Aaron Rouse
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. He previously served on the Virginia Beach City Council. Rouse formerly 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 At-Large | |||||||||||||
| In office January 1, 2019 – December 31, 2022 | |||||||||||||
| Preceded by | M. Ben Davenport | ||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Jennifer Rouse | ||||||||||||
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| Born | January 8, 1984 Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Political party | Democratic | ||||||||||||
| Residence(s) | Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Website | RouseForSenate.com | ||||||||||||
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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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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||||||||||
Rouse played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies before he was drafted 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.