Congressman Krishnamoorthi was elected in November 2016 to represent the 8th District of Illinois. Raja also serves on the Oversight Committee, for which he is also the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, as well as on the House Intelligence Committee. In addition to this committee work, he was selected as an Assistant Whip and serves on the Steering and Policy Committee.
Raja pursued public service while practicing law and was appointed by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan as a Special Assistant Attorney General. As a member of the Illinois Housing Development Authority, he has also served as Illinois Deputy Treasurer. After his time in the Illinois Treasurer’s Office, he returned to the private sector, serving as president of research-oriented small businesses developing technology in the national security and renewable energy industries. He has also served as the Vice-Chair of the Illinois Innovation Council and co-founded InSPIRE, a non-profit that provides inner-city students and veterans with training in solar technology.
Congressman Krishnamoorthi graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with a degree in mechanical engineering and a certificate from the Princeton School of Public Policy. He then graduated with honors from Harvard Law School and clerked for a federal judge before practicing law in Chicago.