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Arjoon Srikanth
Arjoon Srikanth (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 1. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 17, 2025.
Srikanth completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Arjoon Srikanth earned a bachelor's degree from Rice University. His career experience includes working as a software engineer.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2025
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 1
Incumbent Patrick Hope and Bill Moher are running in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 1 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Patrick Hope (D) | |
 | Bill Moher (R) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 1
Incumbent Patrick Hope defeated Arjoon Srikanth and Sean Epstein in the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 1 on June 17, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Patrick Hope | 72.3 | 9,316 |
 | Arjoon Srikanth | 19.0 | 2,445 | |
 | Sean Epstein | 8.7 | 1,123 | |
| Total votes: 12,884 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Bill Moher advanced from the Republican primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 1.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Arjoon Srikanth completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Srikanth's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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After college, I began my career and settled in Ballston, having fallen in love with its gorgeous walking trails and vibrant atmosphere. Throughout my time as a software engineer, I have tirelessly worked to support our nation’s most critical functions, from the US Army to the Department of the Treasury. I’ve also seen my chosen home of Arlington come under attack this year, and I’m running to fight back.
We are proud to have the endorsement and support from pillars of our local community like former County Board chairs Libby Garvey and Mary Hynes, and former Arlington Democrats chair of precinct operations Carol Fontein because they understand the status quo is not working and we need a new generation of leadership to fight back.
I am a dedicated volunteer for the Arlington Food Assistance Center, and I was inspired to run by what I saw every week - too many people in our community have to make the tough choice every month between paying too-high rent and buying groceries. They need someone to finally fight for them in Richmond.- Virginia has a part-time legislature but Arlington deserves a full time advocate. Donald Trump’s attacks on federal workers are exactly what he told us he would do in Project 2025. Instead of being prepared to meet the moment, our delegate hasn't done anything to help Arlington.
Housing costs also continue to plague us. Instead of speeding up the home-building process, our delegate Patrick Hope wrote HB1395, a law that has allowed neighbors to block development of the Melwood Development, a housing complex for adults living with disabilities, with space for a nonprofit providing job training and support programs.
I’m running because nobody is coming to save us - we have to send someone to represent us who will actually fight for us. - I am the only candidate on the ballot who will fight hard for a woman’s right to choose. Senator Favola, from the Arlington delegation, introduced an abortion shield bill, SB743, which would prevent the extradition of someone to, for example, Texas or Florida for prescribing mifepristone to a woman in that state. Unfortunately, when it went to the House of Delegates, that bill went to Delegate Patrick Hope’s committee, where he killed it without a vote. I would have championed that bill and worked to pass it instead of playing political games in Richmond.
- A critical difference between myself and Delegate Hope in this race is that I do not take donations from corporate interests. Patrick Hope received $15,000 from a casino developer to defeat me so they can ensure his support for the Tysons casino in Richmond. Delegate Hope has openly supported the casino, over the opposition of his colleagues such as Senator Saddam Salim and Delegate Holly Seibold who represent Tysons Corner, as well as every member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. I’m running to represent everyone who doesn’t have an extra $15,000 to spare.
I am also passionate about technology policy - as a software engineer I know that AI presents so many opportunities as well as challenges. I am excited to propose AI legislation that will bring Virginia to the forefront of sensible regulations to protect privacy and safeguard against misuse.
General Laws
To improve our legislative process, we must extend our legislative session. For the size of its population, Virginia has one of the shortest sessions of any state; I would propose extending both years’ sessions to 60 days to ensure proper deliberation of all issues. Virginia needs campaign finance reform to place limits on spending by corporations and individuals which inevitably sways legislators’ priorities. Finally, we should delegate more powers to the local level by introducing Home Rule; too much of the General Assembly’s valuable time is spent on bills that deal with issues on a county-by-county basis. Introducing home rule would free our General Assembly to deal with issues that affect our Commonwealth as a whole.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 8, 2025
