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Salaam Bhatti
Democratic · Virginia · 2026Bhatti is a public interest lawyer who says he was born to immigrants and is a father of two boys, per his campaign site. His campaign site says he helped expand SNAP and school meal access for tens of thousands of Virginians and built a tool that helped families access more than $100 million in aid. Virginia Mercury describes him as a political newcomer.
Priorities
- Health care for all, per his campaign site
- Higher taxes on billionaires and the highest earners, per his campaign site and Virginia Mercury
- Getting big money out of politics, including refusing corporate PAC money, per his campaign site
On the ballot
U.S. House, VA-1 · Virginia · 2026
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