VIRGINIA, USA — AP projects Suhas Subramanyam defeated Republican Mike Clancy on Tuesday in the battle to represent Virginia’s 10th Congressional District in the U.S. House, keeping the district in the Democrat’s control.
The 10th district includes all of Rappahannock, Fauquier and Loudon counties, as well as parts of Fairfax and Prince William counties. Manassas and Manassas Park are both included in the district.
Subramanyam will take over at the end of Rep. Jennifer Wexton’s term. The Democratic congresswoman announced her retirement last year after she was diagnosed with Progressive Supra-nuclear Palsy, type-p (PSP).
Rep. Wexton endorsed Subramanyam in May ahead of the Democratic primary elections. Subramanyam was also endorsed by Republican former Rep. Barbara Comstock in October.
After serving two terms, Comstock was unseated by Wexton in 2018.
“They both endorsed me because they know I’ll bridge partisan divides, that I’ll put country over party,” Subramanyam told WUSA9 in October. “I’m putting the people and their voices first.”
Subramanyam also touted his support for reproductive rights when speaking with WUSA9.
“We have to take federal action to protect reproductive freedom in America,” Subramanyam said.
Born and raised in Houston, Texas to Indian parents, Subramanyam moved to Loudon County while working in the Barack Obama administration as a technology policy advisor.
In 2019, Subramanyam was elected to serve in the Virginia House of Delegates in a district that includes parts of Hampton and Newport News. In 2023, he was elected to the Virginia State Senate and has served in that chamber since January.
At 38, Subramanyam will become the youngest member of the current Virginia congressional delegation. He will be the first person of South Asian descent and the first Hindu to represent Virginia in Congress.