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Raja Krishnamoorthi
Official portrait, 2017
Raja Krishnamoorthi
BornSubramanian Raja Krishnamoorthi
7/19/1973
BirthplaceNew Delhi, India
NationalityAmerican
OccupationAttorney, politician
Known forU.S. Representative for Illinois's 8th congressional district; first Indian American ranking member of a full committee in the U.S. Congress
EducationPrinceton University (B.S.E.)
Harvard Law School (J.D.)
Spouse(s)Priya Krishnamoorthi
Children3
WebsiteOfficial 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

  1. ↑ "2026 U.S. Senate candidate profile: Illinois Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi". CBS News. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  2. ↑ "KRISHNAMOORTHI, Raja". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  3. ↑ "Krishnamoorthi Vows to Fight for the Middle Class in Congress". NBC Chicago. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Democrat new leaders: Donald Trump resistance in Washington". The Guardian. 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  5. ↑ "About Raja". Raja for Congress. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  6. ↑ "Krishnamoorthi Vows to Fight for the Middle Class in Congress". NBC Chicago. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  7. ↑ "Illinois House District 8: Krishnamoorthi vs. DiCianni". The New York Times. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  8. ↑ "6 Illinois Democrats Skipping Out on Swearing In". Chicago Tonight, WTTW. 2017-01-20. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  9. ↑ "Refugees, Visa and Green Card Holders Detained, Turned Away at O'Hare". Chicago Tonight, WTTW. 2017-01-29. Retrieved 2026-02-24.
  10. ↑ "Raja Krishnamoorthi: 'Worst executive order you could draw up to unify the country'". WGN Radio. 2017-01-29. Retrieved 2026-02-24.