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Atif Qarni
Atif Qarni (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 10th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 18, 2024.
Qarni previously ran for District 13 of the Virginia House of Delegates in 2013.[1]
Biography
Qarni was raised in Parkville, MD with his parents and his two brothers. He enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserves after graduating from Parkville High School in 1996. He earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from George Washington University in 2000, and he finished a master's degree in history from George Mason University in 2007. He also earned a master's degree in education administration from Strayer University.
Qarni teaches eighth grade mathematics at Beville Middle School in Prince William County. In 2003, Qarni was deployed in Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He also served during Operation Enduring Freedom.[2]
Elections
2024
See also: Virginia's 10th Congressional District election, 2024
Virginia's 10th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Democratic primary)
Virginia's 10th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 10
Suhas Subramanyam defeated Mike Clancy in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 10 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Suhas Subramanyam (D) | 52.1 | 215,131 |
 | Mike Clancy (R) | 47.5 | 196,343 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 1,538 | ||
| Total votes: 413,012 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dennis Aryan (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 10
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 10 on June 18, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Suhas Subramanyam | 30.4 | 13,504 |
 | Dan Helmer | 26.6 | 11,784 | |
 | Atif Qarni | 10.7 | 4,768 | |
 | Eileen Filler-Corn | 9.3 | 4,131 | |
 | Jennifer Boysko | 9.0 | 4,016 | |
 | David Reid | 3.2 | 1,419 | |
 | Michelle Maldonado | 3.2 | 1,412 | |
 | Adrian Pokharel | 2.3 | 1,028 | |
 | Krystle Kaul | 2.2 | 982 | |
 | Travis Nembhard | 1.6 | 722 | |
 | Marion Devoe | 0.9 | 386 | |
 | Mark Leighton | 0.5 | 224 | |
| Total votes: 44,376 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brandon Garay (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 10
Mike Clancy defeated Aliscia Andrews, Alexander Isaac, and Manga Anantatmula in the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 10 on June 18, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Clancy | 64.2 | 17,434 |
 | Aliscia Andrews | 21.5 | 5,832 | |
 | Alexander Isaac | 9.4 | 2,544 | |
 | Manga Anantatmula | 4.9 | 1,327 | |
| Total votes: 27,137 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brooke Taylor (R)
- Clair McDade (R)
- Rodney Ferguson (R)
- John Beatty (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Qarni in this election.
2015
- See also: Virginia State Senate elections, 2015
Elections for the Virginia State Senate took place in 2015. A primary election was held on June 9, 2015. The general election took place on November 3, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 26, 2015.[3] Jeremy McPike defeated Atif Qarni and Michael Futrell in the Democratic primary. Hal Parrish was unopposed in the Republican primary. McPike defeated Parrish in the general election.[4]
Race snapshot
In this Democratic-leaning district, a mayor and city administrator faced off for the open seat to replace outgoing Sen. Charles Colgan (D). Colgan, the longest serving senator in the state's history, decided to retire at the end of his 10th term.[5] Colgan was re-elected to the seat in 2011 by a 10 percent margin of victory. President Barack Obama (D) won the district by 28 points in 2012, and Gov. Terry McAuliffe (D) won the district by 18 points in 2013.[5] Even though the district leans Democratic, Republicans fielded a well-funded and well-connected candidate in Manassas Mayor Hal Parrish. Parrish served as mayor beginning in 2009, is an U.S. Air Force veteran and is the owner of Manassas Ice and Fuel. Parrish's father, Harry Parrish, also served as mayor of Manassas and then in the Virginia House of Delegates.[5] Jeremy McPike is an administrator in the city of Alexandria and a Dale City volunteer firefighter.[6] He previously ran for District 31 of the House of Delegates in 2013, but he was defeated by incumbent Scott Lingamfelter (R) by less than 300 votes. Some Democrats were worried about the district, since Parrish dominated fundraising.[5] According to the Virginia Public Access Project, Parrish raised $895,000, compared to McPike, who raised $740,000 through September.[5][6] As of September 30, 2015, Parrish had $143,078 in cash-on-hand, while McPike had $19,841.[7]
On October 19, 2015, The Washington Post endorsed Jeremy McPike for his "nuts and bolts" mentality of effective governance from working for Alexandria’s city government. He also wrote that McPike has some good ideas on fixing traffic and commuting problems. By contrast, he wrote that Hal Parrish has strong positions on Medicaid expansion and "common-sense gun safety" and would just "join the choir of pro-gun voices in Richmond."[8]
On October 22, 2015, Everytown for Gun Safety, a group financed by ex-New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, announced that it planned to spend $1.5 million in TV and online ads for Democrat Jeremy McPike.[9]
In an open letter published October 27, 2015, fourteen members of Colgan's family endorsed Parrish.[10]
| Virginia State Senate, District 29 General Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jeremy McPike |
53.9% | 16,489 | |
| Republican | Hal Parrish | 46.1% | 14,131 | |
