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NRI RO Khanna, California Lawyer in race for elections in November 2022

Washington, August 02, 2022
NRIpress.club/Ramesh/ A.Gary Singh

Ro Khanna (Democratic Party) is a member of the US House representing California's 17th Congressional district.

He assumed office on January 3, 2017. His current term ends on January 3, 2023. Khanna is running for re-election and is on the ballot in the general election on November 8, 2022.
He advanced from the primary on June 7.

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NRI Ro Khanna named Democratic Vice Chair
of Congressional India Caucus

Washington, December 17, 2020
NRIpress.club/Ramesh/ A.Gary Singh

NRI Congressman Ro Khanna, who represents the Silicon Valley in the US House of Representatives, has been named as Democratic Vice Chair of the Congressional India Caucus.

Khanna, who was recently elected for a third consecutive term from the congressional district representing Silicon Valley, is being considered as a potential contender to fill the US Senate seat from California that will fall vacant in January after Kamala Harris is sworn in as the country's vice president.

 

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NRI Congressman Ro Khanna  appointed to COVID-19 advisory council by Donald Trump

Washington, April 17, 2020
NRIpress.club/Ramesh/ A.Gary Singh

NRI Congressman Ro Khanna has been appointed to President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 advisory council.

Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17) released the following statement following the first Advisory Council conference call with President Trump:

  • The American people need action, support, and direction from the federal government. The Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program just ran out of the funds to keep Main Street afloat.

  • Millions of Americans are filing for unemployment every week. That’s why I, along with several of my Democratic colleagues, decided to accept President Trump’s invitation to serve on the White House Coronavirus Advisory Council.

  • Though we continue to share obvious and pronounced disagreements, the task at hand is too important for partisanship. As a member of the Council, I will continue to fight to get working class Americans the relief they need to make it to the other side of COVID-19.

  • I will call for massive investment in advanced manufacturing, in innovative scientific advancement, and in smart technology. Already, we have seen that America was too dependent for crucial medical equipment and electronics on China, Germany and other nations. Like Eisenhower did during the Cold War, we can reshape the future of American industry to rebuild our economy if we harness the power of American innovation.

“The American people need action, support, and direction from the federal government. The Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program just ran out of the funds to keep Main Street afloat. Millions of Americans are filing for unemployment every week,” Khanna said , “That’s why I, along with several of my Democratic colleagues, decided to accept President Trump’s invitation to serve on the White House Coronavirus Advisory Council.”

“As a member of the council, I will continue to fight to get working class Americans the relief they need to make it to the other side of COVID-19,” he said.

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Silicon Valley NRI elected for California's 17th congressional district

Ro Khanna topples veteran Congressman to enter House of Representatives

  New York, Nov 9 (IANS) Ro Khanna defeated the eight-term veteran Mike Honda on Tuesday in his second try to enter the House of Representatives after a bitter contest.

Khanna, who served as former Vice President Al Gore's chief of staff, will represent the heart of Silicon Valley in a constituency where many tech giants like Apple, Facebook, Google and Oracle are located. It is also the only one in mainland America with an Asian American majority.

Former President Jimmy Carter endorsed Khanna, while Honda failed to get President Barack Obama's backing this time.

During the heated campaign, Honda filed a federal suit against Khanna's campaign manager, Brian Parvizshahi, alleging that he illegally accessed Honda's list of donors and other records. Parvizshahi resigned from the Khanna campaign.

Honda was under an investigation by the House Ethics Committee on allegations that he used Congressional staff for campaign work.

Forty-year-old Khanna has a law degree from Yale University and specialised in intellectual property law.

He has been a Deputy Assistant Commerce Secretary and a member of the White House Business Council. He teaches economics at Stanford University and law at Santa Clara University.

Khanna is married to Ritu Ahuja.

 

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BIO

He is s an NRI American teacher, lawyer, politician, and the member-elect for California's 17th congressional district. He served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary in the United States Department of Commerce under President Barack Obama. Khanna is a member of the Democratic Party and was an unsuccessful candidate for the United States House of Representatives in California's 17th congressional district in 2014.

  • In 2015, Khanna announced that he would again run for United States House of Representatives in California's 17th congressional district.
  • In the June 7, 2016 primary, Khanna earned more votes than incumbent Mike Honda. Because of California's Top Two Primaries system, the two faced each other again in the November general election. Khanna defeated Honda in the general election held on November 8, 2016

Ro's parents immigrated to the United States—coming from India to seek opportunity and a better life for their children. Ro was born in Philadelphia in 1976, and learned the value of education and hard work from his parents. Ro’s father studied engineering at the University of Michigan; his mother was a substitute teacher. Ro benefited from a quality public school education and took out student loans to attend great universities, which he is still paying off today. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in economics from the University of Chicago, and received a law degree from Yale University. Ro is currently a Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at Smart Utility Systems, an energy efficiency company with an office in Santa Clara. The company produces software for water conservation and for reducing electricity consumption.

 

   

 

NRI American teacher, lawyer, politician, and the member-elect for California's 17th congressional district.

  • Ro's parents immigrated to the United States—coming from India to seek opportunity and a better life for their children. Ro was born in Philadelphia in 1976, and learned the value of education and hard work from his parents. Ro’s father studied engineering at the University of Michigan; his mother was a substitute teacher