Rahul Srinivasan, USINPAC Director (LNG Initiative) commented: “The focus of our grassroots campaign has been to support two House bills (H.R.6, H.R. 2771) and a Senate companion bill (S.2494).  If passed, the bills are intended to change current law and enable U.S. exports to India.”

Several members of the House Energy & Commerce Committee and co-sponsors of the House Bills addressed the USINPAC-organized legislative briefing.

Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX):  “Like the Blue Bell ice cream company, our motto on LNG should be: We eat all we can, and we sell the rest. Where should we sell it? India.”

Rep. James Lankford (R-OK):  “Exporting LNG is in the geopolitical best interest of the US and India.”

Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX):  “India buys natural gas from countries we don’t like and they don’t like… When I visited India last December, I saw a healthy democracy there … In India, I saw a strong willingness to work with America.”

USINPAC Chairman Sanjay Puri noted:  “Through our regular interaction with lawmakers and their staff, topical Congressional Hearings, and our dialogue with Industry leaders who serve on our LNG Initiative Executive Committee, we are convinced that U.S. LNG export to India will significantly further the U.S.-India strategic partnership.”

Mr. Puri added:  “We would like to see a break-through in the recent impasse in bilateral relations.  An agreement on LNG trade during the September summit between President Obama and Prime Minister Modi will surely re-energize a partnership that is critical in these challenging times.”  A historic first on Capitol Hill to be solely focused on U.S. LNG export to India, this was a point reiterated by the distinguished expert-panel at today’s briefing,: Ankit Desai, Cheniere Energy; Sadanand Dhume, American Enterprise Institute; Dr. David Montgomery, NERA Economic Consulting; Dr. Michael Canes, Logistics Management Institute; Erik Milito, American Petroleum Institute; and Sandra Safro, K & L Gates LLP.

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I truly appreciate the help of USINPAC and its Chair, Mr Sanjay Puri, who have mobilized support across state and constituency lines within the Indian -American community. I am touched by their pro-active engagement, am proud to serve as one of them, and am really looking forward to joining the IMF in this important role.

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Sunil Sabharwal is the first Indian-American to occupy a key administration post at the IMF. He was confirmed by the US Senate to the position of Alternate Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund. Sabharwal was born in New Delhi to an Indian printing entrepreneur and his mother is of Hungarian descent. As a child, Sabharwal moved to Budapest with his mother and in 1983 they fled the Hungarian Communist regime, and received asylum in the US. Sabharwal has impressive academic credentials from The Ohio State University (OSU), London Business School (LBS) and UK’s Institute of Directors (IOD).

In post-Communist Hungary, Sunil Sabharwal was instrumental in setting up the Budapest office of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and subsequently joined its Financial Institutions team in London. Sabharwal spent 10 years in private equity and mergers and acquisitions at GE Capital and First Data/Western Union, and completed numerous investments and sat on several boards. From 2011 to 2013, Sabharwal served as Chairman of the Board of Ogone, a Brussels based European e-commerce payment Services Company during which period he also launched the company’s US and Indian operations.

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I am running to be the first Indian American ever elected to the California State Assembly. The United States India Political Action Committee advocates for issues that are very important to me–job and small business growth, education, and representation at all levels of government. I am honored to have USINPAC’s support.

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Rajiv Dalal currently serves as the executive director of the Multiple Sclerosis Hope Foundation. He was most recently an economic development advisor to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, focusing his efforts on bringing film and television production jobs back to California. In that capacity, he helped engineer and pass the California Film and Television Job Retention and Promotion Act, which has already brought thousands of middle class jobs back to California. As a result of his work, Rajiv was named Public Service Counsel of the Year by the Association of Media & Entertainment Counsel. Previously, he oversaw international corporate affairs for Warner Brothers, CNN, TIME, and HBO.

Human rights and pro-bono advocacy have always been important to Rajiv. After working for Senator Ted Kennedy and for Ambassador Michael Gardner on telecommunications infrastructure development in Africa, Rajiv co-founded and taught at the Samvedana School in India, which helps educate impoverished children in the slums of India. As an attorney at Dorsey & Whitney, Rajiv served as a victim interviewer for the Liberian Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Currently, Rajiv serves as an advisor to several organizations, including Code the Streets, an inner city mentoring program and the Motion Picture Television Fund, a health and social safety net for film industry retirees.