| Total Votes | 30,620 | |||
| Virginia State Senate, District 29 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|
Atif Qarni |
36.1% | 1,152 |
| Jeremy McPike |
43.2% | 1,377 |
| Michael Futrell | 20.7% | 660 |
| Total Votes | 3,189 | |
2013
Qarni ran in the 2013 election for Virginia House of Delegates District 13. Qarni ran unopposed in the June 11 Democratic primary. He was defeated by incumbent Bob Marshall (R) in the general election on November 5, 2013.[11]
| Virginia House of Delegates, District 13 General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Bob Marshall Incumbent |
51.3% | 8,946 | |
| Democratic | Atif Qarni | 48.5% | 8,448 | |
| Other | Write-in | 0.2% | 35 | |
| Total Votes | 17,429 | |||
Race snapshot
Incumbent Bob Marshall (R), who ran for the Republican nomination to the United States Senate in both 2008 and 2012, authored the amendment to the Virginia Constitution defining marriage as between one man and one woman and faced a petition for his resignation after he made comments critical of women who undergo abortions. Although District 13 did yield 61 percent of the vote for Governor Bob McDonnell (R) in 2009, President Barack Obama (D) won 55 percent of the vote in 2012 from this district on the edge of Washington, DC's exurban area. Marshall's Democratic opponent, military veteran and mathematics teacher Qarni, won the support and resources of Democracy for America and opened a campaign office in the district in early August 2013. However, despite occasionally controversial comments, Marshall's base of support in the district was very strong.[12][13][14][15][16]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2013
Qarni's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[17]
- Jobs and Economic Growth
Excerpt: "Atif Qarni will ensure Virginia remains the best state for business. He supports giving Virginia companies first preference for state contracts so we don’t outsource. By strengthening our local economy, we’ll be able to create jobs and stabilize property values."
- Education
Excerpt: "As a Prince William County Public School teacher and a parent, Qarni knows how important it is to focus our resources on classrooms so we prepare our children for career success and build a highly skilled workforce that will lure businesses to Virginia."
- Transportation
Excerpt: "Qarni knows that improving our transportation infrastructure will reduce traffic congestion and ensure Virginia attracts companies that will create good jobs and strengthen our economy."
- Protecting Women's Health
Excerpt: "Qarni believes family planning decisions are personal, and not something government should be involved in. That’s why he’ll fight back Richmond politicians who target Planned Parenthood and restrict access to contraception, prenatal care and other basic health care services for women."
- Reducing Gun Violence
Excerpt: "Qarni will support passing common sense legislation to stop violent felons and the mentally ill from getting firearms."
Campaign finance summary
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Additional reading
- The Muslim Link, "Math Teacher Running for VA House of Delegates," August 13, 2013
- Manassas Patch, "Bob Marshall Challenger Atif Qarni Opens Campaign Office in Manassas," August 6, 2013
- Bristow Beat, "Qarni Challenges Marshall as 'New Face' of 13th District," August 6, 2013
- Potomac Local, "Qarni Opens Campaign Office, Hopes to Unseat Marshall," August 5, 2013
- Manassas Patch, "Veteran Marine Challenges Bob Marshall For Delegate Seat," July 18, 2013
Recent news
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See also
2024 Elections
- Virginia State Legislature
- Virginia State Senate
- Virginia Senate Committees
- Virginia state legislative districts
External links
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Candidate U.S. House Virginia District 10 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2013 Official Candidates List for House of Delegates by District," accessed July 11, 2013
- ↑ Qarni for Delegate, "About Atif," accessed August 27, 2013
- ↑ Virginia State Board of Elections, "2015 November Election Calendar," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, "2015 General election candidates," accessed August 21, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Bradenton Herald, "Mayor, administrator vie to succeed popular Colgan in Senate," accessed October 22, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Washington Post, "Virginia’s hopes hang on two Senate races," accessed October 22, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Public Access Project, "Cash on Hand," accessed October 22, 2015
- ↑ The Washington Post, "For Virginia’s state Senate," accessed October 22, 2015
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Bloomberg’s gun-control group bankrolls $1.5 million ad buy in second Va. race," accessed October 23, 2015
- ↑ InsideNoVa, "Letter: Colgan family supports Hal Parrish for state senate," October 27, 2015
- ↑ Virginia Board of Elections, “Official Results - 2013 General Election," accessed December 2, 2013
- ↑ Manassas Patch, "Bob Marshall Challenger Atif Qarni Opens Campaign Office in Manassas," August 6, 2013
- ↑ Democracy for America, "Qarni for Delegate," accessed October 3, 2013
- ↑ University of Virginia Center for Politics, Sabato's Crystal Ball, "Republicans Certain to Retain Control of Virginia House of Delegates," August 8, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "Robert Marshall: ‘Sodomy not a civil right’," May 17, 2012
- ↑ VPAP, "House of Delegates District 13," accessed October 3, 2013
- ↑ Qarni for Delegate, "Issues," accessed August 27, 2013
