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Jigar Ashwin Madia, known as Ashwin Madia (born March 3, 1978), is an American attorney and Iraq War veteran who ran for the United States Congress in Minnesota's 3rd congressional district in 2008. He won the endorsement of the Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party (DFL) against other candidates including State Senator Terri Bonoff (DFL); the only announced candidate for the Republican nomination was Erik Paulsen. His candidacy was announced after the incumbent, Jim Ramstad (Republican), announced his retirement in 2007, which gave an opportunity for both major parties to field potential candidates. The district was ranked as one of the top ten most likely to switch parties in 2008. However, after a challenging campaign, Madia received 40.9% of the vote and the district remained in the Republican column. Madia owns and manages an employment law and civil rights firm, Madia Law LLC, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has served as the interim chairman of veteran advocacy organization VoteVets.org. ==Biography== Ashwin Madia's parents moved to America from Mumbai, India. Madia's family settled in Plymouth, Minnesota, where he went to Osseo Senior High School. He attended the University of Minnesota, where he became student body president. He then attended New York University School of Law. Madia provided pro bono representation to battered women, disabled children, and immigrants seeking asylum. Madia then joined the United States Marine Corps and completed the Officer Candidate School in Quantico, Virginia. His first duty station was Okinawa, Japan, where he served as a prosecutor, defense counsel, and legal advisor to a Marine Corps commander. Madia was one of the first attorneys to successfully defend a fellow Marine from treatment under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. Madia later served in Iraq from September 2005 to March 2006. While there, he worked in a non-combat role working with Iraq's criminal justice system. This job included working with Iraqi judicial officers, U.S. military and civilian officials, and representatives of the European Union and United Nations, as well as briefing top U.S. generals on the status of the rule of law in the country. In July 2006, Madia finished active duty and returned to Minnesota, where he began to work at a local law firm. In 1996, Madia was a supporter of Republican Senator Bob Dole in his bid for the White House against president Bill Clinton. In the 2000 presidential race, Madia volunteered for Senator John McCain. Madia was a moderate Republican until 2002, when his positions on social issues and Iraq led him to the Democratic Party. In 2006, Madia volunteered on the DFL campaigns of Grace Baltich, Andy Borene, Senator Satveer Chaudhary, and Wendy Wilde.〔(Madia the DFLer | MNpublius.com )〕 Madia was living in the Minnesota's 5th congressional district (Minneapolis, Minnesota), at the time the 3rd Congressional District seat became available. After he announced his run for the 3rd Congressional District seat, he moved back to Plymouth. After running for Congress in 2008, Madia started a law firm, Madia Law LLC, specializing in employment, business, and civil rights litigation. Madia has served on the board of directors for the Indian American Leadership Initiative. Since 2011, he has served as interim chairman for the veteran advocacy organization VoteVets.org. In 2013, Madia served as Treasurer of Cam Winton for Mayor.〔http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentaries/219989141.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ashwin Madia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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