Current Endorsements

Representatives and Federal Candidates: Raja Krishnamoorthi, Rich McCormick, Shri Thanedar, Bhavini Patel, Niraj Antani, Suhas Subramanyam

State Legislators and Candidates: Jenifer Rajkumar, David Brog, Darshana Patel

Local Officials and Candidates: Taral Patel, Arjun Batra, Raj Salwan

Previously Endorsed Officials not up for election in 2024: Jeff Rosen, Murali Srinivasan, Yang Shao, Lisa Gillmor, Arun Goel

More Endorsements To Come!

Representatives and Federal Candidates

Dr. Rich McCormick is an Emergency Physician. Rich has stood with the community on Hinduphobia and Pakistan supported terrorism against Indians in Kashmir and the Kashmiri Hindu exodus. He has strong connections with the local Hindu and Indian American community. Rich is a graduate of Morehouse School of Medicine where he was also student body president, and completed residency in Emergency Medicine through Emory while training at Grady Hospital in Atlanta. He also received his MBA from National University in California. With over 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps and Navy, Rich served in combat zones in Africa, the Persian Gulf, and Afghanistan. As a Marine, he flew helicopters and taught at Georgia Tech and Morehouse College as the Marine Officer Instructor. In the Navy, Rich earned the rank of Commander and served as the Department Head for the Emergency Medicine Department in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Shri Thanedar, an immigrant, scientist, entrepreneur, and father, epitomizes the American dream through his journey from humble beginnings in India to a successful entrepreneur creating over 500 jobs. With an unwavering commitment to the Hindu community, Shri founded the Hindu Caucus to combat Hinduphobia in the US, advocating for concrete steps against attacks and misinformation. He tirelessly works to prevent anti-Hindu legislation in DC, aiming to educate and raise awareness. Additionally, Shri strongly supports the US-India relationship, engaging in discussions with PM Modi to strengthen ties in medicine, energy, and supply chains. Simultaneously, he advocates for increased opportunities for immigrants, pushing for H-1B visa expansion and streamlined green card processes to boost the economy and enrich America's cultural tapestry. Shri believes that collectively, we can pave the way for a brighter, more inclusive America.

Bhavini Patel’s family story proves that the American Dream can still be alive and well in Pittsburgh. Born to a single, immigrant mother from India, Bhavini’s family moved around as her mother worked odd jobs until they found beautiful Monroeville. Bhavini grew up attending the Gateway School District and her main afterschool activity was working in her family’s food truck business, India on Wheels, around Pitt’s campuses. She learned grit and hard work while also listening to customers and beginning to dream big. After graduating high school, she attended Pitt and became a first-generation college graduate. She went on to earn her Masters in International Relations as a Rotary Global Grant Scholar at the University of Oxford. Bhavini is currently an elected official serving on Edgewood Borough Council where she focuses on public safety and listening and serving constituent needs. She most recently worked as the Community Outreach Manager for Allegheny County, where she was very proactive in engaging the Hindu American community on civic issues and broadening the reach of the Allegheny County Executive's Office on understanding and celebrating the unique economic, cultural and religious footprint of Hindu Americans throughout Western PA. In 2020, she was appointed to the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Advisory Board and served as a Biden Delegate in the 2020 Democratic National Convention. She is a Monroeville Rotarian and graduate of the FBI Citizens Academy.

State Senator Niraj Antani was elected to the State Senate in Ohio in 2020, having served 3 terms in the Ohio House of Representatives. He now is running for Ohio’s 2nd Congressional District. He currently serves as the youngest Hindu elected official in the United States and the only Hindu Republican currently at the state or federal level. He is the first Hindu State Senator in Ohio history. Sen. Antani has helped fellow Hindus on the textbook reform effort in California, and has helped educate Republican Members of Congress on India’s decision to abrogate Article 370 to protect Kashmiri Hindus, a decision he supports. In 2023, he introduced a resolution to condemn Hinduphobia and anti-Hindu bigotry in the Ohio General Assembly.

First elected to Virginia’s General Assembly in 2019, Suhas Subramanyam currently serves in the Virginia State Senate representing Loudoun County. He is now running for Congress in Virginia’s 10th Congressional District. Suhas is a small business owner and former Policy Advisor to President Obama, and was the first Indian-American, South Asian, and Hindu to ever be elected into the Virginia General Assembly, and he’s the first and only Virginia legislator to ever take his oath on the Bhagavad Gita. Suhas successfully passed historic legislation to bring down drug costs, prevent toll increases, address safety and gun violence in a meaningful way, and proclaimed the month of October as Hindu Heritage Month in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

State Legislators and Candidates

David Brog is committed to supporting a strong US-India relationship, which is central to his foreign policy vision for Asia.  He's also committed to fighting anti-Hindu discrimination in the United States. As Executive Director of Maccabee Task Force, which has been fighting anti-Semitism on college campuses, he understands how Hinduphobia manifests in academic settings, the media, and in this country’s foreign policy. And he understands how we can defeat such hate.  As a leader of Christians United for Israel, he united the Christian and Jewish communities in defense of Israel and as a bulwark against anti-Semitism from the radical left and right. He sees this Jewish-Christian alliance as a model for how Jews and Hindus can work together to promote their shared values.  David Brog spoke in the Jewish Journal about the importance of the Hindu community: Towards a Jewish-Hindu Alliance Politics can be divisive. But when done the right way, politics can also bring us together. He previously ran for the US Congress (NV-1), coming in a close 2nd in a crowded primary field.

Dr. Darshana Patel is a research scientist, working mom, and school board trustee dedicated to improving the lives of people in our community. She is now running for California Assembly District 76 because she wants to ensure that every person has the opportunity and resources to thrive. Over the past 13 years, Dr. Patel has served on local civic boards, as an elected official, a state Delegate, and as a State Commissioner. These diverse roles have allowed her to better understand the needs of both the Hindu and broader community and learn how state policies directly impact local governments, services they provide, and people they serve. As a school board trustee, she has worked to improve the teaching of Hinduism in her school district, and she has been engaged with many community organizations. Dr. Patel lives in San Diego with her husband and three teenage daughters who are active in the San Diego Indian fine arts community and the Hindu community.

Local Officials and Candidates

 Previously Endorsed Officials not up for election in 2024