Help us improve in just 2 minutes—share your thoughts in our reader survey.
Shyamali Hauth
Shyamali Hauth (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Virginia House of Delegates to represent District 7. Hauth lost in the Democratic primary on June 20, 2023.
Hauth completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2023
See also: Virginia House of Delegates elections, 2023
General election
General election for Virginia House of Delegates District 7
Karen Keys-Gamarra defeated Luellen Hoffman Maskeny in the general election for Virginia House of Delegates District 7 on November 7, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Karen Keys-Gamarra (D)  | 73.3 | 22,705 |
| Luellen Hoffman Maskeny (R) | 26.5 | 8,199 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 89 | ||
| Total votes: 30,993 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 7
Karen Keys-Gamarra defeated Paul Berry, Shyamali Hauth, and Mary Barthelson in the Democratic primary for Virginia House of Delegates District 7 on June 20, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Karen Keys-Gamarra | 37.0 | 3,224 |
 | Paul Berry | 28.3 | 2,466 | |
 | Shyamali Hauth | 26.4 | 2,296 | |
 | Mary Barthelson | 8.3 | 720 | |
| Total votes: 8,706 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Republican convention
The Republican convention was canceled. Luellen Hoffman Maskeny advanced from the Republican convention for Virginia House of Delegates District 7.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hauth in this election.
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Shyamali Hauth completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Hauth's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
| Collapse all
My advocacy work has led me to Richmond numerous times over the years. I testified before House and Senate committees and met with legislators on both sides of the aisle on a wide range of issues. I lobbied as a Virginia resident on pay & wage equity, workers’ rights, reproductive care access, transgender rights, gun control, pedestrian & bicycle safety, transit access, clean energy, and the Equal Rights Amendment.
In our community, I served on the boards of Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions and The Reston Chorale. I am also active with the NAACP and the American Association for University Women (AAUW). In the Fairfax County Democratic Committee (FCDC), I served as the Co-Chair of the Veterans and Military Families Caucus and Co-Vice Chair of Diversity and Outreach. Regionally, I was elected as the 1st Vice Chair for the Democratic Asian Americans of Virginia (DAAV) and am the Mid-Atlantic & Southern Regional Director for Aouth Asians for America (SAFA).- Safeguarding reproductive freedom.
- Defending LGBTQ+ rights
- Increasing resources for mental health care.
Increasing mental health services and facilities while also working to address mental well-being from the outset.
Maintaining and strengthening our world-class public education system.
Standing up for LGBTQ+ families like mine that are under daily attack — in particular the transgender community whose rights and very lives are under threat. As the mom of a transgender nonbinary child, I know firsthand the real harm of these physical and legislative attacks and I will always stand strong and speak out for my LGBTQ+ family and friends.
Addressing housing affordability so that teachers, retail workers, and firefighters don't have to live two counties, or even a state, away from where they work.
Working to pass common sense gun control measures. As a 10-year Air Force veteran, I know that weapons of war have no place in our communities.
Standing with our Unions and their efforts to ensure home health care workers are paid and have benefits, transit workers have adequate pay and time off, and that all workers have the right to collective bargaining. As a former union member, I know that strong unions and a strong economy go hand-in-hand.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
|
Candidate Virginia House of Delegates District 7 |
Personal |
Footnotes
