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Tareq Salahi
Tareq Salahi was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 10th Congressional District of Virginia.[1] He failed to file prior to the filing deadline.[2]
Previously, he was a write-in candidate for Governor of Virginia in the 2013 election.[3]
Noteworthy events
White House crashers (2009)
Salahi and his then-wife, Michaele Salahi, came to fame after they crashed a dinner at the White House in 2009, while starring on the Bravo reality TV show, "The Real Housewives of D.C." The couple was subpoenaed by Congress, but they invoked their Fifth Amendment rights and refused to speak about the incident.[1]
Divorce (2011)
Salahi reported his wife, Michaele, missing in September 2011. It turned out she had run off with Journey frontman Neal Schon. Tareq filed for divorce shortly afterward and Michaele filed in December 2011. Tareq then filed for divorce a second time shortly thereafter. A judge granted them a divorce in 2012, and Micahele married Schon in 2013.[4]
Elections
2014
Salahi ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 10th District. Salahi announced he was running following Rep. Frank Wolf's announcement that he was not seeking re-election in 2014.[1] He failed to file prior to the filing deadline.[2]
2013
- See also: Virginia gubernatorial election, 2013
Salahi unsuccessfully ran for election as Governor of Virginia in 2013.[3] He originally said he intended to run as an independent, but he failed to receive the number of signatures required to appear on the ballot. With that setback, Salahi launched a write-in campaign, saying he would run for U.S. Congress in 2014 if he did not win the governor's race.[5][6] The general election was held November 5, 2013.
Results
| Virginia Gubernatorial General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Terry McAuliffe |
47.8% | 1,069,789 | |
| Republican | Ken Cuccinelli | 45.2% | 1,013,354 | |
| Libertarian | Robert Sarvis | 6.5% | 146,084 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.5% | 11,087 | |
| Total Votes | 2,240,314 | |||
| Election Results via Virginia State Board of Elections. | ||||
See also
- Governor of Virginia
- Virginia gubernatorial election, 2013
- United States House of Representatives
- Virginia's 10th Congressional District elections, 2014
- Virginia's 10th Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 ABC News, "State Dinner Crasher Tareq Salahi to Run for Congress," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Virginia Public Access Project, "U.S. District 10," accessed April 3, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 FoxNews.com, "Gatecrasher for Governor: Tareq Salahi wants to call Virginia statehouse home," April 25, 2012
- ↑ Daily Beast, "Michaele and Tareq Salahi’s Hellish Divorce," accessed December 20, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Tareq Salahi shifts to write-in campaign for Va. governor, eyes U.S. House race," June 11, 2013
- ↑ U.S. News & World Report, "Tareq Salahi's Absurd Run for Virginia Governor," June 12, 2013
