How to Pronounce Upendra J. Chivukula
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Oct 08, 1950 Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India 73 years old
Member of the New Jersey General Assembly
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About Upendra J. Chivukula
- Upendra Chivukula (born October 8, 1950) is a Democratic politician who currently serves as a Commissioner on the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities after serving more than 12 years in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he had been the Deputy Speaker. On September 18, 2014, Chivukula was nominated by Governor Chris Christie to a seat on the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, to replace retiring NJ BPU Commissioner Jeanne Fox.
- The New Jersey Senate voted 35–1 to confirm Chivukula to a six-year term on the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities on September 22, 2014. Chivukula is an advocate for raising the minimum wage, supporting social security and medicare, and investing in public education.
- In 2014 he ran in the Democratic primary to fill retiring Congressman Rush Holt's seat in Congress, but he did not win the nomination.Chivukula served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2002–2014, where he represented the 17th Legislative District.
- In 2001, Chivukula became the first Indian American elected to the New Jersey General Assembly and the fourth Indian-American in the United States to be elected to state office.
