American Indian Elections 2024 Live: American Indian Candidates in Multiple States

Illinois has contenders like Anusha Thotakura for a school board seat and Nabeel Syed for the House of Representatives. In Georgia, Ashwin Ramaswamy is aiming to become the youngest elected to the state Senate despite facing racial attacks.

In Ohio, Chantel Raghu is running for county commissioner and Pavan Parikh is seeking the county clerk of courts position. Danny Avula of Virginia is campaigning to become Richmond’s next mayor.

New York candidates include Jeremy Cooney and Manita Sanghvi for the state Senate and Zohran Mamdani for the state Assembly. In Texas, a long list of candidates includes Ashika Ganguly for City Council, Karthik Soora for state Senate and Nabil Shike for county sheriff. Ramesh Premkumar, Ravi Sandill, Salman Bhojani and Suleman Lalani are running for various positions including City Council, judges and House of Representatives seats.

In Washington, Manka Dhingra is running for Attorney General, while Mona Das is seeking the position of Commissioner of Public Lands. The wide range of candidates underscores the Indian American community’s growing commitment to representation and influence within American politics.