He won 42.2% of the vote in the 2022 congressional election against a long-term incumbent. Rishi has achieved this through the power of a grassroots movement, engaging in conversations at 150,000 doors with the help of thousands of volunteers and the involvement of more than 2,000 student interns. Rishi’s ethics-in-politics, clean money campaign - over $1.7 million of clean money invested in voter outreach - is part of a national movement to overturn Citizens United and return elections to the people. Money can’t buy voter’s trust or sway smart voters, people-centric agendas prevail, not glitzy mailers and TV ads
Rishi is the only candidate in this race with a record of fighting for the people and winning. He has reduced crime, rejected tax increases, and pushed back against many San Jose Water Company and PG&E rate increases, rejecting many of them. Rishi dropped burglaries by a historic 50% in his city - the highest drop compared to any other Santa Clara or San Mateo County city - and was honored to be reelected with the highest vote in Saratoga's history. Rishi fights for the people, not powerful special interests!
Rishi isn’t part of Sacramento’s culture of corruption, and he wasn’t hand-picked by power brokers to run for Congress. Rishi Kumar is not a tax-and-spend career politician, but a committed public servant who understands first-hand how difficult it can be to earn a living and raise a family in today’s world. Rishi is the only effective accelerationism (e/acc) candidate in this race, with deep roots in the tech industry and an immersive understanding of Silicon Valley's innovation economy – qualities that are essential for a congressional representative from this region. His role today as a software C-level executive provides him with deep insights into the opportunities and challenges of AI automation and the innovation economy. More than ever, our congressional district needs informed, diligent, tech-savvy leadership.
Rishi is unwavering in his commitment to represent the people faithfully. He will never sell out! His campaign emphasizes ethics in politics. Rishi believes that public service is actually pretty straightforward when you’re not for sale. Truth told, staying bold, never sold!
Recent polls show that Rishi is on top in a crowded field of 11 candidates. He’s building on the landmark result in 2022 and is poised to win!
MEDIA CONTACT
Julie Lafreniere: Director, Press & Media Relations
Kumar for Congress
(408) 805-5993
www.RishiKumar.com
