Ahsen Malik

Ahsen Malik's career experience includes working as a teacher.[1]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I was born and raised in Virginia and never thought of myself as someone who would run for political office. But years ago I went to vote and noticed there was only one candidate on the ballot for the House of Representatives. And I got the idea, "well if no one else is going to run, maybe I should run." And I went to the elections office and they gave me a stack of papers telling me I needed to get 2000 ballot petition signatures. And I was like, "yeah I'm not doing that." Fast forward years later here we are. It seems a series of experiences and tests that I've gone through have prepared me for this moment. I'm the only candidate in this race that predicted Donald Trump would start war with Iran back in 2020. I predicted it with stunning accuracy on the reasons on why he would do it, and where I have been wrong is on the degree / worst case scenario. We must remain vigilant to avoid all-out war as that would be mutually assured destruction.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

A Uniter, Not a Divider. Bringing Americans on the left, right, and center together with the firm belief that we have more in common than our disagreements, and that we should agree to disagree civilly with mutual respect.In response to the objection from many potential voters on voting for an independent candidate, "You're gonna lose!" I say, "Correction. together we will win!" The vast majority of Americans are fed up with the corruption and failure of the two-party duopoly and want real change. Many voters in the abstract want to vote for an independent candidate but they don't want to "waste their vote." They want to back a winner and most of them will seriously consider it if they see a reasonable chance of victory.In the 2022 congressional midterms, only 296,580 of the approximately 535,000 registered voters in Virginia’s 10th congressional district showed up to vote. The votes are there for an Independent to win a congressional seat. You just have to show up.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Presidential Election Reform

A One-State Solution with Full Equality For All as the

Solution to the Israeli / Palestinian Conflict

Single Payer Healthcare

Please see my website for my complete list of issues:

https://ahsenmalik.com