Raja Krishnamoorthi
DemocratU.S. Representative, IL-8| Age | 52 (b. 1973-07-19) |
| Gender | Male |
| In office since | 2017-01-03 (~9 yrs) |
| Race / ethnicity | South Asian (Indian American); Tamil |
| Religion | Hindu (practicing); from a Tamil Hindu family |
| Education | B.S. in mechanical engineering from Princeton University (summa cum laude); J.D. from Harvard Law School (with honors), where he was managing editor of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review |
| Prior occupation | Attorney (partner at Kirkland & Ellis); businessman/entrepreneur (president of Sivananthan Laboratories and Episolar, Inc., high-tech small businesses in renewable energy and national security); former law clerk to federal judge Joan B. Gottschall; special assistant attorney general; deputy state treasurer of Illinois; policy director on Barack Obama's 2004 U.S. Senate campaign |
| Military service | No |
| Birthplace | New Delhi, India (foreign-born) |
| Marital status | Married — Priya Krishnamoorthi |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Schaumburg, Illinois |
Pending research: languages · notable relatives · openly lgbtq.
Career & politics
| First elected | 2016 |
| Previous offices | Illinois Deputy State Treasurer (2007-2009) · Vice-chairman, Illinois Innovation Council |
| Committees | Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence · Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services) · Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (Ranking Member) |
| Caucuses | Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) - Co-chair, Immigration Task Force · New Democrat Coalition · Congressional Equality Caucus / LGBT Equality Caucus (Vice-Chair) · Congressional Ukraine Caucus · Congressional Caucus to End Youth Vaping (Founder and Chairman) · Congressional Solar Caucus (Founder) |
| Leadership | Ranking Member, Select Committee on Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party · Ranking Member, Oversight Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services · Assistant Whip · Vice-Chair, Congressional Equality Caucus |
| Ideology | DW-NOMINATE score of approximately -0.347, described as a moderate Democrat (ranked around 136th most liberal House Democrat); member of the New Democrat Coalition |
| Signature legislation | Thompson-Krishnamoorthi Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (enacted 2018) · ANTI-SOCIAL CCP Act (introduced December 2022, targeting TikTok) |
Financial
Net worth: estimate
| Vanguard Target Retirement accounts (2040, 2045, 2060) | fund · –$500,000 · 2018 |
| Rental property at 3260 N Clark St, Unit 408, Chicago, Illinois | real_estate · –$500,000 · 2018 |
Top donors: Kirkland & Ellis ($333,943 (2023-2024 cycle))
Top industries: Health Professionals · Lawyers/Law Firms
Scandals & crimes ledger
No recorded incidents. Under the adjudicated-only methodology, an entry appears only when a court or official body has formally acted and the record is cited.