He earned graduate degrees from Columbia University School of International & Public Affairs, Georgetown University Law Center and the University of Oxford. Rajiv lives in La Cañada with his wife Divya and their two dogs, Fozzie Bear and Animal.

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Raja Krishnamoorthi, 41, has a unique understanding of the challenges facing the U.S. economy and their implications for families and future workers.

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Raja Krishnamoorthi, 41, has a unique understanding of the challenges facing the U.S. economy and their implications for families and future workers. With successful experience in both the public and private sectors, he will go to Congress with clear ideas to help more Americans find good jobs and economic security in a changing world.

Raja currently serves as President of Sivananthan Labs and Episolar, Inc., small businesses that develop and sell products in the national security and renewable energy industries. He is a co-founder of InSPIRE, a non-profit organization that provides training to Illinois students and veterans in solar technology, and was formerly Vice-Chairman of the Illinois Innovation Council, whose mission is to promote innovative technologies that support economic growth and job creation in Illinois.

Raja previously served as Illinois’s Deputy Treasurer, where he helped revamp the state’s unclaimed property system by using technology to increase the amount of property returned to taxpayers while cutting the program’s costs. He also helped run the state’s technology venture capital fund, assisting in the creation of hundreds of good-paying jobs in Illinois. In 2006, Raja was appointed by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan to serve as Special Assistant Attorney General in her Public Integrity Unit. He also served as a member of the Illinois Housing Development Authority, where he was Chairman of the Audit Committee.

The son of Indian immigrants to the U.S., Raja was raised in Peoria, Illinois, where he attended public schools and graduated as a valedictorian of his high school class. Raja earned his bachelor’s degree summa cum laude in mechanical engineering from Princeton University and graduated with honors from Harvard Law School. Following law school, Raja clerked for a federal judge in Chicago, served as issues director for Barack Obama’s successful United States Senate campaign in 2004, and became a partner at an Illinois law firm.

Raja is married to Priya, a doctor at a local hospital. They live in Schaumburg with their sons Vijay, 9, and Vikram, 5, who attend public schools in District 54.

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Democrat for North Carolina State Senate

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Jay Chaudhuri

Democrat for North Carolina State Senate

Senate District 16 Represents the Most Diverse District in the State

State Senate District 16 runs from downtown Raleigh to Chatham Square in Cary to Morrisville to Brier Creek.  It encompasses North Carolina State University, SAS, and the Raleigh-Durham Airport.  It is also home to a number of religious institutions, including the Hindu Society of North Carolina Temple, S.V. Temple, and BAPS Temple.

The Election Will be Won By Turn Out, Including Indian-Americans

The election will be won by turning out Democratic voters in the May 2016 primary.  Projected vote totals for the primary will likely comprise between 18,000 to 20,000 voters.  The campaign’s goal will be to reach 40 percent (between 7,200 to 8,000 votes).  A secondary strategy will be to aggressively turn out Indian American voters that already make 1,500 voters.  However, Indian American voters can comprise up to 6,800 voters, almost a third of the primary voters.  This strategy involves deploying significant financial resources to deploy the right message and communications.

Jay Chaudhuri is the Ideal Candidate for this District

Jay Chaudhuri has devoted his life to public service. His hard work and service the last decade and a half to both State Treasurer Janet Cowell and Attorney General Roy Cooper have resulted in his recognition as a national and state leader on a wide range of legal and policy issues by organizations such as the North Carolina Bar Association and the National Association of Attorneys General.  As General Counsel and Senior Policy Advisor to Treasurer Cowell, Jay has helped recover more than $100 million back to the pension and escheat funds. As Special Counsel to Attorney General Cooper, Jay helped lead an investigation by all 50 Attorneys General that resulted in a landmark agreement with the two leading social networking sites, MySpace and Facebook, to better protect children from Internet predators.  Born in Chattanooga, Jay is the son of immigrants who moved to Fayetteville in 1972. He is a product of North Carolina public schools. He is married to Sejal Mehta, a former New York City prosecutor. They have two children and a black lab.

