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Suraj Patel
Democratic
Current Occupation
Attorney and Professor
Previous Occupation
Obama Aide, Small Business Owner, Attorney
Education
BA, Political Science, Stanford University; MPP, Cambridge University; JD, NYU School of Law
Organizational Affiliation
New York Bar Association, The Arena, Urban Upbound, Planned Parenthood, ACLU, NRDX and Equal Justice Initiative
Prior Public Experience
Obama Campaign 2008, Obama Campaign 2012 & White House Advance Associate
Candidate Statement
My name is Suraj Patel. I live in the East Village, and I am running to represent our district, New York’s 12th, because we need new, effective leadership after 26 years of the status quo.
I am the son of Indian immigrants, for whom the halls of Wall Street and the Ivy League were shut off in the early 1960s.
Like many immigrant families, they started a business; I grew up bussing tables, filling vending machines, and doing hotel laundry to build their American Dream.
In one generation, I was able to go to college, become an attorney, and work for President Barack Obama. I am running to restore the promise of New York -- education, opportunity, and mobility -- for every family in New York's 12th Congressional District.
