Aaron Rouse
American politician and football player (born 1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Aaron Roosevelt Rouse (born January 8, 1984) is an American politician and former 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 in the National Football League (NFL) and United Football League (UFL).
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Member of the Virginia Senate | |||||||||||
Assumed office January 18, 2023 | |||||||||||
Preceded by | Jen Kiggans | ||||||||||
Constituency | 7th district (2023–2024) 22nd district (2024–present) | ||||||||||
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 | (1984-01-08) January 8, 1984 (age 40) Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||
Political party | Democratic | ||||||||||
Education | Virginia Tech (BS) | ||||||||||
Website | Campaign website | ||||||||||
American football career | |||||||||||
No. 37 | |||||||||||
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: | Virginia Beach (VA) First Colonial | ||||||||||
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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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]