Manan Trivedi

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Manan Trivedi
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Candidate for
U.S. House, Pennsylvania, District 6
Party	Democratic
Education
High school	Fleetwood High School
Bachelor's	Boston University
Master's	University of California, Los Angeles
M.D.	Boston University School of Medicine
Military service
Service/branch	U.S. Marine Corps
Years of service	2001-2003
Personal
Birthday	May 22, 1974
Profession	Physician and Iraq War vet
Websites
Campaign website

Manan Trivedi was a 2012 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House representing the 6th Congressional District of Pennsylvania. He was defeated by Jim Gerlach.

Biography

Trivedi was raised in Pennsylvania by Indian immigrant parents. After graduating from medical school, he joined the U.S. armed forces. From 2001 to 2003, Trivedi served as a battalion surgeon for the 1st Battalion, 5th Regiment Marine Corps Infantry Battalion, and was among some of the first ground forces to enter Iraq. Trivedi earned the Combat Action Ribbon, the Navy Commendation Medal, and his unit was given the Presidential Unit Citation. After serving in Iraq, Trivedi served as health policy advisor to the Navy Surgeon General. He is currently a primary care physician at Reading Hospital and Medical Center.

Issues

2012

Campaign themes

Trivedi outlines his top priorities for the 6th District on his 2012 official campaign website. They include, but are not limited to the following:

• Jobs and the Economy:

Trivedi wants to reduce our country's dependence on foreign energy, "put national security back into the hands of America, deliver new jobs to the American economy, stop the progression of global climate change, and maintain America’s place as a leader in the world." He also wants to support measures to enable a more educated and qualified future workforce, such as financial assistance programs for underprivileged students to attend college or vocational schools. "Whether it’s in information technology, manufacturing, or green technology, we cannot foster this recovery and transformation without a workforce that is well-educated and trained to fill these new jobs. We also need to provide incentives and rewards for businesses that are committed to creating good-paying, quality jobs."

• Military and our Veterans:

Excerpt: "We must plan for a more reasonable deployment cycle, increase educational and healthcare benefits for the active duty and veteran community, and raise compensation for the junior enlisted, if not all our soldiers and sailors."

• Education:

To improve the nation's education system, Trivedi proposes steps such as investing in better pre-school opportunities for needy children, "revamping No Child Left Behind," recruiting and retaining higher quality educators, and dedicating more time and resources to training technical workers.

Campaign media

Trivedi discusses his family's modest background and his service in the Marine Corps in "Making a Difference"

Trivedi contrasts Gerlach's record of supporting economic policies that favor the wealthy against his own middle-class friendly positions in "Oath"

Elections

2012

See also: Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district elections, 2012

Trivedi ran in the 2012 election for the U.S. House, representing Pennsylvania's 6th District. Trivedi was unopposed in the April 24 Democratic primary and was defeated by incumbent Rep. Jim Gerlach (R) in the November 6 general election.

The Washington Post listed the House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania in 2012 as one of the states that could determine whether Democrats would retake the House or Republicans would hold their majority in 2013. Ohio tied with Pennsylvania for 9th on the list.

U.S. House, Pennsylvania, District 6 General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Manan Trivedi	42.9%	143,803
	Republican	Jim Gerlach Incumbent	57.1%	191,725
Total Votes				335,528
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010

In 2010, Trivedi challenged Gerlach for the 6th congressional district seat, but lost in the general election.

U.S. House of Representatives, Pennsylvania Congressional District Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jim Gerlach Incumbent	57.1%	133,770
	Democratic	Manan Trivedi	42.9%	100,493
Total Votes				234,263

Campaign donors

2012

Trivedi was defeated by Jim Gerlach in 2012. During that election cycle, Trivedi's campaign committee raised a total of $1,308,407 and spent $1,322,811.

U.S. House of Representatives, Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District, 2012 - Manan Trivedi Campaign Contributions
Total Raised	$1,308,407
Total Spent	$1,322,811
Total Raised by Election Winner	$2,234,892
Total Spent by Election Winner	$2,108,953
Top contributors to Manan Trivedi's campaign committee
University of Pennsylvania	$19,694
University of California	$10,750
NARAL Pro-Choice America	$10,300
Bridge PAC	$10,000
Machinists/Aerospace Workers Union	$10,000
Top 5 industries that contributed to campaign committee
Retired	$98,069
Lawyers/Law Firms	$92,144
Health Professionals	$59,024
Education	$53,979
Democratic/Liberal	$39,004

External links

• Official campaign website
• Twitter account
• Trivedi on Facebook
• Trivedi on YouTube