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U.S. Representative, 10th Congressional District

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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.

Taxes & budget

  • Dave T. BeckwithRepublican

    • Proposes a flat 5% federal income tax under $200,000.
    • Supports making the $40,000 SALT deduction cap permanent.
    • Supports federal spending caps.
  • Ahsen Mujeeb MalikIndependent

    • Supports balancing the federal budget to curb inflation.
  • Suhas SubramanyamDemocratic

    No documented position found.

Public safety

  • Dave T. BeckwithRepublican

    • Supports deploying the National Guard against violent-crime spikes.
  • Ahsen Mujeeb MalikIndependent

    • Proposes permanent legal residency, without citizenship, for undocumented immigrants.
  • Suhas SubramanyamDemocratic

    • Supports gun safety laws that respect the Second Amendment.

Education

Housing

Economy & jobs

  • Dave T. BeckwithRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Ahsen Mujeeb MalikIndependent

    No documented position found.

  • Suhas SubramanyamDemocratic

    • Sponsored a state law refunding $300 million in utility overcharges.
    • Supports AI and blockchain rules that allow innovation.

Environment & parks

  • Dave T. BeckwithRepublican

    • Supports ending energy subsidies and expanding nuclear power.
  • Ahsen Mujeeb MalikIndependent

    • Supports local efforts to ban new data center construction.
    • Supports a bipartisan clean-energy bill with permitting reform.
  • Suhas SubramanyamDemocratic

    No documented position found.

Health & human services

  • Dave T. BeckwithRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Ahsen Mujeeb MalikIndependent

    • Proposes guaranteed abortion access to 15 weeks, then a ban.
    • Supports universal coverage through expanded Medicaid or Medicare.
  • Suhas SubramanyamDemocratic

    • Supports Medicare negotiation of prescription drug prices.
    • Supports protecting IVF and access to reproductive health care.

Government & transparency

  • Dave T. BeckwithRepublican

    No documented position found.

  • Ahsen Mujeeb MalikIndependent

    • Supports replacing the Electoral College with ranked-choice voting.
  • Suhas SubramanyamDemocratic

    • Supports banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks.
    • Opposes restrictive voter ID laws; supports early voting.

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 8 issues covered in this race.