Indian American candidates raise $26M |
Federal Election Commission figures show that a dozen Indian American political candidates running for Congress in the midterm election next month have raised more than $26 million for their respective campaigns. Six of those candidates have outraised their opponents, according to the FEC filings.Incumbent U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ro Khanna, Pramila Jayapal and Ami Bera have all outraised their opponents, while challengers Hiral Tipirneni and Aftab Pureval have outraised the incumbents in Arizona`s 8th Congressional District and Ohio`s 1st Congressional District, respectively.If those who outraised win, the number of Indian Americans in the House would jump from the current four to six. Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill., has raised more than $5 million, topping the list, according to the FEC.
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