Ankit Jain
Ankit Jain | |
|---|---|
| United States Shadow Senator from the District of Columbia | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 20, 1993 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Chicago (BA) Columbia University (JD) |
Ankit Jain (born November 20, 1992)[1] is an American voting rights attorney serving as the junior United States shadow senator from the District of Columbia. Elected in 2024, he previously worked as an attorney and served as a member on the Ward 2 Advisory Neighborhood Commission.[2] Jain is the first Asian and Indian-American District-wide elected official in D.C. history.[3]
Early life and education
Jain grew up in Fairfax County, Virginia, to parents who immigrated from India. He graduated from James Madison High School and obtained a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago in 2015 before getting a Juris Doctor degree from Columbia Law School in 2019.[4] He worked as an Attorney for the Sierra Club and organized March for Our Lives events while in college.[4][5]
Legal career
Jain worked as an attorney for the Sierra Club for four years, working as one of the lead negotiators in securing a settlement that committed the federal government to spending over $1 billion rectifying environmental harm caused by Trump's border wall.
Jain is currently a voting rights attorney supporting the organization FairVote.
Personal life
Jain is a resident of Ward 2 in the District of Columbia.
References
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/61551606793789/photos/this-31st-birthday-im-wishing-for-dc-statehood-hbd-dcstatehood/122119018190053559/
- ↑ "Washington, D.C. shadow senator primary election results 2024 live updates". Washington Post. June 4, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Ankit Jain wins Democratic nomination for D.C. Shadow Senator". New India Abroad. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- 1 2 "Ankit Jain". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- ↑ "Endorsement: Ankit Jain". New Politics. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
- 1992 births
- 21st-century American lawyers
- 21st-century Indian Jains
- 21st-century Washington, D.C., politicians
- American politicians of Indian descent
- Columbia Law School alumni
- Lawyers from Washington, D.C.
- Living people
- United States shadow senators from the District of Columbia
- University of Chicago alumni
- Washington, D.C., Democrats