The  Washington  Leadership  Program  –  List  of  2012  South  Asian  Candidates    

Abdul Ghani (D) Candidate for Illinois Senate – 24 Lost with 34.10% of the vote

Jack Uppal (D) Candidate for California Congressional – 4 Lost with 38.90% of the vote

Rick Singh (D) Candidate for Florida Property Appraiser, Orange County Won with 53% of the vote

Abrar "Sam" Khan (R) Candidate for New Jersey Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders Lost with 16% of the vote

Janak Joshi (R) Candidate for Colorado House – 16 Won with 68.57% of the vote

Ricky Gill (R) Candidate for CA Congressional District - 9 Lost with 46% of the vote

AJ Johal (NP) Candidate for New Jersey Carteret Board of Education Lost with 40% of the vote

Jass Sangha (NP) Candidate for California Trustee; San Joaquin Delta Community College District; Trustee Area 6 (Alameda) Lost with 37.20% of the vote

Rupali Wadhwan (NP) Candidate for NJ Millburn Board of Ed Lost with 45% of the vote

Akhtar Sadiq (D) Candidate for Georgia Senate - 56 Lost with 32.68% of the vote

Jay Sondhi (NP) Candidate for City Council – Cypress Lost with 18.2% of the vote

Sam Singh (D) Candidate for Michigan State House - 69 Won with 65% of the vote

Mohur Sarah Sidhwa (D) Candidate for Arizona House District 9 Lost with 31.30% of the vote

Jayant Kadakia (D) Candidate for McHenry County Board Lost with 7.95% of the vote

Sanjay K. Dutta (NP) Candidate for Los Rios Community College Trustee Lost with 35% of the vote

Ami Bera (D) Candidate for California Congressional - 7 Won with 51.10% of the vote

Joy Singh (D) Candidate for New Jersey Morris County Freeholder Lost with 13% of the vote

Satish Jasti (R) Candidate for Wayne State University Board of Governors Lost with 19% of the vote

Anu Natarajan (NP) Candidate for California Mayor, Fremont (Alameda) Lost with 5.56% of the vote

Kesha Ram (D) Candidate for Vermont House District 6-4 Lost with 60.27% of the vote

Shahid Malik (R) Candidate for GA Congressional District - 13 Lost with 28% of the vote

Ashi Kothary (NP) Candidate for California Board Member; Centralia School District (Orange) Lost with 14.90% of the vote

Khorshed A. Chowdhury (R) Candidate for NY Assembly District 54 Lost – vote % unknown

Shane Singh (NP) Candidate for CA Sacramento Charter Commissioner Won with 2.3% of the vote

Ashish Mangla (NP) Candidate for Santa Clara School Trustee Lost with 12.30% of the vote

Krishna Jagannathan (R) Candidate for NJ Plainsboro Township Lost with 15% of the vote

Sam Singh (D) Candidate for Michigan State House - 69 Won with 65% of the vote

Atif Nazir (NP) Candidate for New Jersey Piscataway Board of Education Won with 25% of the vote

M. J. Khan (R) Candidate for Texas House District 137 Lost with 34% of the vote

Shanti Gandhi (R) Candidate for Kansas State House - 52 Won with 55% of the vote

Aziz Akbari (NP) Candidate for California Mayor, Fremont (Alameda) Lost with 25.83% of the vote

Manan Trivedi (D) Candidate for PA Congressional District 6 Lost with 43% of the vote

Shanti Narra (D) Candidate for NJ New Brunswick Township Council Won with 31% of the vote

Azra Baig (NP) Candidate for New Jersey South Brunswick Board of Education Lost with 15% of the vote

Mohammed Nadeem (NP) Candidate for CA Santa Clara Seat 3 Lost with 38.4% of the vote

Shawn Desai (D) Candidate for Michigan State House - 47 Lost with 32% of the vote

