Dear Nas bro,

I think this is a very good news for Darshanji's campaign :


Rauniyar in the map for first district

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/2011/10/04/darshan-rauniyar-on-the-map-in-1st-district/

He is facing a quartet of present and former Democratic legislators, but 1st District U.S. House candidate Darshan Rauniyar is showing he’s a player in the race by raising $110,000 in the last three months.

 

“More than 800 donations. My personal contribution is only $1,131. No business, lobbyist or PAC money,” the candidate said in an e-mail.

The district’s new boundaries are not yet drawn, yet there’s already an active competition to replace U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Wash., who is running for governor.

The main focus has been a battle between liberal Rep. Roger Goodman and centerist Democratic State Sen. Steve Hobbs over who can garner the most endorsements from legislative colleagues. Former State Rep. Laura Ruderman is backed by a bevy of the state’s most prominent women political activists.

Rauniyar is playing off that, touting himself as “the only non-politician in the Democratic field” and noting that politicians in Congress keep “bringing us to the brink of economic catastrophe and government shutdown.”

Rauniyar was raised in Nepal’s capital of Kathmandu, emigrated to the United States in 1988, and has a MBA from Portland State University. He has worked for technology companies, describes himself as a “successful entrepreneur,” and has been active in Democratic politics.