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17 NRIs are running for various offices
in the US elections on Nov. 2004
New York, Nov. 01, 2004
NRI Press
- Atul Mitra (Democrat) is running for the New Haven School
District Board, Alameda County, California
- Bobby Jindal (Republican) is running for the House of Representatives
from Louisiana's 1st Congressional District. He is expected to win
and become the only Indian American to make it to the US Congress
after Dilip Singh Saund.
- Eduardo Bhatia (Popular Democratic Party) is running for
mayor of San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico.
- George James (Republican), running for Westwood Township
Council in New Jersey
- Kash Gill (Republican) is also running for the Yuba City
Council in California.
- Mital Gandhi is running for the Advisory Neighborhood Commission
of Northwest Washington
- Nikki Randhawa-Haley (Republican) is running for the South
Carolina State Assembly from District 87.
- Rano Singh (Democrat) is running for the Arizona House of
Delegates from District. 7. Jay Rao (Republican) is running for secretary
of state in North Carolina.
- Rakesh Sharma (Democrat) is running for City Council of Fremont,
California.
- Shantu Shah is running for Board of Director Position 1,
of the Washington County Public Utility District, Oregon.
- Sheela Kini (Democrat) is running for the San Francisco Board
of Supervisors, from District 7.
- Sidharta 'Sid' Das (Democrat) is running for the New Hampshire
State Assembly from District 27.
- Shinku Sharma is running for Saratoga Union School District
Board, California
- Sylvester Fernandez (Republican) is running for the House
of Representatives from New Jersey's 6th Congressional District. He
is running against Rep
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- Frank Pallone (Democrat from New Jersey), a co-founder of
the Congressional Caucus on Indians and Indian Americans.
- Swati Dandekar (Democrat) is running for re-election for
the Iowa State Assembly from District 36.
- Tej Maan (Democrat) is running for the Yuba City Council,
in California.
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