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Suhas Subramanyam

American politician (born 1986)

Suhas Subramanyam
Official portrait, 2025

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 10th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 3, 2025
Preceded by	Jennifer Wexton
Member of the Virginia Senate from the 32nd district
In office January 10, 2024 – January 3, 2025
Preceded by	Janet Howell
Succeeded by	Kannan Srinivasan
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 87th district
In office January 8, 2020 – January 10, 2024
Preceded by	John Bell
Succeeded by	Jeion Ward

Personal details
Born	(1986-09-26) September 26, 1986 (age 39) Houston, Texas, U.S.
Party	Democratic
Spouse	Miranda Peña (m. 2018)
Children	2
Education	Tulane University (BA) Northwestern University (JD)
Website	House website Campaign website

Suhas Subramanyam (born September 26, 1986)^[1] is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for Virginia's 10th congressional district since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the Virginia Senate from 2024 to 2025 and in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2020 to 2024.

After working as a White House advisor during the Obama administration, Subramanayam became the first South Asian American elected to the Virginia General Assembly in 2019.^[2]^[3] He was elected to the Virginia Senate in 2023, representing the 32nd district.

In 2024, Subramanayam was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, succeeding Jennifer Wexton. His district covers the northern Virginia exurbs of Washington, D.C., including all of Loudoun and Fauquier counties, as well as parts of Rappahannock, Prince William, and Fairfax counties.

Early life and education

Subramanyam was born in Houston, Texas,^[4] to Tamil physician parents who emigrated from India.^[5]^[6] His mother is a native of Bengaluru, Karnataka, while his father grew up in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, and Secunderabad, Telangana.^[7] He attended Clear Lake High School and earned his bachelor's degree in philosophy, summa cum laude, from Tulane University in 2008.^[8] After college, he worked as a legislative aide, and then went to Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor in 2013.^[4] While in law school, he helped overturn the wrongful conviction of a man sentenced to life in prison.^[9]

Career

Subramanyam began his career in public service as a legislative staffer, working for U.S. Representative Suzanne Kosmas of Florida.^[4] While in law school, he clerked for the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee for Senator Dick Durbin, helping him reintroduce the DREAM Act.^[10]^[8]

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]

After leaving the White House, Subramanyam practiced law and was a business owner in the technology sector.^[8]

Virginia House of Delegates

Elections

In the 2019 Virginia House of Delegates election, Subramanyam ran to succeed Democrat John Bell for the 87th district, 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]

In the 2021 Virginia House of Delegates election, Subramanyam won a second term representing the 87th district by defeating Republican Gregory Moulthrop by double digits.^[18]

Tenure

In 2021, he co-founded the General Assembly's first Asian American and Pacific Islander Caucus.^[19] He is also the co-founder and co-chair of Virginia Commonwealth Caucus, a group of lawmakers seeking to increase bipartisanship.^[20]

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

In January 2024, he announced his candidacy for the United States House of Representatives in the 2024 election to succeed Jennifer Wexton of the 10th district.^[21] He was endorsed by Jennifer Wexton to succeed her.^[22] Subramanyam won Virginia's 10th congressional district election, narrowly defeating Republican Mike Clancy by a margin of 4.6%.^[23]

The district is anchored in the outer portion of Northern Virginia, and includes all of Loudoun and Rappahannock counties, parts of Prince William, Fauquier, and Fairfax counties, and the independent cities of Manassas and Manassas Park.^[24]

Tenure

Subramanyam was sworn in on January 3, 2025, as the U.S. representative for Virginia’s 10th congressional district.^[25]

In February, he introduced the LEASH DOGE Act and related legislation aimed at increasing transparency and oversight of the Department of Government Efficiency. Subramanyam criticized the department's actions under Elon Musk's leadership as unconstitutional and detrimental to public services.^[26]

Committee assignments

Subramanyam's committee assignments for the 119th Congress include:^[25]

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
- Subcommittee on Research and Technology
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
- Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation
- Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs (Ranking Member)^[8]
Committee on Ethics

Caucus memberships

Subramanyam's caucus memberships include:^[8]

Congressional Equality Caucus
New Democrat Coalition
Asian Pacific American Caucus^[27]
Rare Disease Caucus
House Baltic Caucus
Taiwan Caucus
Agritourism Caucus (co-chair)

Personal life

Subramanyam lives in Ashburn, Virginia, with his wife, Miranda Peña, whom he married in 2018.^[8] They have two daughters.^[28] He was a member of the Loudoun Health Council and also served as a volunteer EMT and firefighter.^[29] He is Hindu.^[30]

Electoral history

Virginia House of Delegates primary election: 87th District, 2019^[31]
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%

Virginia House of Delegates election: 87th District, 2019^[32]
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%

Virginia House of Delegates election: 87th District, 2021^[33]
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%

