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Alex Bastani
Alex Bastani (Democratic Party) ran for election for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 17, 2025.
Bastani completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Alex Bastani earned a high school diploma from T.C. Williams High School, a bachelor's degree from Boston University, a graduate degree from George Washington University in 2022, and a law degree from George Mason University in 1994. His career experience includes working as an attorney and economist.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: Virginia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2025
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
Ghazala Hashmi, John Reid, and Marlow Jones are running in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia on November 4, 2025.
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 | Ghazala Hashmi (D)  | |
 | John Reid (R) | |
 | Marlow Jones (Independent) (Write-in) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia on June 17, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ghazala Hashmi | 27.5 | 136,717 |
 | Levar Stoney | 26.5 | 131,765 | |
 | Aaron Rouse | 26.2 | 130,485 | |
 | Babur Lateef | 8.5 | 42,099 | |
 | Alex Bastani | 5.7 | 28,476 | |
 | Victor Salgado | 5.6 | 27,593 | |
| Total votes: 497,135 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. John Reid advanced from the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Curran (R)
- Pat Herrity (R)
Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Alex Bastani completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Bastani's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- We will fight for universal health care for each and every Virginian. The nation of Belgium has the same gross domestic product as the Commonwealth with three million more citizens and they provide universal health care. Universal health care is supported by 80 to 85 percent of Democrats and should be a litmus test to represent the party in a General Election. One can't claim to support women's reproductive rights unless you favor universal health care as family planning is an economic issue and as many as half of the state's population cannot afford a 500 dollar emergency. Finally, a study by the Yale Medical School demonstrates that the increased taxes is less than the current premiums paid to health insurance companies.
- We will fight for a statewide minimum wage of twenty dollars an hour. The Economic Policy Institute found that worker productivity has increased almost four times greater than workers wages. Therefore, a higher minimum wage isn't just about fairness but this investment in the working class will inspire economic growth. The fight for worker rights in Virginia also requires the repeal of the unconstitutional so-called "Right to Work" law which used government power on the behalf of corporations against the workers to deny their First Amendment right to freedom of assembly. Two-thirds of Americans support labor unions while most other national institutions have the faith of twenty percent or less of the populace.
- We must have student debt relief to free a generation from the bonds which prevents them for owning a home, starting a business, or start a family. College education was essentially free in the United States until California Governor Reagan expressed his fear of an educated mass populace during the 1960s Civil Rights and Anti-War protests. As good Democrats we must fight this terrible legacy and erase student debt as the Bible Book of Deuteronomy 15:1-3. Where is the money coming from? The military-industrial complex in our state makes billons every year. In addition, we have four public state university with almost 15 billion dollars of endowment money earning interest. Let's invest that money in our future - the next generation
This inequality undermines our democracy as the voter turnout among those with a college education in the 2020 Presidential election was two-thirds but less than forty percent for those with a high school diploma or less. The very people who need the government the most are the least involved and have the least amount of faith in our system. We cannot allow this situation to continue.
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Campaign website
Bastani's campaign website stated the following:
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Virginia Worker’s Freedom Act (2026) On July 1, 2026, the state minimum wage will rise to $20 an hour—because no Virginian who works full-time should be living in poverty. Sixty percent of Republicans support this common-sense idea. It’s not radical—it’s just right. If you put in an honest day’s work, you should be able to afford a two-bedroom apartment and live with dignity. We’ll also restore the First Amendment rights of Virginia’s workers. On that same day, the so-called “Right to Work” law—better known as the “Right to Be Exploited” law—will be repealed. And with it, the era of union-busting and wage suppression will end. The people who build, teach, and serve this Commonwealth will once again have the power to organize, to bargain, and to demand their fair share. Virginia’s state and municipal workers will finally be granted collective bargaining rights—the same rights federal workers have had since 1978. No more two-tiered systems that punish our public servants. Our teachers, firefighters, sanitation workers, and nurses deserve more than pats on the back—they deserve a seat at the table and a voice in their future. Every Virginian will have full physical and mental healthcare coverage. That means no more choosing between medicine and rent, or staying in a bad job just to keep your insurance. That fear ends on July 1, 2026—replaced by a system that values health, dignity, and freedom. We’re going to fund student debt relief by making the military-industrial complex finally pay its fair share. Inspired by the biblical Jubilee in Deuteronomy 15:1-3, we’ll wipe the slate clean for thousands of Virginians—unlocking dreams of homeownership, small business creation, and family-building that debt has stolen for far too long. As we celebrate 250 years of American independence, let’s give working people the same freedoms we’ve handed corporations for decades. Let’s make July 1, 2026, the day we declare economic liberty for all—and put the people of Virginia first. [2] |
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| —Alex Bastani's campaign website (2025)[3] | ||
Campaign finance summary
Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets. That information will be published here once it is available.
See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 6, 2025
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Alex Bastani's campaign website, “My Promise,” accessed May 7, 2025
