Английская Википедия:Atif Qarni
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox officeholder Atif Mustafa Qarni (born 1978) is an American teacher, former military non-commissioned officer, and Democratic politician who was appointed by Governor Ralph Northam as Virginia Secretary of Education.[1] Emigrating from Karachi, Pakistan, with his family at the age of ten, Qarni grew up in Parkville, Maryland, before moving to Manassas, Virginia, in 2005. He served in the United States Marine Corps, was deployed to Iraq as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, and rose to the rank of Sergeant.[2] He served as a paralegal at the international law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP before beginning a career in teaching. Qarni ran for a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates in 2013, losing to incumbent Bob Marshall, and for the Virginia Senate in 2015, losing the Democratic nomination to Jeremy McPike.
He is running in the Democratic Primary for Congress in the Virginia 10th congressional district.[3][4]
Electoral history
| Date | Election | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia House of Delegates, 13th district | |||||
| Nov 5, 2013[5] | General | Robert G. Marshall | Шаблон:Party shading/Republican | Republican | 8,946 | 51.33 |
| Atif M. Qarni | Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 8,448 | 48.47 | ||
| Write Ins | 35 | 0.20 | |||
| Virginia Senate, 29th district | |||||
| Jun 9, 2015[6] | Primary | Jeremy S. McPike | Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1,377 | 43.18 |
| Atif M. Qarni | Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 1,152 | 36.12 | ||
| Michael T. Futrell | Шаблон:Party shading/Democratic | Democratic | 660 | 20.70 | ||
References
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- Strayer University alumni
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