Kumar Barve to run for US House in 2016

Washington, March 14: Kumar P. Barve, the first Indian-American to be elected to a state legislature in the US in 1990, now plans to run for the US House of Representatives in 2016. Barve, who has been a member of the Maryland House of Delegates for 24 years, announced his plans to run for the US House seat being vacated by fellow Democrat Chris Van Hollen, earlier this week, according to the Washington Post. If elected, he would be the fourth Indian-American member of the US House after Dalip Singh Saund, Bobby Jindal, current Louisiana governor, and Ami Bera, who is serving his second term in the House. Barve, 56, was the chamber's majority leader from 2003 until earlier this year. He now chairs the House Environment & Transportation Committee. Barve is an accountant and the chief financial officer at Environmental Management Services Inc., an environmental and hazardous waste remediation company.