Suhas Subramanyam

Suhas Subramanyam earned a B.A. in philosophy from Tulane University in 2008 and a J.D. from Northwestern University in 2013. His career experience includes working as an attorney and as a policy advisor and special assistant for technology policy in the White House during the Obama administration .[1]

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Subramanyam’s campaign website stated the following:

Through his career in service - from the Obama administration to volunteering as a EMT/firefighter and serving in the Virginia legislature - Suhas has always stood on the side of everyday Virginians. In Congress, Suhas will continue to fight the tough fights.

Economy & Job Creation

Suhas is a small business owner and he understands that small businesses are the backbone of our economy. Virginia's 10th Congressional District is home to tens of thousands of federal civil servants and contractors, and Suhas will protect those jobs so that our community can continue to thrive.

In the Virginia General Assembly, State Senator Subramanyam has successfully passed legislation that brought down rising costs. For example:

HB 528: Refunded over $300 Million to Virginia ratepayers in overcharges by the electric utility corporation (Chief Patron)

HB 1832: Prevented a 40% toll hike on the Dulles Greenway Toll Road (Chief Patron)

HB 2007: Requires transparency in drug pricing (Chief Co-Patron)

In Congress, Suhas will continue to deliver real results to grow our economy and create jobs. He supports manufacturing in the United States, investing in America's infrastructure, and continuing to strengthen the middle class.

Protecting Women's Healthcare

The Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs was a devastating blow to women across the country and their ability to make their own health care decisions. In light of this, Suhas believes that Congress must prioritize making sure everyone, no matter their zip code, has access to affordable, reliable, and safe reproductive health care.

In the Virginia legislature, Suhas sponsored a constitutional amendment that would protect reproductive freedom in Virginia, and fought to protect women's health choices. He will always support the right to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and a woman’s bodily autonomy.

Responsible Gun Ownership

Suhas and his wife have two young daughters who go to school in our community. Their school has armed security and bulletproof windows, and kids across our community do active shooter drills. This reality shouldn’t be our new normal.

In the legislature, Suhas has actively supported common sense gun safety laws, and he proudly pushed several measures which passed the General Assembly just this year, two of which were signed by a Republican Governor.

Suhas believes we can achieve serious progress on this issue while respecting the Second Amendment, and without undermining the rights of responsible gun owners.

Environmental Protection & Renewable Energy

Suhas believes we are facing a climate emergency that poses a grave threat to the future of our planet. Experts report that natural disasters have cost the United States more than $450 billion over the past three years, and are projected to cost $54 trillion globally by 2040. Those numbers fail to convey the devastation from lives lost, and the impacts on communities displaced by increasing climate crises. Suhas cannot imagine leaving his daughters with a world that is less habitable and more unstable because of a problem that we have the resources and knowledge to tackle now.

As a Senator and Delegate, he has advanced a bold agenda to promote the environment and conservation, all while creating jobs and promoting economic opportunity for small businesses.

Getting Money Out of Politics

With the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, our democracy has suffered under the weight of unlimited corporate influence in our politics. Suhas proudly signed the Big Money Out VA pledge to limit the influence of corporate money in our politics.

Suhas will continue to advocate for campaign finance reform. He also supports preventing Members of Congress from trading individual stocks and will be a strong advocate for preventing corruption in politics.

Safeguarding Our Democracy

Suhas believes that our democracy is under attack. From the events on January 6th, 2021, which threatened to stop the certification of our presidential election, to attacks on the right to vote, it is more critical than ever to safeguard our fragile democratic institutions.

Suhas and his family made America their home because of the strength of our pluralistic democracy. As extremists work to erode American democracy, he is adamant that we must do all we can to protect our nation’s fundamental ideal that we have a voice in our government.

He will continue to fight against restrictive voter ID laws that are designed to suppress the vote, protect early voting to ensure greater access to the polls, and combat political gerrymandering so that voters choose who represents them, not the other way around.

He will also support legislation to reform our campaign finance laws to ensure middle-class families are not drowned out by money that corrupts our elections.

Boosting Healthcare Access & Affordability

Suhas believes that we lower the cost of health care and expand access to those who can't afford it. He fought for transparency in prescription drug pricing and won, and he will continue to support the ability of Medicare to negotiate drug prices. Suhas will stand up to Big Pharma and work to end the chronic disease epidemic.

