Harry Bhandari

Harry Bhandari is an American politician and a member of the Democratic Party. He is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, representing the 8th district since 2019.[1]. In the Maryland general assembly, he is Member of Health and Government Operations Committee, 2019- (health occupations & long-term care subcommittee, 2019-; insurance & pharmaceuticals subcommittee, 2019-). He is also the Secretary, Maryland Legislative Asian-American and Pacific-Islander Caucus, 2019- (member, 2019-; treasurer, 2019; chair, outreach committee, 2019-).Bhandari is also the former national secretary of the Minority Caucus of the Young Democrats of America. Upon taking office, he made history by becoming the first Nepalese American state legislator in the U.S.

Harry Bhandari
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 8th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2019
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic
Websitehttps://harrybhandari.com/

He is also the Maryland Democratic State Central Committee member.[2][3][4] In primary, he has defeated Joe Werner , the Democratic nominee for the U.S. congress in 2016, and secured 103,622 votes losing the race to the congressman Andy Harris. In the 2018 general election, Delegate Bhandari defeated Republican incumbent and former Maryland Republican Party Director Joe Cluster in one of the most competitive elections in the state. His victory impressed many and considered it as "American Dream" since Cluster has worked with the state Republican Party for more than 15 years, running its field operation and as the party director he helped lead the party to historic victories in 2014, when business executive Larry Hogan became only the second Republican to win the governorship in nearly 50 years. Recently, Delegate Bhandari was covered in the national EDUCATION WEEK for his bill that became the law in the state of Maryland.

In 2020, legislative session three pieces of legislation he sponsored, as well as one he cross-filed from the Senate, made it into law. HB543 - Estates and Trusts - makes it easier for a person to claim a check from an estate after the estate has already closed. HB 1229 - Disposition of Remains - clarifies how an individual can authorize and decide the disposition of the individual's own body. HB 1564 - Duties of Peace Officers and Emergency Facilities - requires a peace officer to notify a facility if an incoming patient before arriving and alters who may request an officer stay with an attendee, while also giving priority to such cases. And finally, SB692 ,Health Occupations - Physical Therapists and Physical Therapist Assistants - Qualifications which he cross-filed from the Senate, makes securing licensure easier for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants who received their education across state lines. [5]

Biography

He is the first Nepalese American state legislator in the U.S. An English teacher, school textbook author, principal, and lecturer, Bhandari attended Johns Hopkins University to continue his higher education and now an educator in Maryland as well as served as adjunct faculty at Baltimore City Community College. Harry also served as national secretary of Young Democrats of America (YDA) Minority Caucus and board of director in district six democratic and civic association club. He also volunteered as president of the Linover Community Association. He was appointed by Councilwoman Cathy Bevins to serve as a member of the Baltimore County Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee (PBAC) and is an advocate for more bike lanes across Baltimore. Harry is the recipient of the 2017 Baltimore County Asian American Award. In the 2016 presidential election, he founded an organization Nepali for Hillary and actively mobilized the volunteers in more than a dozen states in the U.S. He studied Educational Leadership and Administration at Johns Hopkins University. [6] Currently, he is pursuing his Ph.D. in Language, Literacy, and Culture at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.[7] He and his wife have two children and reside in Baltimore County.

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References
  1. http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/bhandari01
  2. "Nepali Americans Emerge Candidates for USA Mid-Term Elections - Nepali Sansar". 30 October 2018.
  3. Wood, Pamela. "Democrats, Republicans have hopes for clean sweep in crowded race for House district in Baltimore County". www.baltimoresun.com.
  4. "अमेरिकाको प्रतिनिधिसभा चुनावमा नेपाली मुलका भण्डारी विजयी" [The US House of Representatives election victory of Nepali-origin Bhandari] (in Nepali). www.onlinekhabar.com.
  5. http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Members/Details/bhandari01
  6. "Harry Bhandari's Biography - The Voter's Self Defense System - Vote Smart".
  7. "Of Note: Ibrahim Er and Harry Bhandari". myUMBC. 2018-11-16. Retrieved 2019-11-05.

6. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/joe-cluster-sworn-in-as-marylands-newest-house-delegate/2016/09/06/6e1afb9c-7469-11e6-8149-b8d05321db62_story.html

7.https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/results/maryland-house-district-1-harris-werner

9. http://www.baltimorecountydems.com/about-us.html

10. https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-co-delegates-eighth-district-20181102-story.html

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