Ro Khanna
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 17th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Mike Honda |
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September 13, 1976 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Democratic |
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University of Chicago Yale Law School |
| Occupation | lawyer politician |
| Known for | Former Deputy Assistant Secretary in the United States Department of Commerce |
| Website | House website |
Rohit "Ro" Khanna /ˈroʊ ˈkɑːnə/ (born September 13, 1976) is an American teacher, lawyer, politician serving as the U.S. Representative for California's 17th congressional district as a member of the Democratic Party. Khanna defeated 8-term incumbent Congressman Mike Honda in the general election held on November 8, 2016, after he ran unsuccessfully for California's 17th congressional district in 2014. Khanna also served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary in the United States Department of Commerce under President Barack Obama.
Khanna is one of only six members of Congress who doesn't take campaign contributions from Political Action Committees (PACs).
Khanna's maternal grandfather, Amarnath Vidyalankar, was part of Gandhi's independence movement working with Lala Lajpat Rai and spent years in jail in the pursuit of human rights and freedom.
Rohit Khanna's parents emigrated to the United States from India before his birth. His father is a chemical engineer who graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and the University of Michigan, and his mother is a former substitute school teacher. Khanna was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1976. He received his B.A. degree in economics with honors from the University of Chicago in 1998, where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. He attended Yale Law School, receiving his law degree in 2001. He specializes in intellectual property law.
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