New Indian American Congressional Rep: Suhas Subramanyam Wins VA Seat 

India-West Staff Reporter

RICHMOND, VA – Democrat Suhas Subramanyam has made history as the first Indian American elected to Congress from the East Coast, winning Virginia’s 10th Congressional District race against Republican Mike Clancy. He secured 206,870 votes (52.1%), compared to Clancy’s 190,099 votes (47.9%).

Subramanyam’s victory adds to the growing representation of Indian Americans in Congress, becoming the sixth member of the ‘Samosa Caucus.’

Subramanyam previously served as a tech policy adviser under President Obama and was the first Indian American elected to both the Virginia House and Senate.

On his win, he posted, “I am honored and humbled that the people of Virginia’s 10th District put their trust in me to take on the toughest fights and deliver results in Congress. This district is my home. I got married here, my wife Miranda and I are raising our daughters here, and the issues our community faces are personal to our family. It is an honor to continue serving this district in Washington.”

Subramanyam, considered the frontrunner, more than doubled Clancy’s fundraising, raising over $2.6 million compared to Clancy’s $1.06 million. He earned his party’s nomination by winning a competitive 12-person primary with 30.3% of the vote.

The 10th District, where he won, includes all of Loudoun County, which accounts for more than half its voters, along with Fauquier and Rappahannock counties, and the cities of Manassas and Manassas Park.