Crossposted at Asian Pacific Americans for Progress.
What is it with Asian Americans in Louisiana? Why are so many of them running for office down in the bayou?
In addition to the state's Republican Governor Bobby Jindal and the GOP's Congressman Joseph Cao (LA-02), word comes out that there's another Asian American considering a run for public office, this time it's a Democrat and he's potentially running in the 3rd Congressional District. (Of course, this is all dependent on U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon vacating his seat to launch a bid next year for U.S. Senate.)
The newest name to surface as a potential candidate in the fall 2010 election is that of Ravi Sangisetty, a 27-year-old attorney who grew up in Houma and graduated from Vandebilt Catholic in 1999.
A Democrat, Sangisetty is an associate in McGlinchey Stafford’s New Orleans firm and practices in the commercial-litigation section. Prior to joining the firm, he clerked with U.S. District Judge Stanwood R. Duval Jr. of Houma.
Sangisetty’s parents emigrated from India, and both later obtained doctorates. Sangisetty himself graduated from Princeton in 2003 and LSU Law School in 2006.
As for his bid to potentially replace Melancon, D-Napoleonville, Sangisetty said it’s in a conceptual stage, but he may be ready to speak at further length in the near future.
“I’m just spending a lot of time at home right now discussing it with as many people as possible,” he said.
Unfortunately, it seems that Sangisetty was not so successful in his recent appeal for the public's vote. He and his fiancee, Sarah Chaudhry, were up for the "Win Your Dream Wedding" contest sponsored by US Magazine. While the couple failed to make the three finalists, Sangisetty did reveal some of his high ambitions. When asked to name his favorite celebrity, Sangisetty replied John F. Kennedy's.