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Raja Krishnamoorthi

Illinois · 8th

ChamberU.S. HousePartyDemocraticBioguide IDK000391

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Official Biography

Verified July 31, 2026

RAJA KRISHNAMOORTHI, Democrat, of Schaumburg, IL; born in New Delhi, India, July 19, 1973; education: B.S.E., summa cum laude, mechanical engineering and certificate in public policy, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 1995; J.D., with honors, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA, 2000; professional history: lawyer, private practice; law clerk, U.S. District Court for Northern District of Illinois, 2000-02; campaign staffer, Barack Obama presidential campaigns, 2004 and 2008; staffer, Illinois Housing Development Authority, 2005-07; special assistant, Illinois Attorney General, 2006-07; deputy state treasurer, Illinois State Treasurer, 2007- 09; president of research-oriented small businesses; election history: elected to the 115th Congress on November 8, 2016; reelected to each succeeding Congress.

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