Del. Sam Rasoul of Roanoke, a candidate for lieutenant governor of Virginia, will address members of the LOW Democratic Club at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 10 via the online meeting app Zoom.
Rasoul has represented Virginia’s 11th House of Delegates District in the General Assembly since 2014. He has emerged as a leader in our party’s crowded field for lieutenant governor after raising more double what some of the other candidates raised.
Rasoul, the first Muslim member of Virginia’s legislature, is one of the more progressive members of the House. He grew up in Roanoke, received his bachelor’s degree from Roanoke College in Salem, and then earned a master’s degree in business administration from Hawaii Pacific University in Honolulu.
He is a member of the Legislative Black Caucus and the Rural Caucus in the House of Delegates.
Rasoul was born in Warren, Ohio, in 1981, the son of Palestinian immigrants. He and his wife Layaly have three children.
Democrats will choose their nominees in a June 8 state-run primary. At least eight candidates are seeking the nomination for lieutenant governor.