Orlando, Florida: Indian American attorney Rishi Bagga has won the Democratic nomination for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives from House District 35, narrowly defeating Navy veteran Tom Keen.
If elected in November, Bagga would be the first South Asian American and first East Asian, in the state legislature in Florida.
Bagga secured 38.7 percent of the votes, compared to Keen’s 38.1 percent. Bagga will face Republican House member Fred Hawkins, who won 52.2 percent of the vote in his party’s primary.
He lives in East Orlando with his wife Shelly and their 23-month-old son, Gyan.
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