Indian Americans Contesting for Office

Kamala Harris who became the first Indian-American and the second African-American woman to be sworn in as a US Senator for California in 2016 is the Democratic Vice Presidential nominee for the 2020 election.

Sara I. Gideon is an American politician who is the Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party from Freeport, she represents the 48th district in the Maine House of Representatives. Gideon is the Democratic nominee for the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Maine.

Dr. Rik Mehta is a biotech entrepreneur, innovator, healthcare policy expert and a licensed pharmacist and attorney. Trained at world–renowned Rutgers University as a pharmacist and lawyer, Dr. Mehta has emerged as a top potential candidate for the U.S. Senate seat in 2020

Kulkarni is an American diplomat and politician who is the Democratic nominee for Texas's 22nd congressional district in 2020. In 2018, he narrowly lost a congressional race in the same district to incumbent Congressman Pete Olson. Kulkarni is a member of the Democratic Party.

Republican nominee for Ohio’s 6th District. His parents came to the United States in 1987. Niraj Antani, a staunch Republican who represents District 42 in the Ohio House of Representatives, is running for election to the Ohio State Senate to represent District 6. He was named the 9th most influential Republican under 30 by Newsmax in 2018.

Re-election from California’s 17th Congressional District for the Democratic Party. His parents immigrated to the United States. His maternal grandfather Amarnath Vidyalankar worked with Lala Lajpat Rai. Ro Khanna, a lawyer and an academic who served as the Deputy Assistant secretary in the United States Department of Commerce under President Barack Obama.

Pramila Jayapal who was born in Madras, Chennai and is the first Indian- American woman to serve in the US House of Representatives and the first Asian American to represent the State of Washington at the federal level is running for re-election from Washington’s 7th Congressional District. Re-contesting from Washington’s 7th Congressional District for the Democratic Party.