Seema Singh as NJ State Public Advocate is the most senior level
Asian-Indian in state government.

New Jersey, April 30, 2004: Seema Singh, an attorney, is the first public advocate since the post was abolished eight years ago by former Gov. Christie Whitman. The public advocate is a state-financed agency that often tackles government on behalf of private citizens. Gov. James E. McGreevey named Seema Singh as New Jersey public advocate.