Suraj Patel is an attorney, small business leader, and NYC Lecturer on business ethics who is running for election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 12th Congressional District. He is recently in the headline as he proposed to his girlfriend, Emily Bina, and they got engaged after she accepted his proposal. Moreover, he is running for Congress against Rep. Jerry Nadler and rep. Carolyn Maloney.
Suraj Patel's Wikipedia Details & Parents
Suraj Patel was born to his parents on 30 December 1983 and hails from Magnolia, Mississippi, United States. His immigrant Indian parent raised him in the United States with proper care and love. Meanwhile, Suraj shared that he grew up in a two-bedroom apartment with his family and his father worked the night shifts fixing subway tracks, while his mother's details are missing.
Furthermore, Suraj's parents started the family business in hospitality, and he helped them by bussing tables, filling vending machines, on motel laundries, and on construction sites.
Moreover, as per his birth date, he is 39 years old till 2022 and holds the zodiac sign of Capricorn. Magnolia-born Suraj currently lives in Manhattan, New York, United States, and he holds American nationality. Meanwhile, he follows the Hindu religion, and his ethnicity is unknown.
Regarding his physical appearance, he hasn't revealed his exact measurement. However, he seems to stand an average height of 5 feet 8 inches and has decent weight.
Concerning his education details, Suraj went to the New York University School of Law for his J.D. from 2006 to 2009. Then, he attended Stanford University for his B.A. in Political Science from 2002-2005. After B.A, Suraj went to the University of Cambridge for his Master's in Public Policy.
As for his social media presence, Suraj has a verified Instagram account with over 10k followers and 935 posts. Similarly, he has been active on Twitter since June 2009 and has attracted over 15.8k followers with 4,525 posts. Also, he has his official Facebook page, with 10,461 likes.
Is Suraj Patel Recently Engaged?
Running candidate Suraj Patel recently engaged to his girlfriend, Emily Bina, on 3 August 2022. His fiancée, Emily Bina, is a producer best known for her work at The Atlantic.
Suraj and his fiancée first met each other in DUMBO in late 2018. At that time, Suraj had lost his previous election. They live in the same building with Suraj's two brothers, sister-in-law, toddler nephew, and twin dogs named Peyton and Eli. However, they haven't revealed other details of relationships and wedding plans to the media.
Net Worth and Career
Suraj Patel started his career as an intern at the Office of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein in 2003. He joined Hogan Lovells as a summer associate in 2007, and he worked as a summer law associate for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in 2008. He was also in the Adance Team in 2008 for Obama for America.
In addition, he served as Deputy Director at the Office of Public Outreach in Charlotte in 2012 for Democratic National Convention. He was also the special assistant to the Chief of Staff for the Presidential Inaugural Committee in 2012-2013. He also traveled to over 25 states and multiple countries on behalf of the President and White House during his time in Advance Associate & National Advance Team from 2008-2016.
Moreover, he has been working as an adjunct professor of Business Ethics at NYU Stern School of Business since 2015. He is also the co-founder of Creative Caucus since 2016 and the founding team and Board member of The Arena since 2016.
Besides his career, Suraj Patel has not yet revealed his net worth to the media. However, he earns enough fortune for his family to live a comfortable life in the United States.