Virginia Senate Democratic primary election: 32nd District, 2023^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suhas Subramanyam	11,178	73.7%
	Democratic	Ibraheem S. Samirah	4,000	26.4%
Total votes			15,178	100.0%

Virginia Senate election: 32nd District, 2023^[35]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suhas Subramanyam	36,590	60.6%
	Republican	Gregory J. Moulthrop	23,541	39.0%
Total votes			60,431	100.0%

United States House of Representatives Democratic primary election: 10th District, 2024^[36]
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%

United States House of Representatives election: 10th District, 2024^[37]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Suhas Subramanyam	210,790	52.3%
	Republican	Mike Clancy	191,897	47.7%
Total votes			402,687	100.0%

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.
1 2 3 "Bioguide Search". bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
↑ SOHRABJI, SUNITA. "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.
↑ "Suhas Subramanyam, the Newest Samosa Caucus Member". The Juggernaut. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
↑ "Suhas for Virginia". Suhas for Virginia. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Rep. Suhas Subramanyam - D Virginia, 10th, In Office - Biography | LegiStorm". www.legistorm.com. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
↑ Caruba, Lauren (October 4, 2011). "Center on Wrongful Convictions expresses joy after Jacques Rivera's release". The Daily Northwestern. 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.
↑ "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.
↑ 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.
↑ 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.
↑ "US Representative District 10". vpap.org. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
1 2 "Suhas Subramanyam". Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
↑ Kumar, Arun (February 26, 2025). "Suhas Subramanyam introduces LEASH DOGE Act to check Musk". The American Bazaar. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
↑ "Members". Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
↑ Rathore, Reena (August 16, 2024). "VA's Suhas Subramanyam: My Daughters Have A Multi-Cultural Identity Like Kamala Harris". IndiaWest Journal News. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
↑ 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.
↑ Diamant, Jeff (January 2, 2025). "Faith on the Hill". Pew Research Center. Retrieved January 3, 2025.
↑ "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.

External links

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Representative Suhas Subramanyam official U.S. House website
Campaign website
Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission

Legislation sponsored at the Library of Congress

Profile at Vote Smart
Appearances on C-SPAN

U.S. House of Representatives

Preceded by

Jennifer Wexton

Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 10th congressional district
2025–present

Incumbent

U.S. order of precedence (ceremonial)

Preceded by

Lateefah Simon

United States representatives by seniority
418th

Succeeded by

David Taylor

v t e Virginia's current delegation to the current United States Congress
Senators (ordered by seniority)	▌Mark Warner (D) ▌Tim Kaine (D)
Representatives (ordered by district)	▌Rob Wittman (R) ▌Jen Kiggans (R) ▌Bobby Scott (D) ▌Jennifer McClellan (D) ▌John McGuire (R) ▌Ben Cline (R) ▌Eugene Vindman (D) ▌Don Beyer (D) ▌Morgan Griffith (R) ▌Suhas Subramanyam (D) ▌James Walkinshaw (D)

Current United States representatives

Speaker: Mike Johnson

Majority

v t e Republican Party conference
Speaker: Mike Johnson ‧ Majority Leader: Steve Scalise ‧ Majority Whip: Tom Emmer
Other members: Aderholt Alford Allen Amodei Arrington Babin Bacon Baird Balderson Barr Barrett Baumgartner Bean Begich Bentz Bergman Bice A. Biggs S. Biggs Bilirakis Boebert Bost Brecheen Bresnahan Buchanan Burchett Burlison Calvert Cammack Carey B. Carter J. Carter Ciscomani Cline Cloud Clyde Cole Collins Comer Crane Crank Crawford Crenshaw Davidson De La Cruz DesJarlais Díaz-Balart Donalds Downing Dunn Edwards Ellzey Estes G. Evans Ezell Fallon Fedorchak Feenstra Fine Finstad Fischbach Fitzgerald Fitzpatrick Fleischmann Flood Fong Foxx Franklin Fry Fulcher Fuller Garbarino Gill Giménez C. Goldman Gooden Gosar Graves Griffith Grothman Guest Guthrie Hageman Hamadeh Haridopolos Harrigan A. Harris M. Harris Harshbarger Hern Higgins Hill Hinson Houchin Hudson Huizenga Hunt Hurd Issa Jack R. Jackson James D. Johnson Jordan D. Joyce J. Joyce Kean M. Kelly T. Kelly M. Kennedy Kiggans Kiley Kim Knott Kustoff LaHood LaLota Langworthy Latta Lawler Lee Letlow Loudermilk Lucas Luna Luttrell Mace Mackenzie Malliotakis Maloy Mann Massie Mast McCaul McClain McClintock McCormick McDowell McGuire Messmer Meuser C. Miller Mary Miller Max Miller Miller-Meeks Mills Moolenaar Ba. Moore Bl. Moore R. Moore T. Moore Moran Murphy Nehls Newhouse Norman Nunn Obernolte Ogles Onder Owens Palmer Patronis Perry Pfluger Reschenthaler H. Rogers M. Rogers Rose Rouzer Roy Rulli Rutherford Salazar Schmidt Schweikert A. Scott Self Sessions Shreve Simpson Adr. Smith C. Smith J. Smith Smucker Spartz Stauber Stefanik Steil Steube Strong Stutzman Taylor Tenney Thompson Tiffany Timmons Turner Valadao Van Drew Van Duyne Van Epps Van Orden Wagner Walberg Weber Webster Westerman Wied R. Williams Wilson Wittman Womack Yakym Zinke
Delegates: King-Hinds Moylan Radewagen

