Raja Krishnamoorthi
| Raja Krishnamoorthi | |
| Official portrait, 2017 | |
| Raja Krishnamoorthi | |
| Born | Subramanian Raja Krishnamoorthi 7/19/1973 |
|---|---|
| Birthplace | New Delhi, India |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Attorney, politician |
| Known for | U.S. Representative for Illinois's 8th congressional district; first Indian American ranking member of a full committee in the U.S. Congress |
| Education | Princeton University (B.S.E.) Harvard Law School (J.D.) |
| Spouse(s) | Priya Krishnamoorthi |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | Official website |
U.S. representative Tammy Duckworth,Indian American South Asian Dick Durbin.[1] [2] [3] Asian American [4] Juris Doctor [5] [6] [7] Donald Trump.[4] [8] O'Hare International Airport [9] [10] <ref>"Suburban lawmakers descend on O'Hare". Daily Herald. 2017-01-29. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<<ref>"Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi". Congress.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<<ref Dick Durbin Juliana Stratton <ref>"2026 U.S. Senate candidate profile: Illinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi". CBS News. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<<ref>"As Stratton airs ad with anti-Trump expletive, Krishnamoorthi launches first negative TV ad attacking her". Chicago Sun-Times. 2026-02-21. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<<ref>"Attack ads begin in Illinois Senate primary". Punchbowl News. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<<ref>"Ad wars boiling over in U.S. Senate race as Stratton, Krishnamoorthi feud intensifies". Daily Herald. 2026-02-23. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<Robin Kelly,<ref>"Illinois US Senate Democratic front-runners debate PAC funding, ICE". The Daily Illini. 2026-02-21. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<<ref>"Raja Krishnamoorthi emerging as the strongest ally of Jewish voters in Illinois Senate race". Jewish Insider. 2026-02-24. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<<ref>"Krishnamoorthi Announces State of the Union Guest: UIC Student Whose Father Was Detained at Broadview ICE Facility to Join the Congressman at Trump's Address". Office of Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<<ref>"Press Release: Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi Invites UIC Student Whose Father Was Detained to Trump's State of the Union Address". Quiver Quantitative. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<<ref <ref>"Krishnamoorthi Vows to Fight for the Middle Class in Congress". NBC Chicago. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<<ref <ref <ref>"2026 U.S. Senate candidate profile: Illinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi". CBS News. Retrieved 2026-02-24.<Darin LaHood Raj Chetty Akshay Venkatesh Michael Bennet Andy Barr Antonio Delgado <refe
- ↑ "2026 U.S. Senate candidate profile: Illinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi". CBS News. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ↑ "KRISHNAMOORTHI, Raja". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ↑ "Krishnamoorthi Vows to Fight for the Middle Class in Congress". NBC Chicago. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Democrat new leaders: Donald Trump resistance in Washington". The Guardian. 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ↑ "About Raja". Raja for Congress. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ↑ "Krishnamoorthi Vows to Fight for the Middle Class in Congress". NBC Chicago. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ↑ "Illinois House District 8: Krishnamoorthi vs. DiCianni". The New York Times. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ↑ "6 Illinois Democrats Skipping Out on Swearing In". Chicago Tonight, WTTW. 2017-01-20. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ↑ "Refugees, Visa and Green Card Holders Detained, Turned Away at O'Hare". Chicago Tonight, WTTW. 2017-01-29. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
- ↑ "Raja Krishnamoorthi: 'Worst executive order you could draw up to unify the country'". WGN Radio. 2017-01-29. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
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