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Indian American candidates seek historic political milestones in U.S. elections
Several Indian-American candidates are pursuing historic political milestones in upcoming elections across multiple U.S. states.
In Los Angeles, City Council member Nithya Raman is running for mayor in a nonpartisan contest against incumbent Karen Bass. A recent Manhattan Institute poll placed Raman at 38 percent and Bass at 32 percent, with a margin of error of 4.6 percentage points. Raman has centered her campaign on the need for housing development across all city neighborhoods.
In Texas, Democrat Pooja Sethi is contesting the open House District 47 seat against Republican Jennifer Mushtaler. Sethi, an immigration lawyer and chair of the Travis County Democratic Party, won her primary with approximately 76 percent of the vote. If successful, she would become the first Indian American and the first Hindu elected to the Texas Legislature.
In Georgia, Democrat Jyot Singh is running for House District 97 in Gwinnett County against Republican Yassin Moghazy. Singh, who won his May primary with 59.1 percent of the vote, is campaigning to become the state's first Sikh elected official.
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Jyot Singh · Karen Bass · Los Angeles · Nithya Raman · Pooja Sethi
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- [● 3 SOURCES] Nithya Raman is campaigning on the need for increased housing construction across all Los Angeles neighborhoods. asianlite.com · www.socialnews.xyz · yespunjab.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] Democrat Pooja Sethi won her primary for the Texas House District 47 seat with approximately 76 percent of the vote. asianlite.com · www.socialnews.xyz · yespunjab.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] Democrat Jyot Singh won the May 19 primary for Georgia's House District 97 with 59.1 percent of the vote. www.socialnews.xyz · yespunjab.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] A Manhattan Institute poll of likely voters placed Nithya Raman at 38 percent and Karen Bass at 32 percent in the Los Angeles mayoral race. asianlite.com · www.socialnews.xyz · yespunjab.com
- [● 2 SOURCES] Jyot Singh is running to become Georgia's first Sikh elected official. www.socialnews.xyz · yespunjab.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] The margin of error for the Los Angeles mayoral poll is 4.6 percentage points. asianlite.com · www.socialnews.xyz · yespunjab.com
- [● 3 SOURCES] If elected, Pooja Sethi would be the first Indian American and the first Hindu to serve in the Texas Legislature. asianlite.com · www.socialnews.xyz · yespunjab.com