Indian-American Winners in the U.S. Election

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More than two dozen Indian-American candidates entered the electoral fray for the crucial mid-term elections in the United States in polls that range from state governorship to the House of Representatives and state legislatures to city council seats.

Here’s a who’s who of those Indian-Americans who won and some who are still fighting for seats.

1. Nikki Haley – Ms. Haley, the first woman governor of the state of South Carolina, won a second consecutive term in the U.S. mid-term elections Wednesday. She was contesting against Democrat candidate Vincent Sheheen, an American attorney and politician.

Ms. Haley, 42, is the second Indian-American governor in the United States, the other being Republican Bobby Jindal of Louisiana.

She won her first election to the State House in 2004 and went on to become the first woman governor of the largely Republican state of South Carolina in November 2010, her official website said.

She has expressed support for traditional Republican causes — laws that restrict abortion and backed greater enforcement of immigration laws, according to information on her website.

Ms. Haley is expected to visit India on a 10-day trade mission later this month.

2. Kamala Harris – California’s Indian-American Attorney General Kamala Harris, the first woman as well as the first African American and South Asian to hold the job, was re-elected for a second consecutive term. She beat Republican challenger Ronald Gold.

Ms. Harris previously served two terms as San Francisco’s district attorney before being sworn in as the Attorney general of the state of California on Jan. 3, 2011, according to her official website.

As the state’s chief law enforcement officer, Ms. Harris has “focused on combating transnational gangs that are trafficking guns, drugs, and human beings throughout California,” her website said.

She is the author of the book “Smart on Crime: A Career Prosecutor’s Plan to Make Us Safer.”

3. Janak Joshi – In Colorado, Republican Mr. Joshi won from the House 16 District defeating his Democrat challenger Ryan Macoubrie.

The 31-year resident of Colorado is a retired physician and presently runs a small medical clinic and few dialysis centers.

He studied medicine at the Gujarat University in India and went on to the Health Care Administration, at the University of North Colorado, according to information on his website. His interests include reading and gardening.

4. Prasad Srinivasan – Mr. Srinivasan, a retired physician was elected unopposed on a Republican ticket from Connecticut House 31 District.

Mr. Srinivasan is a graduate of Baroda Medical College in India’s Gujarat state. He was chief pediatric resident at Brookdale Hospital in Brooklyn, New York.

5. Sam Singh – The Democrat state representative is expected to be re-elected to Michigan House 69 District.

He has previously served 10 years on the East Lansing City Council and one term as mayor before becoming part of the state legislature.

His parents migrated to Michigan from India in the 1960s. “From an early age, Singh’s parents taught him the value of giving back to the country that has given them so much,” his website mentioned.

He is the first Indian-American state representative in Michigan. He currently lives in in East Lansing with his wife.

6. Aruna Miller – Ms. Miller, who represented Maryland’s Legislative District 15 in the House of Delegates, retained her seat in the election. She is a Democrat.

Born in the south Indian city of Hyderabad, Mr. Miller has been in the Maryland House since 2010.

As a House representative, she has championed laws to protect children and environment, and promote public safety, her website said.

7. Kumar Barve – Mr. Bharve, 53, the Democrat Majority Leader of the Maryland House of Delegates, also retained his seat.

Before becoming Majority Leader, Mr. Barve was elected as chairman of the Montgomery County Delegation during which he was the legislative leader of the largest county in the state of Maryland.

He has been an advocate of reforms to health insurance.

8. Pramila Jayapal – In the Washington state, Ms. Jayapal was elected to the State Senate seat from the 37th Legislative District.

Born in India, Ms. Jayapal went to the U.S. when she was 16 years old. She studied for an MBA at the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.

A leading national advocate for immigrant, civil, and human rights, Ms. Jayapal has been living and working in the 37th Legislative District for almost 20 years. She has been deeply engaged in local issues of police reform and economic justice issues, according to her website.

In a campaign note, she wrote that she ran in the elections to “to find real solutions to these issues.”

9. Ami Bera – A physician by profession, Democrat Mr. Bera is locked in a tough electoral contest against his Republican opponent Doug Ose, a businessman who has previously served three terms in Congress through 2005.

He was elected to the House of Representatives with a thin margin to represent Sacramento County in November 2012, according to his official website.

Some of his key initiatives include – “sponsoring and helping lead the passage of ‘No Budget, No Pay,’ opposing Congressional pay raises several times, refusing a Congressional pension and leading the charge against Congressional perks,” his website said.

Mr. Bera received a last-minute boost to his campaign with the U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama recorded a telephone message where she appealed to voters in California to vote for him. Last week, former U.S. President Bill Clinton campaigned on his behalf.

10. Rohit Khanna – The young Democrat newcomer Rohit, nicknamed “Ro,” Khanna, is locked in a neck and neck competition with 14-year veteran Republican Mike Honda.

Mr. Khanna, a law graduate, has previously worked at the Silicon Valley law firm where he represented high-tech companies in intellectual property cases. Besides, he is also a visiting lecturer in the Department of Economics at Stanford University, his official website said.

In 2009, he was appointed by President Obama to serve as Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Commerce following which he wrote a book about the state of U.S. manufacturing.

Indian-American Winners in the U.S. Election - India Real Time - WSJ
 
Nearly all Indian-Americans are winners in every aspect of American life. They have the highest per-capita income of all our race/ethnic pigeon holes (higher even than the average Jewish household), and they have the highest incidence of PhD's under one roof. Next to whites, they were far and away the most prevalent demographic I worked with in Silicon Valley. This is why hate groups like the SPLC despises Indian-Americans. They're dark-skinned people who won't cooperate and be toady slaves of the homosexual pedophilia lobby led by the SPLC.
 
Nearly all Indian-Americans are winners in every aspect of American life. They have the highest per-capita income of all our race/ethnic pigeon holes (higher even than the average Jewish household), and they have the highest incidence of PhD's under one roof. Next to whites, they were far and away the most prevalent demographic I worked with in Silicon Valley. This is why hate groups like the SPLC despises Indian-Americans. They're dark-skinned people who won't cooperate and be toady slaves of the homosexual pedophilia lobby led by the SPLC.

Indian parents are BIG on education-------as in----
"I had no choice----either I had to be a doctor or an engineer-----or I would
never qualify to get a wife (husband)----and my mother would die..........
Indians in the USA came to the USA for education and for career opportunity
 
Nearly all Indian-Americans are winners in every aspect of American life. They have the highest per-capita income of all our race/ethnic pigeon holes (higher even than the average Jewish household), and they have the highest incidence of PhD's under one roof. Next to whites, they were far and away the most prevalent demographic I worked with in Silicon Valley. This is why hate groups like the SPLC despises Indian-Americans. They're dark-skinned people who won't cooperate and be toady slaves of the homosexual pedophilia lobby led by the SPLC.

Indian parents are BIG on education-------as in----
"I had no choice----either I had to be a doctor or an engineer-----or I would
never qualify to get a wife (husband)----and my mother would die..........
Indians in the USA came to the USA for education and for career opportunity

Yea, they came here to work their asses off, a strange and nebulous concept to the American left, yet another reason marxists hate them.
 

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