How Illinois 8th District Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi went from Indian immigrant to major player on Capitol Hill [Video]

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (WLS) — Raja Krishanmoorthi came to the United States when he was three years old, immigrating with his family from their native India. Now he is in his seventh year as the U.S. congressman serving Illinois’ 8th District.

Krishnamoorthi has become a major Democratic player in the nation’s capital, serving on the Oversight and Intelligence Committee, and the vitally important Committee on Strategic Competition between the U.S. and China.

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While he is now one of the most high profile congressmen in Illinois, Krishnamoorthi was first introduced in 2016 in with a memorable campaign ad in which he implored voters, “Just call me Raja!”

He first got started in politics through races with former President Barack Obama.

“We met at a reception, a civil rights reception, I think, in 1999. And then in 2002, he we met again and he said, I’m I’m …