U.S. House · Virginia's 10th District

Northern Virginia, including Loudoun County and parts of Prince William and Fairfax counties.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

✓ Fact-checked 2026-09-25: 16 claims re-checked against their sources

A second, independent research pass re-opened every cited source for this race and corrected or removed anything the source didn’t support.

On the ballot · 5 candidates

Where they stand — side by side

Only positions documented in a cited source are shown. Where an officeholder’s recorded votes speak to an issue, the votes set the position (marked “votes”). A dash means we found no clear public position — not that the candidate has none.

ISSUESuhas Subramanyam
D
Dave Beckwith
R
Ahsen Malik
IND
Omar Morsy
IND
Steven Goforth
IND
Stricter gun lawsSupports[2]————
Expand immigration enforcement and deportationsMixed[3][4][5][6]votes————
Raise taxes on high earners or corporationsSupports[4][5][6]votesOpposes[1]———
Expand public health coverageSupports[4][5][6][7]votes————
Faster transition away from fossil fuelsSupports[4][5][6]votes————
Increase police funding and staffing—Supports[1]———
Public funding for school choice (vouchers / charters)—Supports[1]———
Broad tariffs on imported goodsOpposes[8]votes————

The candidates, in full

Suhas Subramanyam

DINCUMBENTU.S. Representative for Virginia's 10th District (since 2025)

Advanced from the Democratic primary unopposed after the primary was canceled.

Suhas Subramanyam is the Democratic incumbent seeking a second term representing Virginia's 10th District. A lawyer and former White House technology policy advisor, he previously served in the Virginia House of Delegates and State Senate, where he passed legislation lowering tolls, utility bills and prescription-drug costs.[1][2]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Key votes in Congress

  • YesWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · H. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · 2026-06-03 roll call ↗The resolution directs the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran that Congress has not authorized, invoking the War Powers Resolution. It passed the House with support from Democrats and a number of Republicans.
  • YesResolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · H.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · 2026-02-11 roll call ↗The resolution terminates the national emergency the President declared in February 2025 to justify a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada, ending that tariff if it becomes law. It passed with a bipartisan majority, including several Republicans who broke with the administration on trade policy.
  • NoConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government funding · H.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · 2026-02-03 roll call ↗The bill provides full-year discretionary appropriations for federal agencies for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, replacing the stopgap funding enacted after the fall 2025 shutdown. It sets spending levels across defense and non-defense programs through September 2026.
  • YesBreaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · H.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · 2026-01-08 roll call ↗The bill extends for additional years the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that were expanded in 2021 and had lapsed at the end of 2025, lowering health-insurance premiums for people who buy coverage on ACA marketplaces. It passed with support from nearly all Democrats and a small group of Republicans.
  • YesWar Powers Resolution on Venezuela · H. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · 2025-12-17 roll call ↗The resolution would have directed the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in or against Venezuela that Congress had not authorized. It failed after U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels off Venezuela had raised questions in Congress about the administration's legal authority for military action in the region.
  • NoNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passage · S. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · 2025-12-10 roll call ↗The fiscal year 2026 NDAA authorizes roughly $900 billion in defense spending, including a pay raise for service members and funding for shipbuilding, munitions, and missile-defense programs. It also sets policy on military personnel, procurement, and other Defense Department programs for the year.
  • YesEpstein Files Transparency Act · H.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · 2025-11-18 roll call ↗The bill directs the Department of Justice to publicly release its investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, while allowing redactions to protect victim identities, ongoing investigations, and law enforcement techniques. It passed with near-unanimous support.
  • NoContinuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending vote · H.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · 2025-11-12 roll call ↗The bill reopened the federal government after a 43-day shutdown by funding most agencies through January 30, 2026, and providing full-year funding for a smaller group of agencies through September 2026. It also reversed shutdown-related federal layoffs and funded SNAP benefits retroactively.
  • YesCLARITY Act — digital asset market structure · H.R. 3633 · Passed 294–134 · 2025-07-17 roll call ↗The CLARITY Act creates a regulatory framework dividing oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It sets registration and disclosure requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges and other digital-asset intermediaries.
  • YesGENIUS Act — stablecoin regulation · S. 1582 · Passed 308–122 · 2025-07-17 roll call ↗The GENIUS Act creates a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, requiring issuers to hold reserves backing their tokens on a one-to-one basis and to comply with new disclosure and licensing rules. It was the first major piece of cryptocurrency legislation enacted into federal law.
  • NoOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · H.R. 1 · Passed 218–214 · 2025-07-03 roll call ↗H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, extends and expands the 2017 tax cuts, adds new deductions for tips, overtime pay, and seniors, and raises the cap on state and local tax deductions. It increases border security and defense spending while cutting projected Medicaid and SNAP spending and adding new work requirements; President Trump signed it into law on July 4, 2025.
  • NoRescissions Act of 2025 · H.R. 4 · Passed 214–212 · 2025-06-12 roll call ↗The Rescissions Act canceled about $9 billion in previously approved federal spending, mostly for foreign aid programs and for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was the first rescissions package Congress had approved in decades.
  • NoOne Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · H.R. 1 · Passed 215–214 · 2025-05-22 roll call ↗H.R. 1 extends and modifies the 2017 individual and business tax cuts, creates new deductions for tips and overtime pay, and increases spending on border security and defense. It also reduces projected spending on Medicaid and food-assistance programs and adds new work requirements for some recipients.
  • NoSAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · H.R. 22 · Passed 220–208 · 2025-04-10 roll call ↗The SAVE Act would require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in person when registering to vote in federal elections. It also directs states to establish procedures to remove noncitizens identified on voter rolls.
  • NoFull-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 · H.R. 1968 · Passed 217–213 · 2025-03-11 roll call ↗The bill funded the federal government through the remainder of fiscal year 2025, largely at prior-year spending levels, averting a shutdown ahead of a March 14 deadline. It also extended several expiring health and other program authorizations.
  • YesLaken Riley Act — final passage · S. 5 · Passed 263–156 · 2025-01-22 roll call ↗The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants who are arrested, charged, or convicted for theft, burglary, or certain violent crimes. It also allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government over certain immigration enforcement decisions.