Minority

v t e Democratic Party caucus
Minority Leader: Hakeem Jeffries ‧ Minority Whip: Katherine Clark
Other members: Adams Aguilar Amo Ansari Auchincloss Balint Barragán Beatty Bell Bera Beyer Bishop Bonamici Boyle Brown Brownley Budzinski Bynum Carbajal Carson T. Carter Casar Case Casten Castor Castro Chu Cisneros Clarke Cleaver Clyburn Cohen Conaway Correa Costa Courtney Craig Crockett Crow Cuellar Davids D.K. Davis Don Davis Dean DeGette DeLauro DelBene Deluzio DeSaulnier Dexter Dingell Doggett Elfreth Escobar Espaillat Evans Fields Figures Fletcher Foster Foushee Frankel Friedman Frost Garamendi C. García R. Garcia S. Garcia Gillen Golden D. Goldman Gomez Gonzalez Goodlander Gottheimer Gray Green Grijalva Harder Hayes Himes Horsford Houlahan Hoyer Hoyle Huffman Ivey J. Jackson Jacobs Jayapal H. Johnson J. Johnson Kamlager-Dove Kaptur Keating R. Kelly T. Kennedy Khanna Krishnamoorthi Landsman Larsen Larson Latimer Sum. Lee Sus. Lee Leger Fernández Levin Liccardo Lieu Lofgren Lynch Magaziner Mannion Matsui McBath McBride McClain Delaney McClellan McCollum McDonald Rivet McGarvey McGovern McIver Meeks Mejia Menefee Menendez Meng Mfume Min Moore Morelle Morrison Moskowitz Moulton Mrvan Mullin Nadler Neal Neguse Norcross Ocasio-Cortez Olszewski Omar Pallone Panetta Pappas Pelosi Perez Peters Pettersen Pingree Pocan Pou Pressley Quigley Ramirez Randall Raskin Riley Rivas Ross Ruiz Ryan Salinas Sánchez Scanlon Schakowsky Schneider Scholten Schrier B. Scott Sewell Sherman Simon Ada. Smith Sorensen Soto Stansbury Stanton Stevens Strickland Subramanyam Suozzi Sykes Takano Thanedar B. Thompson M. Thompson Titus Tlaib Tokuda Tonko N. Torres R. Torres Trahan Tran Underwood Vargas Vasquez Veasey Velázquez Vindman Walkinshaw Wasserman Schultz Waters Watson Coleman Whitesides N. Williams F. Wilson
Delegates: Holmes Norton Hernández Rivera Plaskett

119th United States Congress
List of acts of the 119th United States Congress

v t e United States representatives from Virginia's 10th congressional district
Griffin Harrison Gray Dawson Hawes Strother Moore Rives Gordon Chinn Taliaferro Lucas Bedinger Parker Faulkner Kidwell Clemens Brown (inactive 1863–85) J. Tucker Yost H. Tucker Yost Quarles H. Flood H. Tucker J. Flood (inactive 1933–53) Broyhill Fisher Wolf Comstock Wexton Subramanyam
All Virginia districts: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 · 18 · 19 · 20 · 21 · 22 · 23 · at-large

Virginia's delegation(s) to the 119th–present United States Congresses (ordered by seniority)

119th

Senate:

▌M. Warner (D)
▌T. Kaine (D)

House:

▌B. Scott (D)
▌R. Wittman (R)
▌G. Connolly (D)
▌M. Griffith (R)
▌D. Beyer (D)
▌B. Cline (R)
▌J. Kiggans (R)
▌J. McClellan (D)
▌J. McGuire (R)
▌S. Subramanyam (D)
▌E. Vindman (D)
▌J. Walkinshaw (D)

Authority control databases: People	US Congress

Sumber data: id.wikipedia.org via REST API v1

Early life and education

Career

Virginia House of Delegates

Elections

Tenure

U.S. House of Representatives

Elections

Tenure

Committee assignments

Caucus memberships

Personal life

Electoral history

See also

References

External links