Sam Rasoul
| Sam Rasoul | |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from the 11th district |
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Assumed office January 8, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Onzlee Ware |
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June 30, 1981 Warren, Ohio |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Layaly Rasoul |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Roanoke, Virginia |
| Alma mater | Roanoke College; Hawaii Pacific University |
| Profession | Businessperson |
| Religion | Muslim |
| Website | www.sam4roanoke.com |
Sam Rasoul (born June 30, 1981) is an American politician. A Democrat, Rasoul was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates in January 2014. He is the only Muslim member of the Virginia General Assembly. He represents the 11th District, which is made up of part of the City of Roanoke.
Rasoul was elected in a special election held on January 7, 2014. The special election was held to fill the vacancy created by the resignation, in November 2013, of Delegate Onzlee Ware. Rasoul received nearly 70% of the vote over his Republican opponent Octavia Johnson. He was inducted into office on January 8, 2014.
In September 2016 he initiated House Joint Resolution 541 to the Virginia House of Delegates, a proposed amendment to the Virginia Constitution for "top two open primaries" for various Virginia elections, in which candidates from opposing parties would run on one ballot. The top two candidates in the proposed public primaries would subsequently compete in traditional one-on-one runoffs in Virginia's general elections.
Rasoul was born in Warren, Ohio in 1981, the son of Palestinian immigrants. He and his wife Layaly have three children.
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