Joe Schiarizzi

Joe Schiarizzi is a 30-year-old engineer, inventor, entrepreneur, and affordable housing activist from Falls Church, Virginia. He is running for Congress as a Democrat, driven by his family's experience with the 2008 financial crisis and frustration with national issues like corruption, unnecessary wars, and the housing crisis. Schiarizzi advocates for declaring a national housing emergency, prioritizing working families, and holding the powerful accountable. His platform includes serious climate action, such as stopping efforts to sabotage wind projects and ensuring new data centers use green energy, as well as a call for a data center moratorium. He also emphasizes government accountability. Schiarizzi previously served on the Falls Church Environmental Sustainability Council.