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Jenifer Rajkumar endorsed by American Hindu Coalition’s NY chapter
The endorsement comes ahead of the city’s primary elections scheduled for June 24.
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Malvika Choudhary - Fri, 20, Jun 2025
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New York State Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar was endorsed by the American Hindu Coalition’s New York Chapter in her bid for the city’s Public Advocate.
Rajkumar, who currently represents 38th district in the New York State Assembly, encompassing parts of Queens, is seeking to become the first South Asian woman elected to the citywide office of Public Advocate. A Stanford Law graduate and University of Pennsylvania alumna, she previously served as a professor at the City University of New York.
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“Thank you to the American Hindu Coalition’s New York Chapter for your support! From securing Diwali as a school holiday to uplifting diverse and emerging communities, I’m proud to be your champion in citywide leadership,” Rajkumar said in a social media post following the endorsement. “Let’s win and make history!”
ENDORSED! Thank you to the American Hindu Coalition’s New York Chapter for your support! From securing Diwali as a school holiday to uplifting diverse and emerging communities, I’m proud to be your champion in citywide leadership. Let’s win and make history! #MadamAdvocate pic.twitter.com/SRDwQeXEEy
— Jenifer Rajkumar (@JeniferRajkumar) June 20, 2025
The American Hindu Coalition is supporting Rajkumar as part of a slate of candidates in the June 24 primary, which also includes Andrew Cuomo for Mayor of New York City and Mark Levine for City Comptroller. The Coalition urged civic participation with the message: “Please get out to vote. Make a difference.”
Earlier this year, Rajkumar also secured endorsements from prominent Indian-American members of Congress. U.S. Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) called her “the future of the Democratic Party in New York,” praising her leadership on women’s rights, health care, and immigrant issues, as well as her role in passing the Diwali school holiday and launching New York’s first Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Commission.
Representative Shri Thanedar (D-MI) described her public service as the “gold standard,” citing her focus on quality-of-life concerns for New Yorkers. Neena Singh, the first Sikh Indian-American mayor in New Jersey (Montgomery Township), also endorsed Rajkumar in April, calling her “the pride of the South Asian American community” for her work on immigrant policy, cultural recognition, and civil rights.
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