Rini Sampath, 1st South Asian candidate to be on the poll for the first for the election for the mayor of Washington DC, USA
Tamil Nadu-born Rini Sampath has become the primary South Asian candidate to be on the poll for the first for the election for the mayor of Washington DC.
The 31-year-old authorities contractor from the Democratic Party has primarily based her election marketing campaign on the theme ‘Fix the Basics’ and the promise of “A new DC”.
“I’m not a politician. I don’t owe any special interest groups. It’s time for an outsider who is relentlessly focused on fixing our basic city services,” Samapth says on her marketing campaign web site.
Born in Theni in Tamil Nadu, she got here to the US as a seven-year-old and has been a resident of Washington DC for greater than a decade.
“It’s clear we have a real path to victory. In just four weeks, we made the mayoral ballot as the first South Asian candidate in DC history to do it. That’s what a lean, people-powered campaign can accomplish. Imagine what we could do with the resources to reach every voter across the city,” she mentioned.
Washington DC is dominated overwhelmingly by Democrats and town by no means has had a Republican mayor for the reason that elections to the submit started in 1975. Before that, town was administered by a Board of Commissioners appointed by the US president.
The District of Columbia is run by a popularly elected mayor and a 13-member district council.
“As Mayor of DC, my priority will be to make sure our city lives up to its basic commitments to our residents. Fill the potholes. Stop the catastrophic wastewater spill in the Potomac. Lower prices. Improve 911 wait times,” Sampath mentioned.
The major is scheduled for June 16, whereas the overall election will probably be held on November 3.
Others in the mayoral race are Janeese Lewis George, Kenyan McDuffie, Gary Goodweather, Robert L Gross and Rhonda Hamilton.
Published on April 4, 2026