The Campaign Can Win By Meeting Its Financial Goals

Jay has resigned as General Counsel to Treasurer Cowell to devote the personal time necessary to reach voters and raise money.  This district is one of the most competitive districts in the State and will require significant financial resources.  In 2008, both incumbent Senator Josh Stein and his opponent spent $350,000 each in the Democratic primary.  The campaign projects the need to raise $500,000 in the primary in order to deploy the necessary resources to win.

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“Our nation’s capitol needs an elected Indian-American! Thanks to USINPAC for their support.”

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Kishan Putta was elected locally in 2012 and is now the first Indian-American to ever run for high office in our nation’s capital! The DC Council is the equivalent of a State Senate.

Kishan is a former journalist who attended Dartmouth College and Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He moved to DC as a health policy reporter and then transitioned to working on health policy in the nonprofit sector, public sector, and private sector, now as a consultant.

Most recently Kishan helped DC successfully implement President Obama’s health care law. He helpedDC Health Link run a citywide campaign to enroll over 50,000 people in health insurance coverage. Many were sick and needed care. Many had never been covered before and had not had a medical checkup in many years. He was proud to be part of this historic national effort, but even prouder to be able to serve the District. Kishan’s journalism experience (LA Times, Inside Washington) taught him to always view issues from all perspectives and to treat all sides fairly in my coverage. That background has been very helpful in getting results through Kishan’s local and city-wide efforts, working with all sides respectfully, even when they disagree. He was elected to the Dupont Circle ANC in 2012 and spends dozens of hours every week trying to improve District policies and services and to get results for residents.

Kishan has collaborated, persisted, and organized successful community efforts (without any staff or budget) to increase affordable early childhood education opportunities, to make our streets safer, to make our precious greenspaces more usable for more groups/purposes, and to improve transportation (buses/bikes) on some of DC’s busiest corridors, and in underserved areas as well…

FUN-FACT: Kishan has co-written two travel guides: “Let’s Go: Chile” and “Let’s Go: India & Nepal”! You can view Kishan’s record and results HERE and please connect with us on Facebook (kishanfordc) &Twitter (@kishanputta) to follow and interact with us

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“The USINPAC is the most effective and respected Indian-American organization in the world. As an Indian-American, I am grateful that such a group exists in the US to advocate on our community’s behalf. I am honored, humbled, and excited to receive support from USINPAC and I know that, with their assistance and guidance, there is no end to the potential for success in the Indian-American community. With USINPAC’s help, I know I will be elected the first Indian-American Mayor of the great town of Edison, NJ. I look forward to partnering with USINPAC in assistant other aspiring Indian-American candidates for many years to come.”

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Dr. Sudhanshu Prasad, candidate for Mayor of Edison, has always focused on the important things: his family, his community, and public service.

Born in 1953 in Patna, India, Dr. Prasad began a career in a field he knew would make a difference in peoples’ lives.  After completing medical school at the Ranchi Medical Institute, he came to the United States for his residency at OHSU in Portland, Oregon, and Monmouth Medical Center in New Jersey. He was the chair of the Department of Medicine at John F. Kennedy Hospital in Edison from 2002 to 2005, and is currently a partner in a well-respected and successful private medical practice in Rahway, NJ.

Dr. Prasad has lived in Edison – the 5th largest municipality in the state of New Jersey –  for over twenty years with his wife Surabhi, also a doctor, and has two wonderful children: Supriya, age 24, and Sumeet, age 18, who both attended Edison schools and are now in university.

Dr. Prasad is currently serving his sixth year representing the people of Edison on the town Council.  As councilman, he worked behind the scenes to awaken his colleagues to the depth of divisions between police and fire departments with the administration, and more importantly to take action they did not want to take. Dr. Prasad has been outspoken in his support of the right to private property, and vocal in his opposition to the abuse of eminent domain.

Dr. Prasad is endorsed by the Teamsters Joint Council 73, which calls him and his team “all with strong labor beliefs for the working men and women in Edison.” The Teamsters Joint Council 73, represents over 55,000 working men, women and families. Dr. Prasad is also endorsed by Executive Committee of NJPIO, New Jersey Physicians of Indian Origin.  He is running on Column E on Election Day, November 5th, along with a dynamic slate of Assembly and Council candidates.

