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Indian American Arizona state Sen. Priya Sundareshan gave the opening prayer in the state senate, reciting a Hindu shloka for Lord Vishnu, one of the principal Hindu deities, to “remove obstacles as we deliberate.”
Priya Sundareshan was elected to the Arizona Senate in 2023 to represent Legislative District 18. She is Ranking Member on the Senate Elections and Natural Resources/Energy/Water Committees and also sits on the Government Committee.
Born and raised in Arizona, Sundareshan has taught natural resources law at the University of Arizona and previously advocated for sustainable resource management with the Environmental Defense Fund. Having studied engineering at MIT and law and natural resource economics, she advocates more science-based decision-making in politics, especially when it comes to preserving our beautiful state for future generations.
As a mother of two small children, Priya wants her children and all children to inherit a sustainable world and a sustainable Arizona. “I was happy to give the opening prayer today in the Arizona State Senate and to recite a Hindu shloka for Lord Vishnu to remove obstacles as we deliberate,” she posted on X.
Sundareshan says she is “running for re-election to the State Senate to make Arizona a leader in renewable energy, balance our water resources through conservation and efficiency, fully fund our public schools, safeguard our democracy by making voting easy and accessible to all, and protect reproductive and human rights.”
