Indian-American Surgeon Jumps Into U.S. Congressional Race

Thursday, 17 April 2014, 00:35 IST
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Growing up in a hard-working middle class family taught Kumar the values he will bring to Washington, the release said.

Meanwhile, the lone Indian-American House member Ami Bera Tuesday announced that his campaign raised over $485,000 in the first quarter of 2014. The campaign has nearly $1.5 million cash on hand.

The vast majority of Bera's support is local, with 85 percent of individual donations this quarter coming from California.

Additionally, more than 73 percent of those contributions were $100 or less, his campaign said.

"I am so grateful for the incredible continued help from our grassroots supporters who make this campaign possible," said Bera, who represents California's Sacramento County in Congress

"It's just further confirmation that Sacramento County families want a problem solver who keeps his promises and puts them ahead of politics representing them in Congress," he said.
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Source: IANS