VA-10, I HAVE A QUESTION…
What has suhas subramanyam really done for you?
What Suhas Said vs. what he’s done
Suhas Subramanyam campaigned on a number of “priorities," like combatting political gerrymandering, protecting federal workers, and defending democracy.
But since taking office, he’s gone back on his word and voting opposite of his priorities on many occasions. Let’s dig into it:
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government shutdowns
During his congressional campaign in 2024, Suhas Subramanyam vowed to avoid government shutdown to protect federal workers.
Then during his term in Congress, he voted 8 times to either shut the government down or to keep it closed causing thousands of his constituents to be furloughed.
Here’s the record:
Date
March 11, 2025
September 19, 2025
November 12, 2025
January 22, 2026
February 3, 2026
March 5, 2026
July 21, 2026
What was the vote on?
The question on this vote was “should Congress fund the government through Sept 30, 2025 with a full-year continuing resolution?”
Should the House pass a continuing resolution to keep the government open past Sept 30?
The Senate did not pass it, and the shutdown began Oct 1.
Should the House accept the Senate’s changes to end the 43-day shutdown to reopen the government, give back-pay to furloughed workers, and block shutdown-era layoffs
Should the House pass the full-year funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security?
This passed the House depsite Suhas’ No vote. The shutdown began after the Senate changed the package and the House couldn’t vote in time.
Should the House accept the Senate’s version of the funding package to end the Jan 31 shutdown?
Despite Suhas voting No, this passed and ended the partial shutdown.
Should the House pass the full-year funding bill for Homeland Security while its employees were unpaid?
Should the House pass a continuing resolution to fund the government until December 2026 and take the possibility of another fall shutdown off the table?
Gerrymandering
During his congressional campaign in 2024, Suhas Subramanyam ran on the priority to “combat political gerrymandering.”
Then in April, Suhas actively campaigned to pass the illegal referendum. When that was overturned, he supported the VA General Assembly’s agenda to pack the Virginia Supreme Court.
Let’s check the record:
source: Virginia MercuryHow did Suhas vote?
Dave Beckwith
Was working at the Pentagon during the 43 day shutdown and he saw first hand the consequences of Suhas’ NO votes with members of his team having to take out loans just to pay their mortgage or rent.
He will never vote in favor of a government shutdown while representing a district of over 36,000 federal workers, and thousands more government contractors.
Regardless of your stance…
If you campaign on a priority, then go back on that promise when it’s politically convenient, what do you actually stand for?
Dave Beckwith
Does not stand for illegal gerrymandering in any situation.