Aaron Rouse | |||||||||||||
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 Rouse at First Colonial High, Virginia Beach | |||||||||||||
| Member of the Virginia Senate | |||||||||||||
| Assumed office January 18, 2023 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Jen Kiggans | ||||||||||||
| Constituency | 7th district (2023–2024) 22nd district (since 2024) | ||||||||||||
| Member of the Virginia Beach City Council from the at-large district | |||||||||||||
| In office January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Ben Davenport | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jennifer Rouse | ||||||||||||
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| Born | January 8, 1984 Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Political party | Democratic | ||||||||||||
| Education | Virginia Tech (BS) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Campaign website | ||||||||||||
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American football career | |||||||||||||
| No. 37, 26 | |||||||||||||
| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
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| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 223 lb (101 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | First Colonial (Virginia Beach) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Virginia Tech | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2007 / round: 3 / pick: 89 | ||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
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Aaron Roosevelt Rouse (born January 8, 1984) is an American politician and former professional football player. A member of the Democratic Party, Rouse represents the 22nd district in the Senate of Virginia.[1] He previously served on the Virginia Beach City Council. Rouse played as a safety in the National Football League (NFL) and United Football League (UFL).
Rouse played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies before he was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2007 NFL draft. Rouse was also a member of the New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals of the NFL and the Omaha Nighthawks and Virginia Destroyers of the UFL.
From 2019 to 2022, Rouse represented an at-large seat on the Virginia Beach city council, having been elected in 2018. He won a special election to fill the open seat for Virginia's 7th Senate district in January 2023.[2]
- ^ "VPAP: November 8 Elections". The Virginia Public Access Project. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Democrat Rouse defeats GOP's Adams in 7th District Va. Senate race". WAVY.com. January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.