Raja Krishnamoorthi

Raja Krishnamoorthi
Personal details
Born (1973-07-19) July 19, 1973[1]
New Delhi, India
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Priya Krishnamoorthi
Residence Schaumburg, Illinois
Alma mater Princeton University (B.S.E.)
Harvard Law School (J.D.)
Occupation Lawyer, engineer
Website rajaforcongress.com

Raja Krishnamoorthi (born 1973) is a lawyer and engineer, who currently serves as the president of Sivananthan Laboratories in Bolingbrook, Illinois. He is seeking the Democratic nomination in Illinois's 8th congressional district for the United States House of Representatives.

Previously, Krishnamoorthi was Deputy Treasurer of Illinois from 2007-2009.

Early life and education

Raja Krishnamoorthi was born on July 19, 1973 in New Delhi, India. He was 3 months old when his parents immigrated to Buffalo, New York, where his father completed a graduate degree in industrial engineering. In 1980, his family moved to Peoria, Illinois after his father was appointed as a faculty member at Bradley University.

Krishnamoorthi graduated from Richwoods High School in Peoria, Illinois. He earned a degree in mechanical engineering from from Princeton University . After two years in management consulting, he graduated from Harvard Law School in 2000.[2]

Legal career

After law school, Krishnamoorthi clerked for Judge Joan B. Gottschall at the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.[3] He then joined the Chicago law firm of Kirkland & Ellis in 2002.

[4] While at Kirkland & Ellis, Krishnamoorthi was appointed by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan as a Special Assistant Attorney General with the Public Integrity Unit.[2][3] He also served on the board of the Illinois Housing Development Authority.[3] Krishnamoorthi left Kirkland & Ellis in 2007 to become the Deputy Treasurer of Illinois.[2]

Political career

2010 Illinois Comptroller race

In April 2009, Krishnamoorthi resigned from his position as Deputy Treasurer of Illinois and opened a campaign exploratory committee for Illinois Comptroller.[2] In 2010, he sought the Democratic nomination for Illinois State Comptroller, and lost to David E. Miller.

2012 Congressional bid

On May 22, 2011, Krishnamoorthi announced he was forming an exploratory committee to run for the U.S. House seat in Illinois's Eighth Congressional District.[5][6] On March 20, 2012, he was defeated in the Democratic primary by Tammy Duckworth.[7]

2016 Congressional bid

Krishnamoorthi is currently seeking the Democratic nomination for Illinois's 8th congressional district.

Sivananthan Laboratories

Krishnamoorthi serves as the president of Sivananthan Laboratories in Bolingbrook, Illinois, a position he has held since September 9, 2010.[8] The company describes itself as a research, development, and commercialization firm specializing in night vision military technology, solar cells, biosensors to detect weapons of mass destruction, and radiation detectors.[2]

Personal life

Krishnamoorthi resides in Schaumburg, Illinois with his wife and two sons.[2]

References

  1. "Candidate - Raja Krishnamoorthi". Ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Biography". Rajaforcongress.com. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
  3. 1 2 3 "Giannoulias appoints new Deputy Treasurer". State of Illinois. September 12, 2007.
  4. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/11/business/united-air-wins-right-to-default-on-its-employee-pension-plans.html?_r=0. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "Redistricting may boost Krishnamoorthi's Congress bid". The Times Of India.
  6. Constable, Burt (May 21, 2011). "Race in the 8th begins". Daily Herald. Retrieved May 23, 2011.
  7. "Duckworth, Jackson win". Chicago Tribune. March 21, 2012. Archived from the original on April 20, 2012.
  8. "Sivananthan Laboratories Celebrates One-Year Anniversary". Reuters.com. September 10, 2010.

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