As Mayor, Dr. Prasad will build consensus and bring respect back into government, will improve our infrastructure and emergency readiness, will revitalize our local economy, and will bring businesses and jobs back to Edison.  Dr. Prasad is the strong leader and visionary thinker that Edison needs and deserves.

Facebook Link:  Dr. Prasad for Mayor
Website Link: drprasadformayor.com
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I thank the Indian American community for their enthusiastic response to my campaign.  I am especially thankful to USINPAC for being a constant supporter of my work in New Hampshire.  It is my sincere desire to successfully serve as a representative in the State Assembly of New Hampshire as a proud Indian American and fulfill my campaign promises.

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FAMILY

Latha has been living in the U.S. since 1986, when she arrived from India.  She has made Nashua her home when she moved here in 1989, and has lived here with her husband Krishna Mangipudi, and two children Sarayu and Vikas.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

She has completed a Master of Science (MSc) in Speech and Hearing from the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing in India which she earned in 1984.  After arriving in the U.S. in 1985, she completed her clinical certification at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Hospital in 1988.  She is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA).

PUBLIC SERVICE EXPERIENCE

Community involvement and public service have been an integral part of her family.  Personally, her first significant involvement was when she took up the responsibility as a co-President of the PTO at Bicentennial Elementary School in 1996.  During her tenure, she:

• increased the volunteer parent participation at the school
• assembled a team of advisors drawn from the community to help drive the technology and computer modernization decisions
• Actively participated and volunteered in helping classroom teachers with advanced math programs
• organized a meeting of PTO teams from the city to represent their interests at the central office

Following this, she was a member of the Nashua School Board from 2002-2004.  During her tenure, a new High School was built and the existing High School went through extensive renovation.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

By profession, she is a trained Speech Language Pathologist (SLP), and she has worked in this field for over 25 years.  During her career, she has worked with all segments of the population, from young children to senior citizens at various hospital settings, group homes and nursing homes providing them with Speech Therapy and related rehabilitation services.
During these engagements, she has had the opportunity to work closely with individuals with Special Needs and with senior citizens.  She has worked diligently to be sensitive to the needs of her clients, and she has often gone the extra mile to advocate for them and their causes by:

• being personally involved and providing the best service possible
• raising awareness of their needs in the local community and at the State
• raising funds for their needs

She  started her career at the Fernald State School in Waltham, MA in 1986.  Here she dealt with patients who had been committed to the center and had been living there all their lives.  She provided therapy services, and helped them with their communication skills.
She  moved to New Hampshire in 1989, and worked at the Nashua Memorial Hospital (now Southern NH Hospital) as a SLP for 3 years, where she provided in-hospital service and service in the community.

She started working for the Nashua Center for the Multiply Handicapped (NCMH) and worked in various capacities at the center from 1998 to 2011.  For the last four years at NCMH, she has worked on a program to help seniors live an independent life in the comfort of their home.

She currently works for Interim Health Care, in Nashua to provide in-home SLP services.

PUBLIC SERVICE INVOLVEMENT

She has also stayed engaged in the community with her involvement in various non-profit organizations.

Activities involving her Community in Nashua:
She has served on the The Nashua Interfaith council for five years of which she was a member-at-large for three years.  This organization tries to bring people of various faiths in the community together to understand and service their needs.

She has served on the Board of Directors of the New Hampshire Charitable Trust for three years, this organization tries to identify and provide monetary assistance for various non-profit organizations in the community.

She has served on the Board of Directors of the New Hampshire Mental Health Association, for one year.  This organization is funded to serve individuals in our state who are living with—and recovering from—mental illness and emotional disorders.

Activities Involving the Indian Community:
In the Indian community, as Volunteer Coordinator of Chinmaya Marutifor about 10 years, she has coordinated cultural education for children in Nashua.  Later as a member of the Board of Directors, she has actively participated in the decisions for building a new cultural center in Andover, MA.
From 2002 – 2013 I served as the New Hampshire Chapter Chairperson of the U.S. India Political Action Committee.  The charter of the committee is to bridge the gap between the Indian Community and the main stream American community by encouraging Indians to participate and get involved in the political process. She has established working relationships with Congressmen, Senators and the White House.  In the capacity as the State Chair, to educate and encourage Indian American participation.

