Meet the 10th District Candidates on May 11!

Elected Office: Elected to State Senate in 2019; House of Delegates 2015-2019 

Profession/ Background: Began a career on Capitol Hill working for Senator Richard Shelby; served as VA state director for Howard Dean 2003; seasoned political organizer; a strong fundraiser for Democrats in the House of Delegates

Residence: Herndon  

Age:  57  

Key Issues: Reproductive rights, Gun control, Economic policies that promote equality, Gun safety, Environment 

Devoe, Marion Sr (D) Marion Devoe for U.S. Congress District 10 (mariondevoeforcongress.org) 

Elected Office:  None

Profession/ Background: Former Chief Operations Officer (COO) for the White House Executive Office of the President under former President George W. Bush; over 30 years in the Federal Government service; Vietnam combat veteran; author of several books

Residence: Haymarket

Age:  75    

Key Issues: Affordable housing, Veterans care, Skills training, Immigration Reform  

Filler-Corn, Eileen (D) Eileen Filler-Corn (eileenforcongress.com)    

Elected Office: Speaker of House of Delegates 2020; House of Delegates March 2010 to 2023; Minority leader of the House of Delegates 2010 through 2023

Profession/ Background: Passed extensive legislation while in House, including reforming voting rights and access; passing major gun safety laws, reproductive health care reform; Director of Intergovernmental Affairs in the administrations of Virginia Governor’s Tim Kaine and Mark Warner 

Residence: Springfield

Age:  59     

Key Issues: Abortion access, Gun Control, Voting Rights 

Profession/ Background: Veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan Wars; champion of gun violence prevention laws in Virginia legislature; 2023 Democraticaucus campaigns chair 

Residence: Clifton 

Age: 42 

Key Issues: Abortion access, Gun Control, Economic Policies that help the middle class, Environment, Affordable Health Care

Kaul, Krystle (D) Krystle Kaul 

Elected Office:  None

Profession/Background:  CEO, Krystle Klear Communications; defense tech small business owner; a teacher; former senior defense official, entrepreneur, defense contractor

Residence: Ashburn 

Age: 39   

Key Issues: Reproductive health, Tech, gun safety, Small business, Defense and National Security, Foreign Policy  

Leighton, Mark (D) Mark Leighton for Congress 

Elected Office:  None

Profession/Background: Librarian and administrative faculty at George Mason Law Library; volunteer for multiple Democratic campaigns

Residence: Manassas

Age: 51

Key Issues: Lower College Tuition, Lower Health Care Costs. Abortion Access, Environment, Affordable Health Care, Immigration

Maldonado, Michelle (D) Home | Michelle For US Congress (michelleforuscongress.com)  

Elected Office: Elected to House of Delegates in 2022

Profession/ Background: 2024 passed the highest number of bills in the House Democratic Caucus and the highest number of bills unanimously in the entire House of Delegates; former technology industry attorney in Northern Virginia and the founder of a leadership development firm that focuses on trauma recovery

Residence: Bristow 

Age: 54   

Key Issues: Economy for all, Education, IT/AI Reproductive rights, Environment, Affordable Housing; Health Care, Immigration

Nembhard, Travis (D) Home – Travis Nembhard for Congress – VA 10 (nembhardforvirginia.com) 

Elected Office:  None

Profession/ Background: Nearly flipped district in the 2023 House of Delegates election;  assistant attorney general at the Civil Rights Bureau in the New York State Office of the Attorney General; legislative counsel on the Council for the District of Columbia’s Committee on Transportation and the Environment; administrative law judge for the D.C. Department of For-Hire Vehicles (DFHV) 

Residence: Nokesville

Age: 35

Key Issues: Reproductive rights, Affordable housing, Tech,  Infrastructure, Environment, Affordable Health Care

Pokharel, Adrian (D) “Adrian Pokharel for Virginia’s 10th District: Leadership, Unity, Prosperity” (adrian4congress.org) 

Elected Office:  None

Profession/ Experience: Veteran; former CIA and NSA officer; small business owner, advocate for disabled veterans; worked in law enforcement and airline industry 

Residence: Gainesville  

Age: 56 

Key Issues: Affordable housing, Immigration, Veterans Health (mental health care), Better Pay for Teachers, First Responders

Qarni, Atif (D) Atif Qarni for VA 10 (qarniforcongress.com) 

Elected Office:  None

Profession/ Experience:  Veteran (Marine); former Virginia Secretary of Education (Northam Administration) where they increased teacher pay, expanded preschool,financial aid, and community college, among other major public education expansions; middle school teacher

Age: 45

Key Issues: Childcare; reproductive rights, gun safety, Education, Affordable housing, Immigration, Infrastructure

Reid, David (D) Reid for Congress (reidforvirginia.com)

Elected Office: Elected to the House Of Delegates in 2018

Profession/ Background: former Navy Intelligence Officer; founder & CEO Rockbridge Consulting, specialized in studies and analysis, worked for over 35 years in the NoVA business community

Residence: Ashburn

Age: 62 

Key Issues: Affordable housing, Immigration, Infrastructure, Education and Training, Cost of Education

Subramanyam, Suhas (D) Suhas for Virginia 

Elected Office:  Elected to Virginia Senate 2024; House of Delegates 2020-2023

Profession/ Background: Worked on key legislation related to drug cost, toll hikes and energy costs in VIrginia legislature; White House technology policy advisor to President Obama; Policy Aide on Capitol Hill; started his own small business; served as a volunteer medic, EMT, and firefighter

Residence: Ashburn

 Age: 37 

 Key Issues: Affordable health care, Reproductive Rights, Immigration, Infrastructure, Environment