VIRGINIA (TIP): The Indian American Impact Fund dedicated to ensuring Indian American communities’ representation in the country’s political leadership and enfranchising the growing Indian American electorate, has endorsed Suhas Subramanyam’s campaign for Congress in Virginia’s 10th District.
“I am excited to have the support of the Indian American Impact Fund,” Subramanyam stated in a media release. “As the son of Indian immigrants whose parents instilled a lifelong value of service to others, I have been proud to represent a growing South Asian population and to be a champion for communities across Northern Virginia. I look forward to partnering with Impact to win this battleground House race.”
Subramanyam’s campaign also announced that it raised over $270,000 in the fourth fundraising quarter, after only six full weeks in the race. The campaign will report over $240,000 in cash on hand headed into the new year.
“I am honored by the immense grassroots support my campaign has received since our campaign launched in November,” said Subramanyam. “I am excited that my record of taking on the toughest fights to get real results for our community is resonating with Northern Virginian families, and I look forward to building on this momentum in the months ahead.”
Subramanyam, who announced his candidacy on November 16, has vowed to break through the gridlock and dysfunction in Washington to take on prescription drug costs, gun violence, and price-gouging.
In December, Subramanyam stood up to MAGA extremists, “defending reproductive rights despite Loudoun County Republican party’s calls to ban him from houses of worship in Northern Virginia over his pro-choice record.” Fourth quarter FEC fundraising reports will be publicly released by January 31, 2024.
Virginia’s 10th District is one of the most diverse battleground House districts in the country and is home to over 125,000 AAPI Virginians.
Subramanyam is the first Indian American, South Asian, and Hindu to be elected to the Virginia General Assembly. He was sworn in on the Bhagavad Gita. During his time in the General Assembly, Subramanyam has represented a large share of VA-10’s AAPI and South Asian communities.
He co-founded the Virginia AAPI Caucus, serves on the Virginia Minority Business Commission, and successfully led legislation to establish Hindu Heritage Month in Virginia for the first time.
The son of Indian immigrants, Subramanyam has also served as a Capitol Hill aide, advisor to the Obama White House, an elected official in Richmond, and as a volunteer EMT.