A Tech Savvy Challenger for Congress

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Overview

Most U.S. elections have a Democrat versus a Republican, but California’s Silicon Valley district (CA-16) has two candidates from the Democratic Party with strong differences.

Rishi Kumar is a new type of candidate, free of traditional political alliances and one with a technical background. Rishi joined me for a relaxed conversation, where is expressed his values in his candidacy to represent the 16th district in the House of Representatives,

Among the surprises, Rishi has a strong sense of enhancing education at all levels and participated in the State of CA committee to implement computer science classes starting in elementary grades. He also has an action plan to address the homeless and build water infrastructure projects. But the most significant insight was about campaign financing reform and how he decided not to accept PAC and special interest funds for his campaign. The topics covered with time stamps are as follows:

The topics addressed in this interview are:

Introduction to Rishi Kumar, candidate for CA -16 in Silicon Valley 00:00 – 01:01
The priority to clean up Washington politics, 01:20-02:31
Diversity of professions in Congress, 02:32-3:19
Focus on early education, 03:20-04:29
Urban planning, costs of housing, 04:30-05:47
Transportation and the Mega Silicon Valley concept, 05:48-07:57
Water and the drought, 07:58-08:59
Homeless and un=housed, 09:00-9:44
Healthcare, 9:45-11:29
Why challenge Anna Eschoo, the incumbent, 11:30-13:28
The strategy to win the election, 13:29-14:26
Why Pac money pollutes politics, 14:27-16:05
The war in Ukraine, foreign policy 16:06-17:14
Defining a policy agenda based on economic growth and education, 17:15-17:26
Being ready to serve 17:27-18:19