Indian American PAC endorses several candidates for 2025 elections

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The Indian American Impact Fund, a political action committee that supports candidates from the community announced its latest wave of endorsements on March 24, 2025, for the 2025 election cycle.

Dini Ajmani, candidate for Mayor of Hoboken. PHOTO: Screenshot from campaign website @diniforhoboken

“The local and statewide elections happening across the country this year will shape not only our future but also our daily lives in profound ways,” Chintan Patel, executive director of Impact, is quoted saying in a press release. “Each of the seven candidates we are thrilled to endorse today is stepping up to lead, to advocate, and to craft policies that directly impact our schools, our neighborhoods, and our families. By investing in bold, values-driven leadership at every level of government, we are building a future that is more representative, inclusive, and responsive to our communities,” Patel added.

The newest additions to its slate of endorsed candidates for 2025 include:

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Mussab Ali – New Jersey, Jersey City Mayor

Dini Ajmani – New Jersey, Hoboken Mayor

Shashi Sinha – New York, Rochester Mayor

Balvir Singh – New Jersey, State House District 7

Ajmeri Hoque – Ohio, Franklin County Municipal Court

Aishwarya Balakrishna – Illinois, Naperville Park District Commissioner

Anant Nambiar – New York, Westchester County Legislator

Aishwarya Balakrishna, candidate for Naperville, Ill. Parks. PHOTO: Screenshot from campaign website @aishforNaperville

This announcement builds on Impact’s previous 2025 endorsements of Kannan Srinivasan and JJ Singh, who won their Virginia legislative races in the January special election, as well as Ghazala Hashmi, who is running to become Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor.

Since its inception in 2016, Indian American Impact Fund has endorsed and supported 198 candidates across the country. “Through strategic investments and grassroots organizing, Impact has marshaled upwards of $20 million to candidates and robust voter mobilization and policy advocacy efforts, amplifying the voices of South Asian Americans and driving positive change in communities nationwide,” the organization said.