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Harpreet Singh Sandhu is an Indian American politician and community activist from Richmond, California and one of the most prominent one's of the Sikh religion. He was the first Asian and the first Sikh city councilman in Richmond, and one of only a few Sikhs to hold office in the United States.〔(First White House celebration of Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, Founder of Sikhism )〕〔(Richmond Sikh, Activist Joins Council ), John Geluardi, ''Contra Costa Times'', January 18, 2007, access date 07-12-2011〕 ==Political career== He was appointed to the council in January, 2007, to fill a vacancy left by Gayle McLaughlin when she became mayor from the city's Human Rights Commission. He received five votes with three abstentions. He began his single term with his swearing in on January 16, 2007.〔〔(Richmond City Council Agenda January 23, 2007 ), City of Richmond website, January 23, 2007, retrieved August 22, 2007〕 Sandhu was one of a very few Sikh officeholders in the United States and the only one in California during his term.〔 In 2008 he ran unsuccessfully for a full term.〔(Richmond's Chevron tax passing in early returns ), Leslie Fulbright, Chronicle Staff Writer, November 5, 2008, access date 07-12-2011〕 He was endorsed by Jerry Brown and ran on an anti-crime, pro-municipal services platform.〔(Harpreet Singh Sandhu website ), access date 07-12-2011〕 He came in seventh in a contest for three available seats. Sandhu had voted along with the "Viramontes five" in July 2008 to expand the operational capacity of the Chevron Richmond Refinery, which was opposed by the more liberal bloc that took a majority of the council in the 2008 election.〔(Richmond council OKs Chevron refinery plan ), Carolyn Jones, ''San Francisco Chronicle'', July 18, 2010, access date 07-12-2011〕 Harpreet Singh Sandhu was elected to represent Congressional District 7 as a Barack Obama delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver. He was also invited to the White House's first-ever celebration of Guru Nanak as a prominent member of the Sikh community.〔 He is a former president of the Sikh Center of San Francisco Bay Area, one of the largest Sikh places of worship in America.〔(Assailants will be found, Sikh community is told ), Janine DeFao, ''San Francisco Chronicle'', July 14, 2003, access date, 07-12-2011〕 He served on the human relations and human rights commission. Sandhu is a longtime advocate for the safety of taxi drivers who have often been the victims of crime, both for opportunity and alleged hate.〔(West County Public Forums to Focus on Taxi Driver Safety (California) ), Contra Costa Times, from Pluralism.org, by Tom Lochner, October 26, 2006, retrieved August 23, 2007〕 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「Harpreet Sandhu (politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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