The ABCD of US politics: American-born Combative Desis face MAGA heat
Indian-American candidates are increasingly running for office across the U.S. political spectrum, moving beyond congressional races to state and local positions. The article highlights the campaign of Saritha Komatireddy, a Republican challenging New York Attorney General Letitia James, as a case study of this growing political footprint.
Why it matters
It documents the diversification of American political representation and the shifting demographics of candidates in both major political parties.
TOI Correspondent from Washington: The daughter of Indian immigrants is challenging one of New York’s most powerful Democrats. In Colorado, an Indian-American Republican is running for attorney general. And across the country, candidates of Indian origin are seeking office under both the Democratic and Republican banners, extending a political presence that is no longer confined to Congress.While much of the attention in the US midterm elections on November 3 is focused on congressional contests and gubernatorial races featuring candidates such as Democrat Ro Khanna in California (for the House of Representatives) and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio (for the Governor’s mansion), the growing desi footprint reaches further down the ballot -- to state attorneys general, legislatures and local government.One of the most striking examples is Saritha Komatireddy, the Republican challenging New York Attorney General Letitia James.
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