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Arvind Venkat

Arvind Venkat

Arvind Venkat is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for District 30. He is an emergency physician and continues to work nights and weekends at a community hospital while serving in the legislature. He was born on 6 June 1974 in Madurai, India, and grew up in the United States, primarily in Michigan. He holds degrees from Harvard and Yale and is affiliated with Allegheny Health Network and Allegheny General Hospital. He was the first Indian American elected to the Pennsylvania House, in 2022, and was re-elected in 2024.

Country
United States
Field
Politics
Leaning
Centre-left
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Political leaning

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Why we place them here

  • He is a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. [1]
  • He has supported or proposed expanding health insurance coverage, regulating artificial intelligence in healthcare, integrating additional energy sources into the power grid, and funding schools. [1]

Outlier votes

Recorded votes where at least nine in ten members voted the other way, from the legislature's official record.

Affiliations

  • Pennsylvania House of Representatives

    The lower chamber of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. Venkat represents District 30 as a Democrat, first elected in 2022 and re-elected in 2024. [2]

  • Allegheny Health Network

    A healthcare network in western Pennsylvania. Venkat is an emergency physician affiliated with the network and with Allegheny General Hospital. [3]

Sources

  1. [1]wesanews.org
  2. [2]palegis.us
  3. [3]timesofindia.indiatimes.com
  4. [4]Photo: Official portrait, Pennsylvania General Assembly

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