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'''Harry Arora''' (born December 16, 1969) is an ]-born American politician who served as a member of the ] from the 151st District, serving from 2020-2023. In 2018, Arora ran against incumbent ] in the ] for ] in the ]. He was the Republican nominee for ] in the ]. | ||
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American politician| Harry Arora | |
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| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 151st district | |
| In office February 5, 2020 – January 4, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Fred Camillo |
| Succeeded by | Hector Arzeno |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1969-12-16) December 16, 1969 (age 55) New Delhi, Delhi, India |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Nisha Arora |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Delhi College of Engineering (BEng) University of Texas at Austin (MBA) Harvard Kennedy School (MPA) |
| Occupation | Politician, investment advisor |
| Website | arora2022 |
Harry Arora (born December 16, 1969) is an Indian-born American politician who served as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 151st District, serving from 2020-2023. In 2018, Arora ran against incumbent Jim Himes in the race for Connecticut's Fourth District in the United States House of Representatives. He was the Republican nominee for Connecticut State Treasurer in the 2022 election.
Early life and education
Arora was born December 16, 1969 in New Delhi, India. He completed his Bachelor of Engineering at Delhi College of Engineering. He came to Austin, Texas, to complete a Master of Business Administration in Finance in 1992. Arora has also completed a Master of Public Administration at the Harvard Kennedy School. He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2004.
Professional career
Arora has been a partner in London-based commodity trading firm Northlander Commodity Advisors, LLP which specializes in energy trading. In 2006, he started his own fund in Greenwich, named ARCIM Advisors (which now is called Alphastrat, LLC). He is an independent investment manager with a 25-year track record in finance.
Political career
2018 United States House of Representatives election
In 2018, Arora challenged incumbent U.S. Representative Jim Himes for Connecticut's Fourth District seat in the United States House of Representatives. Arora would later lose the election by nearly 23 points.
Connecticut House of Representatives
Arora was first elected to the House in a special election on January 21, 2020. Arora was re-elected in that November's general election against Democrat Hector Arzeno. He currently serves as Vice-Chair of the Labor and Public Employees Committee.
On April 13, 2022, Arora announced that he was running for Connecticut State Treasurer, and on May 6, 2022 was chosen as the Republican nominee for the State Treasurer election. He lost the general election to Erick Russell.
Family
Arora is married to Nisha Arora (b. 1977), who is currently serving as a member of the Greenwich Board of Estimate and Taxation (BET), also for the Republican Party. They have three children and reside in the Midcountry section of Greenwich, Connecticut.
References
- "About". Arora 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- Radelat, Ana (2018-10-09). "Immigrant-turned-millionaire Arora challenges Himes". CT Mirror. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- Radelat, Ana (9 October 2018). "Immigrant-turned-millionaire Arora challenges Himes". Ctpost. Ctpost. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- Munson, Emilie. "Harry Arora challenges Jim Himes in 4th Congressional District". Ctpost. Ctpost. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- "Connecticut Election Results: Fourth House District". The New York Times. 28 January 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
- ^ Ballotpedia. "Harry Arora". Ballotpedia. Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- Ballotpedia. "Connecticut House of Representatives elections, 2020". Ballotpedia. Ballotpedia. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
- Borsuk, Ken (23 March 2022). "Greenwich's Harry Arora to run for state treasurer: The state rep. made it official he is seeking the GOP nod". www.greenwichtime.com. Greenwich Time. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- Machado, Elisha (6 May 2022). "Conn. Republican hold convention ahead of election season". www.fox61.com. WTIC-TV. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- Golvala, Katy (May 16, 2019). "Erick Russell wins CT treasurer election in historic win". Ctmirror.org. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- greenwichfreepress (12 December 2022). "NISHA ARORA: An Open Letter to the BOE to eschew personal attacks and work together". Greenwich Free Press. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
- United States Public Records, 1970-2009
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