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Amar Kaleka, Son Of Slain Sikh Temple President, Plans To Run For Congress Against Paul Ryan
MILWAUKEE -- MILWAUKEE (AP) The son of a slain Sikh temple president plans to challenge U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan in next year's congressional election, in a Wisconsin district where support for the 2012 Republican vice presidential nominee has been strong but slipping.
Amar Kaleka, 35, told The Associated Press he'll file paperwork Wednesday to form an exploratory congressional committee. He plans to formally announce his candidacy as a Democrat next month.
Kaleka said he wants to bring accountability and transparency back to Washington. He blamed the government shutdown on Ryan, who's the House Budget Committee chairman, and his GOP colleagues. He said citizens are tired of career politicians who care more about staying in power than serving the people.
"There's a fever in the nation, and specifically in this district, for our leaders to stop playing politics and do their jobs," Kaleka said. "All I want to do is bring democracy a government of, for and by the people back to America."
Kaleka's father, Satwant Singh Kaleka, was a small-business owner who founded the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin in suburban Milwaukee. On Aug. 5, 2012, a white supremacist walked into the temple and opened fire, killing Kaleka and five others before taking his own life. The FBI was unable to determine a motive.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/14/amar-kaleka-paul-ryan_n_4098237.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
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Ryan has a GOP challenger (Original Post)
CatWoman
Oct 2013
OP
Not for long: "He plans to formally announce his candidacy as a Democrat next month."
Agnosticsherbet
Oct 2013
#7
The OP says "Ryan has a GOP Challanger" The story does not back that up.
Agnosticsherbet
Oct 2013
#11
Scuba
(53,475 posts)1. Kaleka is a Republican? How does he reconcile that with his Sikh beliefs?
CatWoman
(79,302 posts)2. pretty much shocked me, too
grantcart
(53,061 posts)6. Democrat, title was wrong.
Amar Kaleka, 35, told The Associated Press he'll file paperwork Wednesday to form an exploratory congressional committee. He plans to formally announce his candidacy as a Democrat next month.
CatWoman
(79,302 posts)8. ty Grant
Skittles
(153,160 posts)9. hey, fix that title! that is extreme slander!
muntrv
(14,505 posts)3. Nicky Haley, South Carolina Governor, is the daughter of a Sikh.
Ed Suspicious
(8,879 posts)4. DINO?
He plans to formally announce his candidacy as a Democrat next month.
LaydeeBug
(10,291 posts)5. It says he's running as a Democrat.
Amar Kaleka, 35, told The Associated Press he'll file paperwork Wednesday to form an exploratory congressional committee. He plans to formally announce his candidacy as a Democrat next month.
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)7. Not for long: "He plans to formally announce his candidacy as a Democrat next month."
He is a religious small business owner. He fits in with some factions of the GOP.
chillfactor
(7,576 posts)10. you would prefer Ryan? n/t
Agnosticsherbet
(11,619 posts)11. The OP says "Ryan has a GOP Challanger" The story does not back that up.
As a Democrat he will not be GOP.
Not everything around here is a fight.