NRI, Indian American Sreenu Dandamudi is running
for the state House of representatives.

A former assistant attorney general of Missouri, NRI, Mr. Sreenu Dandamudi announced his candidacy for the Democratic primaries scheduled for August 3, 2004. He was employed by the Missouri Attorney General's Office in St. Louis for the enforcement of Missouri's child support laws.

For the past 14 years, he was very active in the Democratic Party starting in 1990. He has also been a member of Young Democrats of Greater St. Louis, and served as vice president of Mid-County Young Democrats representing Clayton, Creve Coeur, Hadley, Midland and University townships. He was endorsed by Missouri Laborers' Legislative Committee and Physicians for Sound Healthcare Policy.

The Andhra Pradesh-born Dandamudi, who is running from the 64th District, resigned from his position in January to enter the race on a platform of protecting:

• WORKERS' RIGHTS- Jefferson City has recently been bombarded with proposed legislation to take away the rights of working men and women in Missouri. Sreenu Dandamudi knows that these rights were won through hard work and sacrifice and he will work hard to protect them.
  
  
• PUBLIC EDUCATION-Sreenu Dandamudi will work to protect Missouri's public school system. Missouri's education system is grossly under-funded and in desperate need of either revamping or an overhaul, Dandamudi contends, asserting that the state's children have a constitutional right to a good education and the state legislature is failing to provide this right to them.
  
  
• ENVIRONMENT-Sreenu Dandamudi believes that protecting the environment from the onslaught of destructive legislation is essential to the future of St. Louis.

"My interest is based on the fact that I would like to get involved and try to make a difference in what's going on, especially on these four issues which are very close to me. My parents are supportive and enthusiastic. I have a treasurer and have a good team in place. I have a lot of support from the district overall

Mr. Sreenu was raised in St. Louis since he was three years old. He attended Manchester School, Henry School, Parkway West Junior High, and graduated from Parkway West High School in 1990. Graduated from the University of Illinois in 1993 with an A.B. in History. Received an M.A. in International Affairs from American University in 1998. Completed law school at Washington University in 2001 and was sworn into the Missouri Bar in April 2002.