February
23, 2018
San
Francisco, California
San Francisco Republican Party plans to
put Ash Shrivastav in the ballot
against the top Democratic leader in the House.
Nancy
Pelosi has represented congressional district 12 for nearly thirty years. Previously,
Nancy served as the Speaker of the House in the administrations of George Bush
and Barack Obama. Democrats consider the
district safe as it leans heavily democratic. Over 65% of the district’s
registered voters are Democrats. The last GOP candidate in 2016 election
received 8% of the vote. A young immigrant and a San Francisco resident, Ash
Shrivastav is a fresh face in the GOP politics. In early February, San
Francisco GOP Chairman Jason Clark approached Mr. Shrivastav to consider
running for office. Mr. Shrivastav, who is a Private Equity investor at a
middle market impact focused investment firm Buckhill Capital, led series of
meetings with his partners to test the initial support and the reaction from
the financial community who would be his early backers. It is widely speculated
that Mr. Shrivastav will file for his candidacy soon. Mr. Shrivastav has
indicated that if he runs for office his campaign’s key issues would be the
issues faced by every day San Franciscans. In his blog post, he has expressed
dissatisfaction over the widespread drug abuse, homelessness, environmental
conditions, safety of citizens and unchecked illegal immigration. He also
subscribes to some of the Democratic party’s views such as a need in sentencing
reform. While Mr. Shrivastav subscribes President Trump’s views on most of the
issues, his campaign would seek common grounds with the opposing party.
Although
Ms. Pelosi considers her district safe and does not plan spend her time or
campaign’s money in San Francisco, because of the unique background and a fresh
face in opposition campaign, it could very well become a race to watch.
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