We also need to recognize the urgency of the mental health crisis and work together to pass meaningful legislation to help the most vulnerable among us. In Congress, I will take steps to expand access to mental health care providers and advocate for increasing research into preventative steps for our communities to support their neighbors.

As our loved ones get older, we also need to confront the issue of rising home-based, long-term care. Middle-class families should not have to exhaust their savings to provide care for elderly, sick, or disabled loved ones.

Innovation & Emerging Technology

For more than a hundred years, America has been at the forefront of technological change. These emerging fields bring great opportunities, but without proper regulation, they can bring significant risk. We need an approach that allows American innovation to flourish, but protects consumers and business and makes clear what the rules are. Emerging technologies also have significant implications for national security, and policy makers need to be cognizant of these implications.

Blockchain technology solves an important problem in the digital and physical economy: trust. An immutable public ledger has already shown itself to be a valuable technology in areas ranging from shipping around the world all the way down to a new way of doing finance. Congress must take the lead in pushing forward responsible and stable regulation of blockchain technologies to allow this technology to flourish.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) – AI has the potential to fuel our economic growth for the coming decades but also presents a host of potential downsides, from classroom cheating all the way up to job loss and significant economic and political disruption. It is important that Congress and regulators create an environment that allows for innovation to flourish while also having clear rules for the road and ensuring strong consumer protections to prevent this technology from being abused.[2]

—Suhas Subramanyam’s campaign website (2024)[3]

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Priorities

Representing you in the Virginia House of Delegates has been the honor of a lifetime. I’ve worked tirelessly to fund our schools, reign in toll costs and traffic congestion, and provide financial relief to businesses and families during the pandemic. There is more work to do, like addressing the cost of health care and child care, protecting our democracy, and ensuring kids in our community have access to a safe, quality education. When elected to the Virginia State Senate, I will never stop fighting for you and I will continue to deliver for our communities.

Since entering the General Assembly four years ago, I am proud to have:

Protected access to health care and women's reproductive rights

Kept our community safe by strengthening our gun laws and making it harder for criminals to obtain dangerous weapons

Passed landmark legislation to curb toll prices, electricity bills, and the price of groceries

Fought misinformation and defended our democracy and voting rights from extremists

Pushed to lower prescription drug prices so that health care is more accessible for everyone

Has served as the House Democratic Caucus' first diversity, equity, and inclusion officer

And I will continue to fight for you in the General Assembly against special interests who don’t share our values.

My priorities moving forward include:

Continuing to push to lower the cost of healthcare so that all Virginia’s can access the care they need

Further reducing our emissions of greenhouse gas and put the Commonwealth on a greener and more equitable path

Ensuring that we continue to fund our schools to secure the quality of our childrens’ educations

Protecting the right to vote and continue to improve access to the ballot

Continuing to support Virginians through the changing impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic[2]

—Suhas Subramanyam’s campaign website (2023)[4]

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What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

Some my top priorities include securing funding for Infrastructure and Transportation Improvements, Improving Schools and Education Opportunities, and making health care, including mental health and women's health, more accessible and affordable. I also want to address safety and gun violence.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am personally passionate about restoring trust in our government so that people feel as though when they engage, their elected leaders listen to them and work to solve problems in the community. For this to happen in Virginia, we need to make voting easier, have serious campaign finance reforms, and draw fair, nonpartisan districts next year. We also need legislators who are responsive to their constituents and will prioritize solving problems for their constituents.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Elected officials must be willing to listen to their constituents, take feedback, and work hard to solve problems in the community. We think of politicians as people who like the spotlight and like to hog the microphone, but in my opinion some of the best elected leaders were people who showed empathy and only stepped into the spotlight as a means to making their community and country better.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Elected officials should be as transparent as possible and accountable and accessible to their constituents. I pledge to have regular office hours and town halls--so that people have a chance to make their voice heard at all times.

Do you believe that it’s beneficial for state legislators to have previous experience in government or politics?

I believe experience matters. My work on Capitol Hill and in the Obama White House, as well as my advocacy in the community, has made me understand the importance of having some background or exposure to public policy before taking on a job in which you will have to advocate for tens of thousands of constituents.