--- description: A Democratic activist is raising money in an attempt to convince Khizr Khan to run for the Virginia House of Delegates. title: People Have Donated Thousands of Dollars to Convince Khizr Khan to Run for Office image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc25c489e749e020c/6988a11ecf40a87fd5c44567/gettyimages-585277002.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [2016 Election](/tag/2016-election/) ## 2016 Election Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # People Have Donated Thousands of Dollars to Convince Khizr Khan to Run for Office by [Rosalie Chan](/author/rosalie-chan/) ## Rosalie Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 4, 2016 5:14 PM CUT  Ghazala Khan (L) and Khizr Khan, parents of American Muslim soldier killed in Iraq speak to the audience at the Democratic National Convention - Day 4 at Wells Fargo Center on July 28 in Philadelphia. Ghazala Khan (L) and Khizr Khan, parents of American Muslim soldier killed in Iraq speak to the audience at the Democratic National Convention - Day 4 at Wells Fargo Center on July 28 in Philadelphia.Mike Coppola—WireImage by [Rosalie Chan](/author/rosalie-chan/) ## Rosalie Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 4, 2016 5:14 PM CUT A Democratic activist is raising money in an attempt to convince [Khizr Khan](http://time.com/4436076/khizr-khan-donald-trump-john-mccain/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") to run for the Virginia House of Delegates. Khan [spoke at the Democratic National Convention](http://time.com/4429891/dnc-khizr-khan-donald-trump-constitution/?iid=sr-link8 "undefined") about his son Humayun Khan, a Muslim American army captain [who was killed in action in Iraq in 2004](http://time.com/4433169/khizr-khan-gold-star-families-history/?iid=sr-link2 "undefined"), and attacked Republican Donald Trump. Trump later [responded by saying he, too, had made sacrifices](http://time.com/4431997/donald-trump-khizr-khan-muslim-solder/?iid=sr-link7 "undefined"), which [sparked criticism](http://time.com/4432219/donald-trump-father-soldier-khizr-khan/?iid=sr-link10 "undefined") from many, including [families of fallen soldiers](http://time.com/4432779/donald-trump-gold-star-muslim-soldier-2/?iid=sr-link4 "undefined"). Vietnam War veteran Tom Keefe [launched the fundraiser, dubbed “Yes We Khan,” on Crowdpac.com](https://www.crowdpac.com/campaigns/73151/yes-we-khan-va-house-58th-district "undefined") Wednesday, [NBC News reports](http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/yes-we-khan-fundraiser-started-get-khizr-khan-run-virginia-n622761?cid=sm%5Ftw "undefined"). It had raised more than $12,000 by Thursday afternoon. “We need more candidates like [Khizr Khan](http://time.com/4431903/khizr-khan-donald-trump-republican-leaders/?iid=sr-link6 "undefined"), not [Donald Trump](http://time.com/4432816/donald-trump-khizr-ghazala-khan/?iid=sr-link5 "undefined"), to run for office in America,” Keefe wrote on the fundraising page. “Mr. Khan is someone who has achieved the American Dream and made the ultimate sacrifice for this country. Donald Trump couldn’t even name a single sacrifice he has made.” The page aims to encourage Khan to run, but donors will only be charged if Khan actually decides to run; Khan hasn’t yet commented on the effort. Currently, Robert B. Bell, a Republican holds the state delegate seat in Virginia’s 58th district. \[[_NBC News_](http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2016-election/yes-we-khan-fundraiser-started-get-khizr-khan-run-virginia-n622761?cid=sm%5Ftw "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4439078/khizr-khan-virginia-legislature-fundraiser/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4439078/khizr-khan-virginia-legislature-fundraiser/"},"headline":"People Have Donated Thousands of Dollars to Convince Khizr Khan to Run for Office","datePublished":"2016-08-04T17:14:33.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:35:07.218Z","description":"\"Yes We Khan\"","url":"https://time.com/4439078/khizr-khan-virginia-legislature-fundraiser/","keywords":["2016 Election","Newsfeed","Military","democrats","2016 Election topic","States","Campaigns","People"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc25c489e749e020c/6988a11ecf40a87fd5c44567/gettyimages-585277002.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Rosalie Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/rosalie-chan/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc25c489e749e020c/6988a11ecf40a87fd5c44567/gettyimages-585277002.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2016 Democratic National Convention - Day 4","caption":"2016 Democratic National Convention - Day 4","creditText":"Mike Coppola—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/2016-election/","name":"2016 Election"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4439078/khizr-khan-virginia-legislature-fundraiser/","name":"People Have Donated Thousands of Dollars to Convince Khizr Khan to Run for Office"}}]}] ```