Ro Khanna Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Politician
Nationality	American
Date of Birth	13/09/1976
Age	49 years
Birthplace	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Bio/Wiki

Birth Name	Rohit Khanna
Other Name	Rep. Ro Khanna
Known For	Being an Indian-American U.S. Congressman representing California's 17th Congressional District

Physical Stats & More

Height	5' 10" (178 cm)
Eye Color	Light Brown
Hair Color	Salt and Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Council Rock High School Newtown (1994)
College/University	University of Chicago, Illinois Yale Law School, Connecticut
Degrees	Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree with honors in Economics from the University of Chicago (1998) Juris Doctor (JD) from Yale Law School (2001)

Personal Life

Religion	Hinduism
Hobbies	Reading Writing

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	29/08/2015

Family

Father	Chemical Engineer
Mother	School Teacher
Siblings	Brother - Vikas Khanna (Politician) Sister - None
Spouse	Ritu Khanna
Children	Son - Soren Daughter - Zara

Career

Political Party	Democratic Party
Political Journey	2004: Joined Democratic party and first ran for U.S. House of Representatives (unsuccessful) 2009-2011: Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce under Barack Obama 2012: Appointed to California Workforce Investment Board by Gov. Jerry Brown 2014: Ran for Congress (lost) 2016: Elected as U.S. Representative for California’s 17th district Re-elected in 2018, 2020, 2022, and 2024
Notable Achievements	Co-founded the NO Political Action Committees (PAC) Caucus in the House to refuse PAC money and reduce corporate influence Authored the Valor Act, signed into law in 2017, to facilitate apprenticeship opportunities for veterans Drafted an Internet Bill of Rights in response to data-privacy scandals in 2018 Led campaigns advocating for gender-inclusive identifiers on US passports and for better standards for fast food workers

Social Media

Instagram	https://www.instagram.com/rokhannausa/
Facebook	https://www.facebook.com/RepRoKhanna/
YouTube	https://www.youtube.com/reprokhanna
Twitter	https://x.com/RoKhanna/
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/in/ro-khanna-72a8013/

Some Lesser Known Facts

Ro Khanna was born and raised in an Indian immigrant family.
His maternal grandfather was a significant figure in the Indian independence movement.
His journey into activism began in ninth grade while writing about the Gulf War.
He was involved in Barack Obama's first campaign for the Illinois Senate in 1996.
Khanna interned for notable figures such as Al Gore and Jimmy Carter during his academic career.