Suraj Patel Explained

Suraj Patel
Birth Date:20 December 1983
Birth Place:Mississippi, U.S.
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] The district covers the northern end of Central Park southward to Union Square.[4]

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.[5] [6] Patel is an adjunct professor at NYU Stern, lecturing on business ethics.[7]

Electoral history

Patel first ran unsuccessfully against incumbent Representative Carolyn Maloney in 2018, and again in 2020.[8] [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]

Political positions

Patel describes himself as a "practical and progressive" Democrat.[20] 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. A self-described "YIMBY", Patel supports the theory of market urbanism that encourages large-scale infrastructure and zoning reforms to address high housing costs.[21] Patel has advocated for increased road safety standards and reforming street design.[22]

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.[23] [3]

Patel has previously advocated for increased competition from challengers in congressional primary races.[24] [25] Patel supports congestion pricing.[26]

Personal life

Patel was born in Mississippi to parents of Gujarati Indian origin, and grew up in Indianapolis.[27] [28] He speaks English and Gujarati.[29] In 2022, Patel became engaged to Emily Bina, a producer at The Atlantic.[30]

Selected works

References

  1. News: Goldmacher . Shane . Mays . Jeffery C. . 2018-06-21 . For Democrats Challenging Party Incumbents, Insurgency Has Its Limits . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-07-11 . 0362-4331.
  2. Web site: Goba . Kadia . Suraj Patel Is Running In A Chaotic Primary Against Two Incumbent Democrats . 2022-07-11 . BuzzFeed News . en.
  3. News: Fandos . Nicholas . 2022-07-14 . In Battle to Beat Democratic Titans, a Lawyer in Sneakers Bets on Youth . en-US . The New York Times . 2022-07-14 . 0362-4331.
  4. Web site: Durkin . Erin . Nadler, Maloney could face off in primary with redrawn district . 2022-07-11 . POLITICO . en.
  5. Web site: Kornbluh . Jacob . 2020-04-13 . Former Obama staffer Suraj Patel tries his luck again against Rep. Maloney . 2022-07-12 . Jewish Insider . en-US.
  6. Web site: Chidan. Rajghatta. Jul 19, 2020 . Indian-American rookie shakes party establishment in Democrat primary; Suraj Patel could be first desi lawmaker from NYC - Times of India . 2022-07-12 . The Times of India . en.
  7. Web site: Baxley . Julia . 2019-09-26 . Stern Professor Prepares for Second Congressional Run . 2022-07-12 . Washington Square News.
  8. Web site: Parrott . Max . 2022-06-15 . A look at Suraj Patel, the YIMBY candidate . 2022-07-11 . www.amny.com . en-US.
  9. Web site: Suraj Patel to challenge Carolyn Maloney again . 2022-07-11 . www.ny1.com . en.
  10. News: Fandos . Nicholas . Nicholas Fandos . 2022-05-30 . Maloney vs. Nadler? New York Must Pick a Side (East or West). . en-US . . 2022-07-11 . 0362-4331.
  11. Web site: 2022-07-24 . One thing voters agree on: Fresh voices needed in politics . 2022-07-25 . AP NEWS . en.
  12. Web site: Suraj Patel to challenge N.Y. Rep. Carolyn Maloney for third election in a row . 2022-07-11 . New York Daily News.
  13. Web site: Axelrod . Tal . 2022-02-14 . New York Democrat Suraj Patel sets up rematch against Maloney . 2022-07-12 . The Hill . en-US.
  14. Web site: Yang Backs Patel Over Heavyweights Nadler, Maloney in Heated NYC Congress Battle . 2022-07-11 . NBC New York . en-US.
  15. Web site: Sirota . Sara . Steven Donziger, Lawyer Who Fought Big Oil, Endorses Suraj Patel for Congress . 2022-07-11 . . en.
  16. Web site: Yglesias . Matthew . It would be awfully nice to see someone with as clear and insightful a vision as @surajpatelnyc make it to congress. . 2022-07-12 . Twitter . en.
  17. News: Fandos . Nicholas . Nicholas Fandos . Nadler Routs Maloney in Marquee Showdown of Bruising New York Primaries . 24 August 2022 . . 24 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220824104911/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/23/nyregion/new-york-primary-nadler.html . 24 August 2022 . live . en.
  18. Web site: 2022-07-13 . Hulu Demanded Democratic Candidate Cut 'Sensitive' Issues Like Abortion and Guns from Campaign Ad . 2022-07-13 . . en-us.
  19. News: 2022-07-22 . Hulu Rejects Campaign Ads as Politics Collide With Streaming TV . en . Bloomberg.com. 2022-07-25.
  20. Web site: Suraj Patel 2022 . 2022-07-11 . Suraj Patel 2022 . en-US.
  21. Web site: 2022-06-30 . Challenger Suraj Patel Airs First TV Ads In Race Against New York's Maloney, Nadler . 2022-07-11 . HuffPost . en.
  22. Web site: 2022-08-02 . Suraj Patel: Feds Can Do Better on Transit, Bike Lanes and Road Violence (So Where are Nadler and Maloney?) . 2022-08-06 . Streetsblog New York City . en-US.
  23. Web site: Patel . Suraj . The Abundant Society: How To Build A Better America - For Everyone . 2022-07-11 . Gotham Gazette . en-gb.
  24. News: Analysis The Trailer: Five takeaways from another big fundraising quarter . en-US . Washington Post . 2022-07-12 . 0190-8286.
  25. Web site: Against the Democratic Party's challenger-consultant blacklist . 2022-07-12 . New York Daily News.
  26. Web site: 2022-06-12 . Congressional candidate talks high rent, crime in NYC . 2022-07-11 . PIX11 . en-US.
  27. Web site: Kalan . David . March 5, 2020 . Full Q&A with Stern adjunct professor and congressional candidate Suraj Patel . July 12, 2022 . The Stern Opportunity . en-US.
  28. News: Bharat Yagnik. July 21, 2022 . Gujarati ex-Obama aide contests NY seat for US Congress - Times of India . July 25, 2022 . The Times of India . en.
  29. Web site: Mehta . Dhrumil . January 28, 2021 . Many South Asian Americans Tap Into Their Community To Kick-Start Their Political Careers . July 12, 2022 . FiveThirtyEight . en-US.
  30. News: RICHARD JOHNSON: Suraj Patel, who is running for Congress, just got engaged . August 5, 2022 . New York Daily News.
  31. Patel . Suraj . 2012 . Delayed Justice: A Case Study of Texaco and the Republic of Ecuador's Operations, Harms, and Possible Redress in the Ecuadorian Amazon . Tulane Environmental Law Journal . 26 . 1 . 71–110 . 24673677 . 1047-6857.
  32. Web site: Patel . Suraj . The Pandemic Shows Why the U.S. Must Invest in Public Research . 2022-07-12 . Scientific American Blog Network . en.

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