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| Ghazala Hashmi, left, and Suhas Subramanyam, made history with their election victories. |
With their successful election, Suhas Subramanyam and Ghazala Hashmi made history as the first Indian Americans elected to the state legislature. The two, along with other Democrats helped the party switch control of the state from Republican Red to Democrat Blue.
"This victory is not mine alone. It belongs to all of you who believed that we needed to make progressive change here in Virginia, for all of you who felt that you haven't had a voice and believed in me to be yours in the General Assembly," Hashmi said after she defeated incumbent Republican State Senator Glen Sturtevant for the Virginia's 10th Senate District.
Hashmi, who recently received the endorsement from former President Barack Obama, won 54 percent of the vote. Republican incumbent Sturtevant claimed 46 percent of the vote.
“Today we sent a message that the status quo is no longer accepted. Thank you all for your support and passion in helping me become the next state senator for Virginia’s 10th District! I couldn’t be more honored to be a part of the change to come for Virginia,” Hashmi tweeted.
“Today we sent a message that the status quo is no longer accepted. Thank you all for your support and passion in helping me become the next state senator for Virginia’s 10th District! I couldn’t be more honored to be a part of the change to come for Virginia,” Hashmi tweeted.
"After flipping the (State) Senate, I'll have Democrats by my side to fight to protect Virginians from the climate crisis and senseless gun violence, and work to expand our access to affordable health care and funding for public education. I can't wait to work together in the state Senate," Hashmi said.
“Incredibly honored to be elected to the VA House last night and to join a @vademocrats majority. Thank you so much to the voters of HD-87 for making your voice heard, and thank you to the vols, staff, donors, friends and family who all made this possible. #BlueWave2019,” tweeted Subramanyam, a former Obama administration official and ex-congressional staffer.
“My promise to the people of Loudoun and Prince William: I will always listen to you, work tirelessly for you, and do everything I can to empower you. The campaign is over, but my work for you has just begun,” he added.
As Obama’s White House technology policy adviser, he led a task force on technology policy that Obama charged with addressing some of the country's most challenging technology issues, including job creation and displacement in the technology sector, regulating emerging technology, and addressing cybersecurity and IT modernisation in the public sector.
Running in the Virginia House of Delegates 87th District, Subramanyam, a former college professor, ousted Republican Bill Drennan, 62 percent to 38 percent.
“Incredibly honored to be elected to the VA House last night and to join a @vademocrats majority. Thank you so much to the voters of HD-87 for making your voice heard, and thank you to the vols, staff, donors, friends and family who all made this possible. #BlueWave2019,” tweeted Subramanyam, a former Obama administration official and ex-congressional staffer.
“My promise to the people of Loudoun and Prince William: I will always listen to you, work tirelessly for you, and do everything I can to empower you. The campaign is over, but my work for you has just begun,” he added.
As Obama’s White House technology policy adviser, he led a task force on technology policy that Obama charged with addressing some of the country's most challenging technology issues, including job creation and displacement in the technology sector, regulating emerging technology, and addressing cybersecurity and IT modernisation in the public sector.
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