Almira Mohammed Running For House Of Delegates In 11th District

FAIRFAX, VA — Republican candidate Almira Mohammed is a 31-year-old medical student, who is running for Virginia House of Delegates.

Mohammed is running against Democrat David Bulova for the open 11th District seat, which represents Fairfax, Fairfax City, Fair Oaks and Oakton. This will be the first general election under the recently redrawn General Assembly districts. During the 2023 legislative session, Bulova was the delegate representing the old 37th District.

Election Day is Nov. 7 in Fairfax County, where registered voters will be casting ballots for candidates running for open seats on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and School Board races. In Fairfax County, candidates are running to be chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, sheriff, commonwealth's attorney, and clerk of the court, as well directors on the Soil and Water Conversation District. Voters will also be choosing who will represent them in the Virginia Senate and House of Delegates.

Related: David Bulova Running For House Of Delegates In 11th District: Profile

The first absentee ballots for the General Election will be mailed on Friday, Sept. 22, which is also when early voting begins. Early voting will continue through Nov. 4, which is three days before Election Day. More information about about how to register to vote, vote early, request an absentee ballot and find your polling place in Fairfax City and Fairfax County is available online.

Patch invited each of the candidates running in the 11th District race to fill out a questionnaire about their campaigns. Patch does not edit the responses of candidates to its election questionnaire. The following are Mohammed's responses.

Name

Almira Mohammad

Position sought

House of Delegates, District 11

Age (at the time of election)

31

Campaign Website

Almirafordelegate.com

Family: Names, ages and any pertinent detail you wish to share.

None

Does anyone in your family work in politics or government?

Nope

Education

High school some years in college, two years of medical school I will finish my medical degree in a few years.

Occupation - Please include years of experience

Student

Previous or Current Elected or Appointed Office

None

Why are you seeking elective office?

To help people in the district, to do something good, to get my message out

The single most pressing issue facing the 11th District is _______, and this is what I intend to do about it.

It's different for everyone. For some it's taxes(property/car/real estate)/cost of living, for others education (like crt), for others human/drug trafficking, for others first and second amendment rights, some people are against state climate change mandates/initiatives but like electric cars and want more charging stations around. Some feel other elected officials giving themselves raises when it should go towards funding for other programs is also an issue.

If elected I would write laws or vote in favor to curb these problems. In terms of what I'd do specifically, vote in favor of tax relief and cuts.

For those involved in human trafficking, I would say harsher sentences but the issue with that is that it would up costs. Find ways to improve the rehabilitation process so they won't go out and commit the same crime. There are laws that exist currently that deal with these issues. But they can be adjusted. The budget to go towards the departments that investigate and break up trafficking rings can be increased.

I'm not sure exactly what to say about the regional green house gas initiative, I'd have to wait till the end of the year to see what happens with youngkin and his teams actions on it.

I'd find a way to divert funding from organizations who like spending money on changing names and putting up idols/statues. Wasteful.

There's so much to do.

What accomplishments in your past would you cite as evidence you can handle this job?

I can do whatever I set my mind to.

The best advice ever shared with me was:

"You know how advice is. You only want it if it agrees with what you wanted to do anyway." - John Steinbeck