Ohio’s former State Senator Niraj Antani switches campaign from Secretary of State to State Treasurer

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Former Ohio State Senator Niraj Antani, announced February 12, that he is suspending his campaign for Secretary of State and switching to the race for State Treasurer.

His switch came in the backdrop of decisions made by other candidates jumping into the Secretary of State race. The Current State Treasurer Robert Sprague announced a week ago that he would be running Secretary of State and suspending his campaign for Ohio Governor in light of Indian American Vivek Ramaswamy indicating his intention to run for that top state office.

Antani served for over a decade as a State Senator and State Representative in the Ohio General Assembly.

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“I saw first-hand how the political establishment and special interests work against the people, squeezing Ohioans of their hard earned tax dollars to spend them on special pet projects. I always stood with a steel spine against them, and I’ll continue to do so,” Antani said while announcing his bid.

As the first Indian American and Hindu State Senator in Ohio history, Antani noted, he had been instrumental in enacting a law to give every Hindu student in Ohio a day off school for Diwali and 2 other Hindu holidays. He shepherded the bill to designate October as Hindu Heritage Month.

In appealing to the Hindu citizens in US, Antani drew attention to his record as “the only one to speak up against the “Dismantling Global Hindutva” conference, the Seattle City Council resolution and California bill that targeted Hindus, and the first in support of the safety of Bangladeshi Hindus”

If elected as Ohio’s next State Treasurer, Antani said, “I will become the 1st Hindu and Indian American down ticket statewide office holder in American history.”

If elected State Treasurer, he noted, he will become not only the first Hindu and Indian American elected statewide office holder in Ohio, but its 1st Asian American statewide elected office holder in state history.

The current State Treasurer position in Ohio is term limited and the incumbent cannot run again for re-election.

As Ohio’s chief financial officer, the State Treasurer collects and safeguards the $30+ billion of Ohio’s taxes & fees. As Ohio’s Chief Investment Officer, the State Treasurer manages the $30 billion investment portfolio and the $10 billion debt portfolio of Ohio.

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