US Senator Cory Booker has hired over a dozen Asian American Pacific Islanders, mostly Indian-Americans, for his 2020 presidential campaign which is said to be the largest among the Democratic aspirants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Currently there are nearly two dozen Democratic presidential aspirants, who will be pitted against each other in the party\u2019s primary elections beginning early next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prominent among them include former Vice President Joe Biden, Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard; Senators Kamala Harris, Michael Bennet, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From his national press secretary Sabrina Singh, State operations director New Hampshire Shwetika Baijal to Iowa political director Rishi Bharwani; Booker has hired more than half a dozen Indian-Americans for his presidential campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFrom who we hire to how we engage with one another, we always seek to empower and uplift diverse voices and ensure everyone has a seat at the table. I\u2019m extremely proud of the members of the AAPI community that make up this team,\u201d said Booker, who is a friend of India and Indian-Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s an honor to work for someone who not only believes in inclusive policies for the country, but who hires and empowers a diverse group of people in his staff,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Before joining Cory 2020, Sabrina worked at the Democratic National Committee as the deputy communications director. She is a first generation Indian-American.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among other AAPI members in his campaign team are Deepak Jonnalagedda, Iowa Field Organiser; Sobaika Mirza, Director of Human Resources; Jen Kim, States Chief of Staff; Philip Kim, Nevada State Director; Yash Mori, Videographer and Meena Yi, Director of Design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe makeup of the Cory 2020 campaign staff reflects the diversity of this country, and I\u2019m really proud to be a part of it,\u201d campaign spokesperson Sabrina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prior to Cory 2020, Jonnalagedda was a field organiser for the Iowa Democratic Party and Mirza most recently served as Senior Operations Officer at Avaaz.Mori previously was a digital staffer for Hillary Clinton\u2019s 2016 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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