Aaron Rouse

Aaron Rouse
Rouse at First Colonial High, Virginia Beach
Member of the Virginia Senate
Incumbent
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
Personal details
Born	(1984-01-08) January 8, 1984 (age 40) Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Education	Virginia Tech (BS)
Website	Campaign website
‹ The template Infobox NFL biography is being considered for merging. › American football player American football career
No. 37, 26
Position:	Safety
Personal information
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:	223 lb (101 kg)
Career information
High school:	First Colonial (Virginia Beach)
College:	Virginia Tech
NFL draft:	2007 / round: 3 / pick: 89
Career history
Green Bay Packers (2007–2009) New York Giants (2009) Arizona Cardinals (2010)* Omaha Nighthawks (2010) Virginia Destroyers (2011–2012)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
UFL champion (2011) UFL championship game MVP (2011) First-team All-ACC (2005) Freshman All-American (2003)
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles: 143 Sacks: 1.0 Pass deflections: 11 Interceptions: 4 Defensive touchdowns: 1 Stats at Pro Football Reference

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]