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SHAKUNTLA L BHAYA SUHAS SUBRAMANYAM

Biden appoints Virginia State Senator-elect to

Indian American in key role run for US Congress

S President Joe Biden has appointed Indian-American Shakuntla L irginia delegate and state Sen-
Bhaya to serve in a key role, as a member of the Council of the Admin- ator-elect Suhas Subramanyam
Uistrative Conference of the United States. Vis running for US Congress
It is among the several new appointments announced by Biden on Wednes- from the state’s 10th Congressional
day, the White House said. As per the White House, Bhaya is a co-owner of a District to succeed Rep. Jennifer Wex-
statewide Delaware law firm, Law Offices of Doroshow, Pasquale, Krawitz & ton. Wexton will retire at the end of
Bhaya. Bhaya’s practice focuses on representing individuals who are seriously her current term. Earlier this month,
injured as a result of businesses and people making unsafe decisions. For the the 37-year-old Indian American Sub-
past seven years, Bhaya has been a member of Governor Carney’s Judicial ramanyam, who has represented east-
Nominating Commission. ern Loudoun in the House of Dele-
gates for the past 4 years, won his State
In addition to practicing law, Senate bid to represent District 3.
Subramanyam, a two-term state delegate who last week won his first elec-
Bhaya is very involved in Dela- tion to the state Senate, said the “dysfunction that’s happening in Washington,”
ware politics. She is currently a such as increasing partisanship and the “constant threat of government shut-
member of the Delaware Dem- downs,” motivated him to run.
A former technology advisor in the Obama administration, Subramanyam
ocratic Party’s State Executive represented eastern Loudoun and western Prince William counties in the
Committee. Bhaya, past Presi- House of Delegates since 2020. He sponsored a 2021 law restricting toll increas-
es on the Dulles Greenway, as well as a 2020 law that led to Dominion Energy
dent of the Delaware Trial Law- refunding $330 million to overcharged customers.
yers Association, continues to be Subramanyam joins Democratic contenders like Del. Dan Helmer, D-Fair-
involved in protecting consum- fax, Del. David Reid, D-Ashburn, state Sen. Jennifer Boysko, D-Herndon, for-
mer Virginia Secretary of Education Atif Qarni and Mark Leighton, a librarian
ers’ 7th Amendment Right to a at George Mason University’s law school. Former Virginia House Speaker Ei-
jury trial and access to courts. leen Filler-Corn was the first Democrat to declare her candidacy in October.
In 2021, Subramanyam was among the group of lawmakers that founded
the Commonwealth Caucus, aimed at encouraging bipartisanship within the
General Assembly. “I’ve got a track record of success delivering for people all
Bhaya is also a member of the American Association for Justice and
American Civil Liberties Union and is actively involved in helping pro-choice over the district and all the counties in the district,” Subramanyam said of his
time in the House of Delegates. Voters “know me already and know that I walk
democratic women become elected to office. across the aisle when I need to. I listen to everyone, and I’m responsive.”
Bhaya was actively involved in fighting for rights for the LGBTQ+ com-
munity and helping members of her community to adopt children, seek legal To read more about Indian diaspora and Global Indians,
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