WASHINGTON: Sujit Singh, a technology professional and community advocate who narrowly lost a mayoral race last year, is seeking the Democratic nomination for New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District, centring his campaign on human services, inclusion, and grassroots politics.
“For several years I’ve been involved in nonprofit human services, and I do not see it is represented in our township and our county and across New Jersey, ” Singh told IANS in an interview, explaining his decision to run for Congress.
Singh said the four-county district is diverse but underserved in key policy areas. “We do see a great need to strengthen human services, ” he said, adding that he wants to stand with low-income families, immigrant communities, seniors, and young people to ensure “we have opportunity for all.”
His personal journey is a central part of his campaign message. Singh said he grew up in Jhajjar in Haryana near New Delhi in a farming family and spent years working in agriculture while attending school.