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Rishi Kumar

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Won the Primary, 2022 California U.S. House District 16, Primary Election

Council Member (Saratoga, CA) - At-Large (? - Present)

Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut
  • Attended, Executive Education Forum, Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California, 2015
  • Attended, Cloud Services, Stanford University, 2013-2014

Professional Experience

  • MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut
  • Attended, Executive Education Forum, Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California, 2015
  • Attended, Cloud Services, Stanford University, 2013-2014
  • Member, Advisory Board, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML), Big Data, Analytics and Vertical Strategies, Solix Technologies, Incorporated, 2017-present
  • Vice President, Software Analytics and Vertical Business, Solix Technologies, present
  • Vice President, Public Sector Strategy/Business Development, Smart Utility Systems, 2015-2017
  • Senior Director/General Manager, Imaginea Technologies Incorporated, 2014-2015
  • Senior Manager, Product Management, Cisco Systems, 2013-2014
  • Engineer, Software Group, International Business Machines (IBM), 1998-2013

Political Experience

  • MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut
  • Attended, Executive Education Forum, Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California, 2015
  • Attended, Cloud Services, Stanford University, 2013-2014
  • Member, Advisory Board, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML), Big Data, Analytics and Vertical Strategies, Solix Technologies, Incorporated, 2017-present
  • Vice President, Software Analytics and Vertical Business, Solix Technologies, present
  • Vice President, Public Sector Strategy/Business Development, Smart Utility Systems, 2015-2017
  • Senior Director/General Manager, Imaginea Technologies Incorporated, 2014-2015
  • Senior Manager, Product Management, Cisco Systems, 2013-2014
  • Engineer, Software Group, International Business Machines (IBM), 1998-2013
  • Member, Saratoga City Council, 2014-present
  • Member, Saratoga City Council
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 18, 2020

Current Legislative Committees

No committee memberships found.

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • MS, Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut
  • Attended, Executive Education Forum, Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California, 2015
  • Attended, Cloud Services, Stanford University, 2013-2014
  • Member, Advisory Board, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML), Big Data, Analytics and Vertical Strategies, Solix Technologies, Incorporated, 2017-present
  • Vice President, Software Analytics and Vertical Business, Solix Technologies, present
  • Vice President, Public Sector Strategy/Business Development, Smart Utility Systems, 2015-2017
  • Senior Director/General Manager, Imaginea Technologies Incorporated, 2014-2015
  • Senior Manager, Product Management, Cisco Systems, 2013-2014
  • Engineer, Software Group, International Business Machines (IBM), 1998-2013
  • Member, Saratoga City Council, 2014-present
  • Member, Saratoga City Council
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, California, District 18, 2020
  • Member, Regents Selection Advisory Committee, University of California, 2014-present
  • Founder/Chair, Saratoga Lego Robotics Club, 2014-present
  • Member/Delegate, Executive Board, California Democratic Party, District 28, 2013-present
  • Chair, Saratoga Cares Foundation, 2011-present
  • Volunteer, Boy Scouts of America, Troop 581, 2006-present
  • Chair, DeHavilland Circle Neighborhood Association, 2002-present
  • Board Member, California League of Cities, present
  • Board Member, Asian Pacific American Municipal Officials, National League of Cities (NLC)
  • Member, Advisory Board, Silicon Valley Young Coders Club, 2016-2018
  • Member, California Computer Science Strategic Implementation Plan Panel (CSSIPP), 2018
  • Volunteer/Event Chair, Saratoga Chamber of Commerce, 2011-2014
  • Board Member, American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO), Region 27, 2003-2008
  • Chair, Campaign for Susie Nagpal to Saratoga City Council, 2008
  • Volunteer, Saratoga Union School District, 2003-2008

Other Info

Priority Issues:

As your Representative, I will address the Bay Area?s quality of life issues such as rising crime, fire safety, increasing water rates, the growing traffic congestion and the housing crisis enabled by a vision and a strong track record of addressing the top challenges of Silicon Valley. I will fight for issues such as high speed network ?Broadband needs to become a utility?, reducing air traffic noise and preserving our open space areas.

Policy Positions

2020

Abortion

Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Yes

Campaign Finance

Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Crime

Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- Unknown Position

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- No

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes

Education

Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Yes

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Unknown Position

Speeches

Rishi will fight for peace!

Jan. 1, 2020Press Release