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| Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 151st district | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office February 5, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Fred Camillo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1969-12-16) December 16, 1969 (age 55) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Delhi Technological University (BEng) University of Texas, Austin (MBA) Harvard University (MPA) |
Harry Arora (born December 16, 1969) is an Indian-born American politician currently serving as a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 151st District, serving since 2020. 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.
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.
References
- Radelat, Ana. "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". nytimes.com. The New York Times. 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.
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| Preceded byFred Camillo | Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 151st district 2020–present |
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