Suraj Patel | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Mississippi, U.S. | December 20, 1983
Political party | Democratic |
Education |
Stanford University (
BA) University of Cambridge ( MPhil) New York University ( JD) |
Suraj Patel is an American lawyer, professor, and politician. [1] Patel is a member of the Democratic party, [2] and was a candidate for the newly-created 12th congressional district in Manhattan, New York City. [3] [4] The district covers the northern end of Central Park southward to Union Square. [5]
Patel served in the 2008 Obama Presidential Campaign as an organizer, and later on the advance team for the White House from 2008 to 2016, working on Obama's 2012 reelection. [6] [7] Patel is an adjunct professor at NYU Stern, lecturing on business ethics. [8]
Patel first ran unsuccessfully against incumbent Representative Carolyn Maloney in 2018, and again in 2020. [3] [9] [10] [11]
Patel announced his candidacy for the 2022 US congressional elections on February 14, 2022. [12] [13] He was endorsed by environmental lawyer Steven Donziger in May 2022, by former Democratic presidential and New York mayoral candidate Andrew Yang in June 2022, [14] [15] and journalist Matthew Yglesias. [16] Running against Maloney and Jerrold Nadler in the redrawn 12th congressional district, Patel finished in third place with 19 percent of the vote. [17]
A 30-second campaign advertisement for Patel was required to remove at least one "sensitive" topic before it aired on the streaming service Hulu. [18] [19] The original advertisement had included footage of the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, and references to climate change. [18] [20] [21]
Patel describes himself as a "practical and progressive" Democrat. [22] His platform for the 2022 US congressional election has included a technocratic focus on reducing housing and transit regulation, along with support for rezoning initiatives. [3] A self-described " YIMBY", Patel supports the theory of market urbanism that encourages large-scale infrastructure and zoning reforms to address high housing costs. [23] Patel has advocated for increased road safety standards and reforming street design. [24]
Patel is a proponent of “The Abundant Society” plan, a supply-side progressivism policy targeted at reducing inflation through a combination of tariff reductions, suspending the Jones Act and Foreign Dredge Act, and expanding domestic manufacturing through passing federal spending bills like the COMPETES Act. [25] [4]
Patel has previously advocated for increased competition from challengers in congressional primary races. [26] [27] Patel supports congestion pricing. [28]
Patel was born in Mississippi to parents of Gujarati Indian origin, and grew up in Indianapolis. [29] [30] He speaks English and Gujarati. [31] In 2022, Patel became engaged to Emily Bina, a producer at The Atlantic. [32]
Suraj Patel | |
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Personal details | |
Born | Mississippi, U.S. | December 20, 1983
Political party | Democratic |
Education |
Stanford University (
BA) University of Cambridge ( MPhil) New York University ( JD) |
Suraj Patel is an American lawyer, professor, and politician. [1] Patel is a member of the Democratic party, [2] and was a candidate for the newly-created 12th congressional district in Manhattan, New York City. [3] [4] The district covers the northern end of Central Park southward to Union Square. [5]
Patel served in the 2008 Obama Presidential Campaign as an organizer, and later on the advance team for the White House from 2008 to 2016, working on Obama's 2012 reelection. [6] [7] Patel is an adjunct professor at NYU Stern, lecturing on business ethics. [8]
Patel first ran unsuccessfully against incumbent Representative Carolyn Maloney in 2018, and again in 2020. [3] [9] [10] [11]
Patel announced his candidacy for the 2022 US congressional elections on February 14, 2022. [12] [13] He was endorsed by environmental lawyer Steven Donziger in May 2022, by former Democratic presidential and New York mayoral candidate Andrew Yang in June 2022, [14] [15] and journalist Matthew Yglesias. [16] Running against Maloney and Jerrold Nadler in the redrawn 12th congressional district, Patel finished in third place with 19 percent of the vote. [17]
A 30-second campaign advertisement for Patel was required to remove at least one "sensitive" topic before it aired on the streaming service Hulu. [18] [19] The original advertisement had included footage of the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, and references to climate change. [18] [20] [21]
Patel describes himself as a "practical and progressive" Democrat. [22] His platform for the 2022 US congressional election has included a technocratic focus on reducing housing and transit regulation, along with support for rezoning initiatives. [3] A self-described " YIMBY", Patel supports the theory of market urbanism that encourages large-scale infrastructure and zoning reforms to address high housing costs. [23] Patel has advocated for increased road safety standards and reforming street design. [24]
Patel is a proponent of “The Abundant Society” plan, a supply-side progressivism policy targeted at reducing inflation through a combination of tariff reductions, suspending the Jones Act and Foreign Dredge Act, and expanding domestic manufacturing through passing federal spending bills like the COMPETES Act. [25] [4]
Patel has previously advocated for increased competition from challengers in congressional primary races. [26] [27] Patel supports congestion pricing. [28]
Patel was born in Mississippi to parents of Gujarati Indian origin, and grew up in Indianapolis. [29] [30] He speaks English and Gujarati. [31] In 2022, Patel became engaged to Emily Bina, a producer at The Atlantic. [32]