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Suhas Subramanyam wins Democratic primary in Va. 10th Congressional District
Virginia state Sen. Suhas Subramanyam (D-Loudoun County) on Tuesday won the Democratic primary in the race to succeed retiring U.S.
Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.) in Congress. Subramanyam won the Democratic primary in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District with 30.4 percent of the votes.
The Loudoun County Democrat who was an advisor to former President Barack Obama will face Republican Mike Clancy in November’s general election. “I’m thrilled to be the Democratic nominee in Virginia’s 10th, and to have won this election during Pride Month,” Subramanyam told the Washington Blade on Wednesday in an emailed statement. “As I have done in the state legislature and as an Obama White House policy advisor, I will always stand as an ally with the LGBTQ+ community.” Wexton, who is a vocal LGBTQ rights champion, last September announced she will not seek re-election after doctors diagnosed her with progressive supranuclear palsy, a neurological disorder she has described as “Parkinson’s on steroids.” Wexton is a vice chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus and a previous co-chair of its Transgender Equality Task Force.
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