17 NRIs are running for various offices in the US elections on Nov. 2004


    New York, Nov. 01, 2004
    NRI Press

    1. Atul Mitra (Democrat) is running for the New Haven School District Board, Alameda County, California

    2. 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.

    3. Eduardo Bhatia (Popular Democratic Party) is running for mayor of San Juan, capital of Puerto Rico.

    4. George James (Republican), running for Westwood Township Council in New Jersey

    5. Kash Gill (Republican) is also running for the Yuba City Council in California.

    6. Mital Gandhi is running for the Advisory Neighborhood Commission of Northwest Washington

    7. Nikki Randhawa-Haley (Republican) is running for the South Carolina State Assembly from District 87.

    8. 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.

    9. Rakesh Sharma (Democrat) is running for City Council of Fremont, California.

    10. Shantu Shah is running for Board of Director Position 1, of the Washington County Public Utility District, Oregon.

    11. Sheela Kini (Democrat) is running for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, from District 7.

    12. Sidharta 'Sid' Das (Democrat) is running for the New Hampshire State Assembly from District 27.

    13. Shinku Sharma is running for Saratoga Union School District Board, California

    14. 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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    15. Frank Pallone (Democrat from New Jersey), a co-founder of the Congressional Caucus on Indians and Indian Americans.

    16. Swati Dandekar (Democrat) is running for re-election for the Iowa State Assembly from District 36.

    17. Tej Maan (Democrat) is running for the Yuba City Council, in California.