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Fatimah Dandashi named Alexandria legislative director ahead of General Assembly session

The district director for Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell starts Oct. 26, with the city’s 2027 legislative package still in development.

,   and  Ryan Belmore
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Fatimah Dandashi, who will start as Alexandria’s legislative director Oct. 26, most recently served as district director for Virginia Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell. (Courtesy of City of Alexandria)

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Alexandria has hired Fatimah Dandashi, district director for Virginia Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, as its new legislative director, the city announced Monday.

Dandashi will start Oct. 26, less than four weeks before the Nov. 20 deadline for lawmakers to request drafts of bills they plan to prefile, and about 11 weeks before the 2027 General Assembly convenes Jan. 13. The session is a shorter one, scheduled to end Feb. 27. City Council has not yet adopted the legislative package she will carry to Richmond.

City Manager James Parajon selected Dandashi after a national search, according to the city.

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