Raja Krishnamoorthi

At-a-Glance

U.S. Representative for Illinois's 8th congressional district since 2017.
Ranking Member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.
Serves on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Previously served as Illinois Deputy Treasurer and Special Assistant Attorney General.
Holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering summa cum laude from Princeton University and a Juris Doctor with honors from Harvard Law School.
Served on the Board of the Illinois Housing Development Authority and as vice-chairman of the Illinois Innovation Council.

Biography

Raja Krishnamoorthi is an American attorney and politician who has served as the U.S. Representative for Illinois's 8th congressional district since 2017.

A member of the Democratic Party, he is the first Indian American or person of South Asian descent to serve as a Ranking Member or Chair of any full committee in the U.S. Congress.