Rachel Khanna

American politician

Rachel Khanna

Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 149th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 4, 2023
Preceded by	Kimberly Fiorello

Personal details
Born	Rachel Newman (1972-01-29) January 29, 1972 (age 52) Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Political party	Democratic
Residence(s)	Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.
Education	Bryn Mawr College (BA) Columbia University (MS)

Rachel Khanna (née Newman; born January 29, 1972) is an American marketing executive and politician. She is a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives for the 149th District, which encompasses parts of Greenwich and Stamford, for the Democratic Party since 2023. She defeated incumbent Republican Kimberly Fiorello.

Before being elected to office she was worked in marketing at Morgan Stanley Asset Management after working in market research at Euromonitor International.^[1] Since 2019, Khanna also served District 10 (which encompasses the Backcountry section of town) on the Greenwich RTM.^[2]

Early life and education

Khanna was born January 29, 1972, in Cannes, Cote d'Azur, France to American parents. She attended high school there and returned to the United States to attend college. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Bryn Mawr College in 1993 and received additional education at Columbia University in 1994, where she completed a Master's degree in Political science.^[1]

Career

Khanna worked for Morgan Stanley and Euromonitor International before entering politics.^[2] In 2007, Khanna started an organic meal delivery service based in Banksville and serving Greenwich and Stamford and also published two cookbooks.^[3] She is currently also on the board of trustees of the Jaideep and Rachel Khanna Foundation, a Greenwich non-profit organization.^[4]

Since 2019, she also served on the Representative Town Meeting (RTM) in Greenwich, for District 10.

Connecticut House of Representatives

Elections

2022

In 2022, she was elected as the representative from the 149th district in the Connecticut House of Representatives for the Democratic Party defeating Republican Incumbent Kimberly Fiorello.

Tenure

She currently serves on the Appropriations Committee, Government Administration & Elections Committee as well as the Transportation Committee.^[5]

Electoral history

2022 Connecticut State House of Representatives election, 149th District^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rachel Khanna	5,243	49.97
	Republican	Kimberly Fiorello (incumbent)	5,141	49.00
	Independent Party	Rachel Khanna	108	1.03
Total votes			10,492	100.00
	Democratic gain from Republican

Personal life

In 1994, she married Indian-born banker and financier Jaideep Chand Khanna (b. 1963), in Manhattan, New York.^[7]^[8] They were introduced while working at Morgan Stanley in New York City.

They have four daughters and reside in Greenwich, Connecticut.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Rachel Khanna". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Rachel Khanna for CT149". October 28, 2022. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
^ "Biography | Connecticut House Democrats". www.housedems.ct.gov. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
^ Roberts, Andrea Suozzo, Ken Schwencke, Mike Tigas, Sisi Wei, Alec Glassford, Brandon (May 9, 2013). "Jaideep And Rachel Khanna Foundation – Nonprofit Explorer". ProPublica. Retrieved March 15, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Khanna | Connecticut House Democrats". www.housedems.ct.gov. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
^ https://ctemspublic.pcctg.net/#/races
^ New York City Marriage Licenses Index, 1950–1995
^ "Patrick McMullan". www.patrickmcmullan.com. Retrieved March 15, 2023.