She has been the New Hampshire Chairperson of Akshaya Patra, an organization that delivers about 1.2 million mid-day meals to school children in India.  She has worked for this cause, to create awareness and raise funds for this organization.

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Tulsi Gabbard serves as a Councilmember on the Honolulu City Council, representing over 100,000 constituents within the urban Honolulu community. Tulsi is Chair of the Safety, Economic Development and Government Affairs Committee, and Vice-Chair of the Budget Committee.Previously elected to the Hawaiʼi State House of Representatives at the age of 21, Tulsi earned the distinction of being the youngest legislator ever elected in Hawaiʼi, and the youngest woman ever elected in the nation. While in office, she served on the Education, Higher Education, Tourism, and Economic Development committees. She withdrew from an easy re-election campaign when she volunteered for an 18-monthlong deployment to Iraq with the Hawaiʼi Army National Guard in 2004; itsʼ first major deployment since the Vietnam war. Upon returning home, she attended the Alabama Military Academyʼs Officer Candidate School, and became the first female Distinguished Honor Graduate in the academyʼs 50-year history.Tulsi went on to serve in the U.S. Senate as a Legislative Assistant for Senator Daniel K. Akaka. She advised him on issues relating to veteran affairs, energy and natural resources, judiciary, and homeland security. After two years in Washington, DC, Tulsi deployed to the Middle East a second time, and served as a Military Police platoon leader. Part of her mission included providing training to the Kuwait National Guardʼs Counter-Terrorism Team. For this work, she became the first woman ever to receive an award from the Kuwait National Guard. In addition to her two Middle East deployments, Tulsi has traveled extensively throughout Asia, the Pacific, and Eastern Europe, gaining practical knowledge and understanding of the challenges we face around the world.Tulsi continues to serve in the Hawaiʼi Army National Guard, as a Captain and a Company Commander. Her military awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, The Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal and The Army Good Conduct Medal. She is also a recipient of the German Armed Forces Military Proficiency Badge and the Combat Field Medical Badge.She is also Vice President and Co-founder of a successful environmental nonprofit, Healthy Hawaiʼi Coalition, which focuses on grassroots organizing and advocacy, and education programs for our youth.

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It’s a little hard getting started in this business as an Indian-American running in Minnesota for federal office, but the help of USINPAC has assisted me in overcoming many initial obstacles and made this process that much easier. For that, I am very grateful. I hope to continue my relationship with USINPAC through my campaign and throughout my career in Congress.

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Ashwin Madia was a moderate Republican until 2002, when his positions on social issues and Iraq led him to the Democratic Party. In 2006, Madia volunteered on the DFL campaigns of Grace Baltich, Andy Borene, Senator Satveer Chaudhary, and Wendy Wilde. He announced his run for the 3rd Congressional District seat in 2008 and moved back to Plymouth. After running for Congress in 2008, Madia started his own practice, Madia Law.Ashwin’s parents moved to the U.S. from Mumbai, India. His family settled in Plymouth, Minnesota, where he went to Osseo Senior High School. Later he attended the University of Minnesota, where he became student body president. Eventually he joined New York University School of Law. Madia provided pro bono representation to battered women, disabled children, and immigrants seeking asylum. Madia then joined the United States Marine Corps and completed the Officer Candidate School in Quantico, Virginia. His first duty station was Okinawa, Japan, where he served as a prosecutor, defense counsel, and legal advisor to a Marine Corps commanderand successfully defended a fellow Marine from treatment under the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.Madia also served in Iraq from September 2005 to March 2006 in a non-combat role to strengthen Iraq’s criminal justice system. This job included working with Iraqi judicial officers, U.S. military and civilian officials, and representatives of the European Union and United Nations, as well as briefing top U.S. generals on the status of the rule of law in the country. In July 2006, Madia finished active duty and returned to Minnesota, where he began to work at a local law firm.