Ankit Jain
American attorney and politician
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Ankit Jain is an American voting rights attorney serving as the junior United States shadow senator from the District of Columbia. Elected in 2024, he previously worked as an attorney and served as a member on the Ward 2 Advisory Neighborhood Commission.[1] Jain is the first Asian and Indian-American District-wide elected official in D.C. history.[2]
Ankit Jain | |
|---|---|
| United States Shadow Senator from the District of Columbia | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Chicago (BA) Columbia University (JD) |
Early life and education
Jain grew up in Fairfax County, Virginia, to parents who immigrated from India. He graduated from James Madison High School and obtained a bachelor's degree from the University of Chicago in 2015 before getting a Juris Doctor degree from Columbia Law School in 2019.[3] He worked as an Attorney for the Sierra Club and organized March for Our Lives events while in college.[3][4]
Legal career
Jain worked as an attorney for the Sierra Club for four years, working as one of the lead negotiators in securing a settlement that committed the federal government to spending over $1 billion rectifying environmental harm caused by Trump's border wall.
Jain is currently a voting rights attorney supporting the organization FairVote.
Personal life
Jain is a resident of Ward 2 in the District of Columbia.