We built this campaign on a new kind of politics. We are disappointed with the outcome, but we are not regretful. We celebrate our message of compassion through action, and we continue to fight for justice for all.

I’m grateful for my fellow Virginians across the political spectrum who voted for me. It is clear that the desire for change is present here in the First District. When I called Rep. Wittman to concede this race, I urged him to build a broad coalition representative of the First District—not just those who voted for him, to listen to ordinary people—not corporate lobbyists, and to govern in the interests of working families—not billionaires. I implored him to get to work on building broadband as a utility, following the science on environment, and on protecting healthcare—not repealing it without a replacement.

I’ve spent my career serving and advocating for marginalized communities, working families, and I’m not going to stop any time soon. I’ll be alongside you fighting for our shared values and progress for our hardworking families.

More than anything, I’m grateful to each of you. We organized this district, we ran hard and fought from the heart. We built this campaign with compassion through action. We put working families from Manassas to Mathews at the center of our campaign. We rejected corporate PAC money and were fueled by We the People. We out fundraised our opponent and ran a positive campaign that focused on the issues. This is a testament to our campaign team and staff, our fellows and volunteers, and our constituents who so graciously supported us with your time and money.

If you heard me on the campaign trail, you’ll know the most important lesson my parents ever taught me: That whatever I do in life, I must center service to humanity at the forefront—otherwise it is a waste of my life. I don’t intend to waste a moment. You have my promise. My plan was always to continue serving my community post-November 3rd. I’ve spent my career serving and advocating for marginalized communities, working families, and I’m not going to stop any time soon. We will continue to fight to uphold justice and compassion, and I am so grateful to have you in this fight with us.

Thank you for your dedication, trust, and support. My deepest gratitude to each of you. Our work here isn’t done. We are just getting started. God bless you all.

With peace,

Qasim

 

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