov/elections/search/date:2019-06-11/office_id:8/district_id:27389
  8. https://results.elections.virginia.gov/vaelections/2019%20November%20General/Site/GeneralAssembly.html
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