India-born college student will be first Republican to challenge Democrat Baldwin for Senate in 2024
Rejani Raveendran's longshot entry would indeed add a new face to the race
India-born college student will be first Republican to challenge Democrat Baldwin for Senate in 2024
Washington: Rejani Raveendran, a 40-year-old India-born college student, has announced her bid for Senate in the US state of Wisconsin, becoming the first Republican to officially contest against Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin.
Raveendran, chair of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point College Republicans, on Tuesday officially launched her run against 61-year-old Baldwin in Portage County.
The announcement made Raveendran the first Republican Senate candidate in Wisconsin with just under a year to go until the primary, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported.
“I have met lots of politicians, lobbyists, and policymakers. Many of them were there for 20, 30 and 40 years. We elect them, send them and they become so comfortable in DC and forget all about us, why we (have) sent them there,” she said on Tuesday while announcing her candidacy.
Raveendran’s longshot entry would indeed add a new face to the race.
The mother of three has not been involved in politics until recently. She joined the Stevens Point College Republicans this year, she said, and only decided to run for Senate after her trip to Washington earlier this summer. She plans to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in political science next year.
During her interview with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel last week, she said, “I see what’s going on in our country,” noting she recently visited Washington.
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