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Rishi Kumar - a bipartisan congressional candidate

  • Rishi Kumar, a Democrat, is running for District CA-16's seat in Congress for the third straight time in the March 2024 primary election.
  • Rishi will push to restore common-sense legislation. Rishi does not believe in going Left or Right, But Forward; believes in solving problems around him and he has been very effective as a mechanical engineer and tech executive. Rishi has a bipartisan agenda. He wants to keep the 9 Supreme Court judges - no reason to expand. Rishi has moderate fiscal policies, is against increasing taxes and is against wasteful government spending. He reversed a decision by his city; the rest of the council moved forward with a parcel tax for road repair, only to reverse course after feeling the community’s heat with Rishi’s dissenting vote.
  • Rishi’s run is about Ethics-in-Politics. He completely refuses all donations from PACs and Special Interest Groups.
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Meet Silicon Valley's next Congressman, Rishi Kumar

Silicon Valley is poised to finally send a tech savvy Congressional Representative to Washington. Rishi does not believe in the blue states, or the red states - he believes in the United States.

  • Rishi possesses the ability to withstand political pressure, and gets it done for the people, with a bipartisan, common sense platform.
  • Rishi’s motivation is to repair the broken Washington political culture by bringing a new brand of people-driven, rather than lobbyist-driven, politics. Partisan politics are dividing America and destroying its soul!
  • Rishi loves a good principled fight and has a pragmatic, people-centric track record: Rishi will always call out the issues and will fearlessly work hard in the interests of only the people.
  • In a crisis, Rishi steps up.
  • Rishi possesses the ability to withstand political pressure, and gets it done for the people, with a bipartisan, common sense platform.
  • Rishi’s motivation is to repair the broken Washington political culture by bringing a new brand of people-driven, rather than lobbyist-driven, politics. Partisan politics are dividing America and destroying its soul!
  • Rishi loves a good principled fight and has a pragmatic, people-centric track record: Rishi will always call out the issues and will fearlessly work hard in the interests of only the people.
  • In a crisis, Rishi steps up.

A snapshot of Rishi’s policies

  • Rishi has a bipartisan agenda, believing not in going Left or Right, but Forward. We are NOT the Red States, or the Blue States - we are the United States.
  • Rishi will always represent every person in his constituency, irrespective of party, economic status or anything else. You can count on it! Never the special interests or those with fat wallets.
  • Keep 9: Rishi wants to keep the Supreme Court judges to a total of 9. Rishi is against the Supreme Court packing as this is non-sustainable and weakens our constitution.
  • Rishi believes in our first amendment and will protect free speech.
  • Fiscally moderate: Rishi has a track record of moderate fiscal policies, is against increasing taxes and is against wasteful government spending.
  • Rishi has consistently called out Sacramento’s failures or Washington’s failures, and has a policy that is based on common sense pragmatism.

Give Rishi a chance - you will not be disappointed. For the future of Silicon Valley and our golden state!

Rishi Kumar believes in Bipartisanship
"Not Left, Not Right, But Forward"

I believe that our nation cannot be divided. We are not the blue states or the red states - we are The United States of America!

America is tired of partisan politics and of political rhetoric that are considered sure shot vote banks, shirking away from the core issues that deserve attention. People want a bipartisan approach to problem solving. If we continue to fight political fire with fire, it will only burn the house down. We need a unifying vision - not divisions - that can guide policies that will serve the interests of our nation and of our people.

Our politicians need to put the country before the party, allowing us to make progress to a fair nation that is working for the interests of all.

The pendulum of political power is always swinging. For laws that will stand the test of time, we should do so in a manner that won’t lead to laws undone whenever power shifts hands. And as we have seen, the presidency tends to oscillate between the two parties. Keeping 9 supreme court judges is an example and I stand by doing exactly that. If Democrats pack the courts, when Republicans get the opportunity, they will do the same. It will become a vicious cycle. Where does it stop?

The implementation and public acceptance of any law becomes so much more arduous if it’s accompanied by partisan bickering and the support of only one political party. When we go through debates, and having to negotiate positions, the additional due diligence makes for stronger laws that will pass the test of time.

A bipartisan approach - middle-of-the-road policymaking is desired by a majority of the country. We should choose positive approaches, in comparison to an agenda that stems from creating roadblocks as that is what politics demands. It is a no-brainer to have an American economic model that ensures equal opportunity and social mobility for all Americans.

Our Constitution begins with “We the People” that makes people ensconced firmly on the driver's seat of our country. Our national motto, a latin phrase: e pluribus unum, “one from many” is the motto proposed for the first Great Seal of the United States by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson in 1776. This was a strong statement of the American determination to form a single nation from a collection of states. I will always put the people first and not partisan politics.

I seek to change the broken culture of Washington, the culture of extremes, restore the trust in politicians and our political system, and align with a common purpose of building a stronger nation. This is my agenda and I will always stand by values that favor American people and not the party.

Here is Rishi's fiscal policy.