Washington, November 4, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Indian American Congressman Suhas Subramanyam has won a second term representing Virginia’s 10th Congressional District, securing re-election in Tuesday’s US midterm vote and extending his presence in the House of Representatives.
The son of Tamil physicians, Subramanyam has frequently spoken about his family’s Indian roots. His mother is from Bengaluru, while his father grew up in Chennai and Secunderabad. He was born in Houston, Texas, in 1986.
“The campaign is over, but the work is just beginning. I look forward to working with our community to deliver change in Washington,” he said in a post on X after the victory.
Subramanyam studied philosophy at Tulane University and earned a law degree from Northwestern University. His career includes work as a congressional aide, a clerkship with Senator Dick Durbin on the Senate Judiciary Committee and service as a technology policy adviser in the Barack Obama administration.
He made history in 2019 by becoming the first Indian American, South Asian and Hindu elected to the Virginia General Assembly. After serving in the state House of Delegates and briefly in the Virginia Senate, he won the congressional seat vacated by Jennifer Wexton in 2024.
In Congress, he serves on the Oversight Committee, the Science, Space and Technology Committee and the Ethics Committee. He is also the ranking member of the Oversight Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs.
Subramanyam has been particularly vocal on immigration policies affecting Indian professionals. He supports the Domestic Visa Renewal Modernization Act, which seeks to allow holders of H-1B, L, O and other visas to renew them within the United States.
Criticising the Trump administration’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B petitions, he described the move as “economic sabotage”. He has also opposed tariffs on India, calling the country a “natural ally” and arguing that trade barriers hurt American consumers and bilateral ties.
He has additionally introduced the Responsible Data Center Siting Act, seeking congressional safeguards for the expansion of data centres.
Subramanyam lives in Loudoun County with his wife, Miranda Pena Subramanyam, and their two daughters.
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