Raja Krishnamoorthi
Raja Krishnamoorthi | |
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Official portrait, 2017 | |
| Ranking Member of the House Committee on the Chinese Communist Party | |
| Assumed office February 1, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 8th district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Tammy Duckworth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Subramanian Raja Krishnamoorthi July 19, 1973 New Delhi, India |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Priya Krishnamoorthi |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Princeton University (BS) Harvard University (JD) |
| Website | House website |
Subramanian Raja Krishnamoorthi (/ˈrɑːdʒə ˌkrɪʃnəˈmʊərθi/ RAH-jə KRISH-nə-MOORTH-ee; born July 19, 1973) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 8th congressional district since 2017. The district includes many of Chicago's western and northwestern suburbs, such as Hoffman Estates, Elgin, Schaumburg, Wood Dale, and Elk Grove Village.
Born in New Delhi, India, and raised in Peoria, Illinois, Krishnamoorthi is the first Indian-American or person of South Asian descent to serve as a Ranking Member or Chair of any full committee in the U.S. Congress. He also serves as an assistant whip.