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Indian Americans in race for November elections

Last updated on - Jul 1, 2022, 13:45 IST
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Ami Bera

Ami Bera (Democrat) is a member of the US House, representing California's 7th Congressional district. He assumed office on January 3, 2013

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Pramila Jayapal

Pramila Jayapal (Democratic Party) is a member of the US House, representing Washington's 7th Congressional district. She is a former Democratic member of the Washington state senate and represented District 37 from 2014 to 2016.

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Ro Khanna

Ro Khanna (Democratic Party) is a member of the US House, representing California's 17th Congressional district. His term ends on January 3, 2023

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Raja Krishnamoorthi

Raja Krishnamoorthi (Democrat), a three-term Congressman from Illinois, won the Democratic primary from the state's 8th Congressional district on June 29

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Rishi Kumar

Rishi Kumar is running for election to the US House to represent California’s 16th Congressional district and contesting against fellow Democrat and incumbent Anna Eshoo

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Megan Srinivas

Megan Srinivas, an Indian American infectious diseases physician has won the Democratic nomination in Iowa’s House District 30 primary on June 7. If elected, she would be the second Asian American woman to serve in the Iowa House after Swati Dandekar

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Kesha Ram

Kesha Ram, a Democratic Party member of the Vermont state senate, representing Chittenden district, had decided to run for election to the US House to represent Vermont's at-large Congressional district but withdrew. She has now announced her plan to run for re-election for the state senate

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​Aruna Miller

Aruna Miller (Democratic Party) is running for election for Lieutenant Governor of Maryland. She was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing District 15. She was a Democratic candidate for Maryland's 6th congressional district in the 2018 election but she was defeated by David Trone in the Democratic primary

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Nabeela Syed

Indian American Nabeela Syed won the Democratic primary for Illinois state legislature. Syed, 23, won the Democratic primary for the 51st House district. She promises to be an advocate for causes the community members hold dear to their hearts, such as equal rights, healthcare, education, and taxes

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​ Kevin Olickal

Kevin Olickal has won the Democratic primary for Illinois state legislature. He will be running against the Republican candidate in the November elections

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Ashmi Sheth

Ashmi Sheth (Democrat) is a policy writer and supervisor who earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2014. She is running for election to the US House from the Congressional district of New York

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Suraj Patel

Suraj Patel (Democratic Party) is running for election to the US House to represent New York's 12th Congressional district. Born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, he earned a BA in political science from Stanford University in 2005 and then a law degree from the New York University School of Law in 2009

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​Kumar P Barve

Kumar P Barve is a Democrat member of the Maryland House of delegates representing District 17, in Montgomery County. He was the first Indian-American to be elected to a state legislature in the United States. His current term ends on January 11, 2023 and he is running for re-election

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​Dr Arvind Venkat

Dr Arvind Venkat, an emergency room doctor at Allegheny General Hospital, advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 30 on May 17, 2022

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Dimple Ajmera

Dimple Ajmera (Democratic Party), an at-large member of the Charlotte City Council in North Carolina, is running for re-election. Her current term ends in 2022. Ajmera is a certified public accountant and two-term Charlotte City councilwoman

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​Ashwani Jain

Ashwani Jain (Democrat) is running for election for Governor of Maryland. He is on the ballot in the Democratic primary on July 19. Jain received a bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 2012 and a graduate degree from George Washington University in 2017

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1408 days ago
You forgot to mention another super star Padma Kuppa, Michigan House Representative (Democrat -house district 41)
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