5 Reasons to Vote for Rishi
2 min readAug 5, 2020
- Rishi will NOT be bought. Rishi does not accept any PAC or Special Interest Group money
- He has pledged to NOT accept any Pharma or Insurane PAC money. Rishi does not accept campaign contributions from PG&E and has even called for the municiplization of PG&E. He is the only elected leader of Saratoga pushing back against the San Jose Water Company — a private investor owned utility compahy — rate increases. Check out his record with San Jose Water Company www.RishiKumar.com/water
- Rishi stands for Medicare for All
- Rishi supports HR 1384. Rishi will work hard on legislation that will drop the price of American healthcare, NOT increase it
- Rishi believes in building out a transportation vision for Silicon Valley
- A vision that includes proper urban planning — not rampant housing growth. A vision that can connect other cities like Modesto, Stockton, and Sacramento to Silicon Valley, developing a Mega Silicon Valley economy
- Rishi believes in a people-centric political agenda
- He is not a career politician, an engineer who is currently a hi-tech software executive. Rishi brings a track record of fearless people-centric political leadership. His re-election historic win (most votes in city history) was largely attributed to his fight on behalf of the citizens, protecting them against burglaries and super high water rates
- Rishi supports the Green New Deal
- Climate change is the existential threat our generation is grappling with. Rishi believes in “all hands on deck” and taking specific measures to roll back the impacts, preserving and protecting the environment. Rishi believes that taking out “Big Money in Politics” will help with this effort.
