Ahsan Nasar
Ahsan Nasar (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Virginia's 11th Congressional District. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 18, 2024.
Nasar completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Ahsan Nasar was born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. He began serving in the U.S. Army Reserve in 2001. Nasar earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas, Austin in 2005 and a law degree from St. Mary's University in 2008. His career experience includes working as an attorney and lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve. Nasar has been affiliated with the American Legion.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2024
Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Democratic primary)
Virginia's 11th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 18 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Virginia District 11
Incumbent Gerald Edward Connolly and Michael Van Meter are running in the general election for U.S. House Virginia District 11 on November 5, 2024.
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 11
Incumbent Gerald Edward Connolly defeated Ahsan Nasar in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Virginia District 11 on June 18, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gerald Edward Connolly | 85.8 | 34,922 |
 | Ahsan Nasar | 14.2 | 5,757 | |
| Total votes: 40,679 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Michael Van Meter advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Virginia District 11.
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Ahsan Nasar completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Nasar's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Married dad of 7. Lieutenant Colonel, US Army Reserve. Former federal prosecutor. Democrat for Congress VA-11.
I am running, because there was a lack of action from our current congressman, Gerry Connolly, to call for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
- Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza
- Fully Funded Affordable Housing for our Seniors, First Responders, Teachers, and Social Service workers.
- Fully Funded and Effective Medicaid
Affordable Housing and Medicaid
Teddy Roosevelt - largely because of his Man in the Arena speech.
All the Kings Men (Book) - case for term limits
Accountability and accessibility
Willingness to accept criticism and the humility to know that I am never the smartest person in the room.
To listen and incorporate feedback from constituents.
Opening the door for future generations to lead. We are running a relay race and my portion of the race is very short.
9-11. I was a first-year cadet in college. 19 years old.
Working as a summer school teacher. 3 months.
Atomic Habits
"This song going to get stuck inside your head" - the Lego Movie 2
Fighting procrastination.
Term length of 2 years allows for more accountability and responsiveness to the people.
No - as long as they experienced staff.
Unity and bipartisanship.
100% agree. See All the Kings Men. Power corrupts. Serving in public office is a necessary evil and should be limited.
Sen. Jim Webb
When I was asking people to sign my signature petition, I asked a 40-year old woman who worked at Giant on whether she could afford to live in Fairfax County. She looked at me a choked up my saying that she still lived with her parents.
Any lawyer joke...because they are all true.
Absolutely. Divided government is a reality now.
I have to be mindful of raising taxes on the masses when the elite are largely able to avoid tax increases. I recognize that my constituents are not writing me a blank check to fund government. Revenue received is a responsibility.
Aggressively and often.
Ceasefire Coalition
House Foreign Affairs and House Oversight committees
I believe we need to be proactive with transparency. I worked at the Government Accountability Office before resigning to run for Congress.
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Campaign website
Nasar’s campaign website stated the following:
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TERM LIMITS Will self-impose term limits and will cosponsor and vote for the U.S. Term Limits amendment of three (3) House terms and two (2) Senate terms and no longer limit. CRIME Will develop multi-pronged solutions to rising crime and improve first responder recruiting & retention. AFFORDABLE HOUSING Will champion federal funding for affordable housing for teachers, first responders and other blue-collar occupations. MEDICAID, MEDICARE, SOCIAL SECURITY Will prioritize Medicare and Medicaid funding before foreign aid and defense spending. It is critical that we invest in our own communities. PALESTINE/FOREIGN POLICY Immediate, permanent ceasefire; More accountability in U.S. foreign policy. [2] |
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| —Ahsan Nasar's campaign website (2024)[3] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House Virginia District 11 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 10, 2024
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ahsan Nasar for Congress VA-11, “Home,” accessed June 14, 2024