On the record — official actions

  • billAs a Virginia state legislator, passed legislation lowering the costs of tolls, utility bills and prescription drugs.[2]
  • billCo-founded a bipartisan caucus in the Virginia legislature and passed bipartisan bills on K-12 education, tax policy and gun safety.[2]

Positions on the issues

  • SupportsStricter gun laws

    Passed bipartisan gun-safety legislation while serving in the Virginia General Assembly.[2]

  • MixedExpand immigration enforcement and deportationsFrom recorded votes

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations.[3][4][5][6]

  • SupportsExpand public health coverageFrom recorded votes

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08).[4][5][6][7]

  • SupportsFaster transition away from fossil fuelsFrom recorded votes

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits.[4][5][6]

  • SupportsRaise taxes on high earners or corporationsFrom recorded votes

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent.[4][5][6]

  • OpposesBroad tariffs on imported goodsFrom recorded votes

    Voted yes on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11).[8]

In their words — priorities

  • Lowering the cost of tolls, utility bills and prescription drugs, building on legislation he passed in the Virginia legislature.[2]

Background

  • Served as a White House technology policy advisor under President Obama; worked in the private sector with tech startups and started his own business.[2]
  • Served in the Virginia House of Delegates (2019-2023) and the Virginia State Senate (2023-2024), where he co-founded a bipartisan caucus and passed bills on K-12 education, taxes and gun safety.[2]
  • Earned a B.A. from Tulane University and a J.D. from Northwestern University's Pritzker School of Law; volunteers as a firefighter and EMT with the Loudoun Medical Reserve Corps.[2]

Campaign money

Raised $1.2M · spent $678K · $583K cash on hand (through 2026-07-15) FEC filing ↗

Dave Beckwith

R

Won the August 4, 2026 Republican primary with 72.5% of the vote over Julie Perry, Anthony Suttles and Sam Wong.

Dave Beckwith is the Republican nominee challenging incumbent Suhas Subramanyam. A retired Air Force officer who later served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon, he is running on tax relief, deficit reduction, an "all-of-the-above" energy strategy and support for law enforcement.[1]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

Positions on the issues

  • OpposesRaise taxes on high earners or corporations

    Wants to keep the $40,000 SALT deduction permanent and index capital gains to inflation, which would reduce taxes for higher earners.[1]

  • SupportsIncrease police funding and staffing

    Says he will work to ensure prosecutors and judges hold repeat offenders accountable and supports deploying resources to address violent crime.[1]

  • SupportsPublic funding for school choice (vouchers / charters)

    Supports expanding school choice and vocational education and training.[1]

In their words — priorities

  • Keeping the $40,000 SALT deduction permanent, indexing capital gains to inflation and simplifying the tax code.[1]
  • An "all-of-the-above" energy strategy, including reinvestment in nuclear power.[1]
  • Disciplined federal spending caps and opposing locking pandemic-era emergency spending into the permanent budget baseline.[1]

Background

  • Served 30 years in the U.S. Air Force and later as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense at the Pentagon, managing a $500 billion portfolio spanning space systems, nuclear and missile defense, and national intelligence.[1]
  • Earned a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and a Master's in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Dayton; is a graduate of the U.S. Army War College.[1]

Ahsen Malik

IND

Ahsen Malik is an independent candidate for Virginia's 10th District, running as a self-described uniter opposed to the two-party system.[1]

Little public record found for this candidate.

In their words — priorities

  • Presenting an independent alternative to the two major parties, arguing voters are underestimating independents' chances of winning.[1]

Background

  • A lifelong Virginia resident who decided to run for Congress after finding only one candidate on the ballot in a past election.[1]

Omar Morsy

IND

Omar Morsy is an independent write-in candidate for Virginia's 10th District, running against both major parties on social-safety-net and anti-interventionist positions.[1]

Little public record found for this candidate.

In their words — priorities

  • Reliable Social Security funding, free healthcare, affordable higher education, free childcare, and lower taxes on working Americans and small businesses.[1]

Steven Goforth

IND

Steven Goforth is an independent write-in candidate on the general-election ballot for Virginia's 10th District. Ballotpedia lists no campaign profile or key messages for him.[1]

Little public record found for this candidate.

Research notes & limits

Beckwith's, Malik's and Morsy's quotes are drawn from their Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses (their own words); no independent campaign website was located for Beckwith. Goforth has no public campaign materials found beyond his ballot listing.

Sources · 8

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.Virginia's 10th Congressional District election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.About | Representative Suhas Subramanyam · Office of Rep. Suhas Subramanyam Official record
  3. 3.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  4. 4.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  5. 5.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  6. 6.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  7. 7.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  8. 8.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record