The First Gen Z Indian American Ashwin Ramaswami who is running for US state legislature has managed to raise over USD 280,000. Which according to the state level is a humongous amount.
Outraising its incumbent opponent Shawn Still, Ramaswami has managed to raise the funds by 22 times as per the latest filing from Feb 1 to April 30.
While this Gen Z candidate has managed to raise the amount over USD 146,000. But his opponent on the other hand, has raised only 6,400 USD.
The two are running for the state senate in the district 48 of Georgia.
As per the latest public campaign finance report, the Indian American candidate has already raised USD 208,000 cash on hand. Due to which, it totals down to over USD 280,000.
Talking about his humongous funds, he expressed his happiness.
“Our latest reports are further evidence that our community values honesty and integrity in our leadership above all,” …. We’ve built a grassroots campaign with unprecedented momentum to ensure we elect a leader who will serve our communities first and foremost: funding our schools, supporting our small businesses, preparing us for the technology of the future, and protecting the right to vote.” said the second-generation Indian American who had built his career in software engineering, election security, and technology law and policy research.
Meanwhile the campaign of this young Indian American has further received endorsement of Congresswoman Lucy McBath of Georgia’s seventh Congressional district.
Talking about this endorsement, Congresswoman Lucy McBath asserts,
”I am endorsing Ashwin Ramaswami’s historic bid for District 48 because he has the vision and experience to fight for Georgians in the state legislature. This seat is the most competitive in the Georgia Senate, making it the top pick-up opportunity for Georgia Democrats.”
A native of Georgia, Ashwin Ramaswami has built his career around software engineering, election security, and technology law and policy research.
He has also worked with nonprofits organizations, startups, and small businesses which make use of technology for public interest and creation of Jobs.
Earlier, he worked as a civil servant at Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) which dealt with cybersecurity and election security.
He has also worked with both state and local election offices to secure 2020 and 2022 elections.