Federal

U.S. Representative, 10th Congressional District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 3
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A member of the U.S. House of Representatives votes on federal laws, taxes and spending on behalf of the district.

Localities in the district (all or part): Fairfax County, Fauquier County, Loudoun County, City of Manassas, City of Manassas Park, Prince William County, Rappahannock County.

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Dave T. Beckwith

Republican

Retired U.S. Air Force colonel; former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense · Sterling (Loudoun County)

The gist

Proposes a flat 5% federal income tax under $200,000.
Supports making the $40,000 SALT deduction cap permanent.
Supports portable mortgages and inflation-indexed home capital gains.
Supports federal spending caps.
Supports ending energy subsidies and expanding nuclear power.
Supports deploying the National Guard against violent-crime spikes.
Supports school choice and federal funding for apprenticeships.

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Proposes a flat 5% federal income tax under $200,000.
Economic Vitality — Beckwith for Congress
Campaign website · Dave Beckwith for Congress · beckwithforcongress.com
“Dave supports a flat 5% federal tax rate for anyone earning under $200,000 a year.”
Supports making the $40,000 SALT deduction cap permanent.
Economic Vitality — Beckwith for Congress
Campaign website · Dave Beckwith for Congress · beckwithforcongress.com
“Dave will fight to make the $40,000 SALT deduction permanent”
Supports portable mortgages and inflation-indexed home capital gains.
Economic Vitality — Beckwith for Congress
Campaign website · Dave Beckwith for Congress · beckwithforcongress.com
“Dave will push for policy allowing homeowners to index capital gains to pre-inflation home prices”
Unlocking the Housing Market in VA-10 — Beckwith for Congress
Campaign website · Dave Beckwith for Congress · beckwithforcongress.com
“Portable mortgages would let a homeowner carry their existing rate to a new property when they move.”
Supports federal spending caps.
Fiscal Responsibility — Beckwith for Congress
Campaign website · Dave Beckwith for Congress · beckwithforcongress.com
“Dave will fight for disciplined spending caps that reflect the reality of what taxpayers can actually afford”
Supports ending energy subsidies and expanding nuclear power.
American Energy Independence — Beckwith for Congress
Campaign website · Dave Beckwith for Congress · beckwithforcongress.com
“Dave Beckwith supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy that ends market-distorting subsidies, cuts regulatory red tape, and makes a bold bet on nuclear power”
Supports deploying the National Guard against violent-crime spikes.
Safety and Security — Beckwith for Congress
Campaign website · Dave Beckwith for Congress · beckwithforcongress.com
“He supports the strategic use of every available resource, including the National Guard when necessary, to restore order in areas facing spikes in violent crime.”
Supports school choice and federal funding for apprenticeships.
Parental Rights & Vocational Training — Beckwith for Congress
Campaign website · Dave Beckwith for Congress · beckwithforcongress.com
“He will champion federal investment in vocational training and apprenticeship programs … Dave believes every family should have the right to direct their child's education”

Ahsen Mujeeb Malik

Independent

Middle school teacher

The gist

Supports local efforts to ban new data center construction.
Supports balancing the federal budget to curb inflation.
Proposes guaranteed abortion access to 15 weeks, then a ban.
Proposes permanent legal residency, without citizenship, for undocumented immigrants.
Supports replacing the Electoral College with ranked-choice voting.
Supports universal coverage through expanded Medicaid or Medicare.
Supports a bipartisan clean-energy bill with permitting reform.

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Supports local efforts to ban new data center construction.
Data Centers — Ahsen Malik for Virginia
Campaign website · Ahsen for Virginia · ahsenmalik.com
“I fully support all local legislative efforts to completely ban new data center construction”
Supports balancing the federal budget to curb inflation.
Inflation and Rising Grocery Prices — Ahsen Malik for Virginia
Campaign website · Ahsen for Virginia · ahsenmalik.com
“I will fight hard for a balanced budget as that is the key to reducing inflation long term”
Proposes guaranteed abortion access to 15 weeks, then a ban.
Abortion — Ahsen Malik for Virginia
Campaign website · Ahsen for Virginia · ahsenmalik.com
“A guaranteed right for a woman to have an instant abortion on demand … A federal ban on abortion after the 15th week of pregnancy”
Proposes permanent legal residency, without citizenship, for undocumented immigrants.
ICE: To Abolish or Not, That Is the Question — Ahsen Malik for Virginia
Campaign website · Ahsen for Virginia · ahsenmalik.com
“It's permanent legal residency, without a path to citizenship.”
Supports replacing the Electoral College with ranked-choice voting.
Vote For Your True #1: Presidential Election Reform — Ahsen Malik for Virginia
Campaign website · Ahsen for Virginia · ahsenmalik.com
“I support a constitutional amendment to replace the Electoral College with Ranked Choice Voting”
Supports universal coverage through expanded Medicaid or Medicare.
Health Security — Ahsen Malik for Virginia
Campaign website · Ahsen for Virginia · ahsenmalik.com
“I support either of two approaches that can achieve universal coverage while reducing waste and administrative costs.”
Supports a bipartisan clean-energy bill with permitting reform.
Effective and Lasting Climate Policy — Ahsen Malik for Virginia
Campaign website · Ahsen for Virginia · ahsenmalik.com
“I support a bipartisan climate bill that aggressively expands clean and renewable energy”

Suhas Subramanyam

DemocraticIncumbent

U.S. Representative; lawyer · Loudoun County

The gist

Sponsored a state law refunding $300 million in utility overcharges.
Supports Medicare negotiation of prescription drug prices.
Supports protecting IVF and access to reproductive health care.
Supports banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks.
Opposes restrictive voter ID laws; supports early voting.
Supports gun safety laws that respect the Second Amendment.
Supports AI and blockchain rules that allow innovation.

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Sponsored a state law refunding $300 million in utility overcharges.
Issues — Suhas for Virginia
Campaign website · Suhas for Virginia · suhasforvirginia.com
“HB 528 : Refunded over $300 Million to Virginia ratepayers in overcharges by the electric utility corporation (Chief Patron) … HB 1832 : Prevented a 40% toll hike on the Dulles Greenway Toll Road (Chief Patron)”
Supports Medicare negotiation of prescription drug prices.
Issues — Suhas for Virginia
Campaign website · Suhas for Virginia · suhasforvirginia.com
“he will continue to support the ability of Medicare to negotiate drug prices”
Supports protecting IVF and access to reproductive health care.
Issues — Suhas for Virginia
Campaign website · Suhas for Virginia · suhasforvirginia.com
“He will always support the right to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and a woman's bodily autonomy.”
Supports banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks.
Issues — Suhas for Virginia
Campaign website · Suhas for Virginia · suhasforvirginia.com
“He also supports preventing Members of Congress from trading individual stocks”
Opposes restrictive voter ID laws; supports early voting.
Issues — Suhas for Virginia
Campaign website · Suhas for Virginia · suhasforvirginia.com
“He will continue to fight against restrictive voter ID laws that are designed to suppress the vote, protect early voting”
Supports gun safety laws that respect the Second Amendment.
Issues — Suhas for Virginia
Campaign website · Suhas for Virginia · suhasforvirginia.com
“Suhas believes we can achieve serious progress on this issue while respecting the Second Amendment”
Supports AI and blockchain rules that allow innovation.
Issues — Suhas for Virginia
Campaign website · Suhas for Virginia · suhasforvirginia.com
“Congress must take the lead in pushing forward responsible and stable regulation of blockchain technologies”

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