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Our 2010 Endorsed Candidates


  • Sam Arora, Candidate for Delegate, Maryland District 19
  • Ami Bera, Candidate for U.S. Congress, California District 3
  • Hansen Clarke, Candidate for U.S. Congress, Michigan District 13
  • Raj Goyle, Candidate for U.S. Congress, Kansas District 4
  • Kamala Harris, Candidate for Attorney General, California
  • Ravi Sangisetty, Candidate for U.S. Congress, Louisiana District 3
  • Manan Trivedi, Candidate for U.S. Congress, Pennsylvania District
 

Sam Arora

Candidate for Delegate, Maryland District 19

Sam Arora is an advocate and small businessman with more than a decade of experience of working in public service and organizing for progressive Democrats. Arora grew up in Derwood, MD and his experience in government includes positions in the U.S. Senate and clerkships with the criminal appellate division of the U.S. Attorney's Office and Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler.

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Sam Arora

Ami Bera

Candidate for U.S. Congress, California District 3

Ami Bera is a native of California with over fifteen years of dedicated service as a physician, public administrator and visionary leader. The youngest of three boys, Dr. Bera's parents immigrated to the United States from India in the 1950s. He grew up in a vibrant household, benefitting from the traditional values of hard work, educational discipline and social responsibility.

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Ami Bera

Hansen Clarke

Candidate for U.S. Congress, Michigan District 13

Michigan State Senator Hansen Clarke, a native of the 13th Congressional District of Michigan, spent most of his life on the east-side of Detroit near Mack and Baldwin. His mother, who became a single parent after his father died when he was eight, raised him on her school crossing-guard salary. Money was tight, but love and support was plentiful.

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Hansen Clarke

Raj Goyle

Candidate for U.S. Congress, Kansas District 4

Kansas State Representative Raj Goyle is in his second term representing the 87th District in the Kansas House of Representatives. Called a "rising star" by the Wichita Eagle, Goyle is committed to a bipartisan, common sense approach to lawmaking. Goyle is Ranking Member on the Veterans/Homeland Security Committee and serves on the Judiciary Committee.

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Raj Goyle

Kamala Harris

Candidate for Attorney General, California

In December 2003, Kamala Harris was elected as the first woman District Attorney in San Francisco's history, and as the first African American woman and South Asian American woman in California to hold the office. She was overwhelmingly reelected to a second term in November 2007.

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Kamala Harris

Ravi Sangisetty

Candidate for U.S. Congress, Louisiana District 3

Ravi grew up along the Intracoastal Waterway in Terrebonne Parish, where he attended Vandebilt Catholic High School. There, his academic and athletic dedication earned him admission to Princeton University. While pursuing his degree in political science, Ravi developed a strong devotion to public policy, especially in the area of coastal restoration.

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Ravi Sangisetty

Manan Trivedi

Candidate for U.S. Congress, Pennsylvania District

From boots on the battleground to scrubs in the emergency room, Manan Trivedi has been on the frontlines of the most pressing issues that our nation faces. Growing up the son of a plant worker, becoming a physician, a serving as a Naval Officer and a decorated Iraq War Veteran has prepared Manan for the frontlines of Congress.

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Manan Trivedi

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