Balaji R. Venkatraman (NP) Candidate for California Board

Mohur Sarah Sidhwa (D) Candidate for Arizona House District 9

Sheikh Rahman (D) Candidate for Georgia State House -

Member; Evergreen School District (Santa Clara) Lost with 28.25% of the vote

Lost with 31.30% of the vote

150 Lost with 33% of the vote

Balwant Singh Sandhu (NP) Candidate for California City Council, Lathrop (San Joaquin) Lost with 7.12% of the vote

Nuran Nabi (D) Candidate for NJ Plainsboro Township Won with 33% of the vote

Soumitra Rathod (NP) Candidate for New Jersey Livingston Board of Ed Lost with 20% of the vote

Balwinder Singh (NP) Candidate for New Jersey Old Bridge Board of Education Lost with 13% of the vote

Omkar Ranade (NP) Candidate for CA Rnacho Simi Rec and Park District Lost with 5.5% of the vote

Sheikh Rahman (D) Candidate for Georgia State House - 150 Lost with 33% of the vote

Bikram Mohanty (D) Candidate for Georgia Senate – 8 Lost with 37.74% of the vote

Prasad Srinivasan (R) Candidate for Georgia Senate – 8 Lost with 37.74% of the vote

Sridhar Rangaswamy (NP) Candidate for Florida Soil & Water District 5, Orange County Lost with 16% of the vote

Brajesh Singh (R) Candidate for New Jersey Piscataway Council At-Large Lost with 9% of the vote

Puneet Sharma (NP) Candidate for CA Camarillo City Council Lost with 11% of the vote

Syed "Tony" Shah (NP) Candidate for California San Lorenzo Unified School District Board Member Lost with 17% of the vote

CJ Jawahar (NP) Candidate for California Board of Education Trustee Lost with 11% of the vote

Raaheela Ahmed (D) Candidate for MD PG County Board of Education Lost with 47% of the vote

Syed Taj (D) Candidate for Michigan Congressional District - 11 Lost with 44% of the vote

D. Raja (R) Candidate for Pennsylvania Senate – 37 Lost with 47.30% of the vote

Raghu P. Mathur (NP) Candidate for CA Laguna Hills City Council Lost with 20.6% of the vote

Upendra Chivukula (D) Candidate for New Jersey Congressional District - 7 Lost with 40% of the vote

Deepka Lalwani (NP) Candidate for California City Council, Milpitas (Santa Clara) Lost with 15.95% of the vote

Rajeev Madnawat (NP) Candidate for CA Milpitas City Council Lost with 13% of the vote

Vin Sawhney (NP) Candidate for California Eden Township Health Care District Director Won with 45% of the vote

Doddanna Krishna (NP) Candidate for California Member, Board of Directors; Antelope Valley Health Care District (Los Angeles) Won with 20.71% of the vote

Rakesh Sharma (NP) Candidate for CA Milpitas City Council Lost with 11.5% of the vote

Vinay Rao (NP) Candidate for California Valley Health System; District 7 Director Won with 41% of the vote

Dr. Lakshmi Kode Sammarco (D) Candidate for Ohio Coroner, Hamilton County Won with 58.63% of the vote

Ravi Yalamanchi (NP) Candidate in Michigan Board of Trustees Member Oakland Community College Lost with 1% of the vote

Wasim Khan (D) Candidate for New Jersey Morris County Freeholder Lost with 12% of the vote

Harmeet Dhillon (R) Candidate for California Senate – 11 Lost with 15.50% of the vote

Rekha Sharma (R) Candidate for Missouri House – 68 Lost with 21.5% of the vote

Zakir Bengali (NP) Candidate for Maryland Frederick County Board of Education Won with 18% of the vote

Harmesh Kumar (NP) Candidate for California City Council, Concord (Contra Costa) Lost with 13.42% of the vote

Reshma Karipineni (NP) Candidate for California Fremont School District Lost with 18.50% of the vote

 

List  compiled  by  WLP  Board  Member  Nisha  Jain  For  more  info  contact  wlp@thewlp.com