{"id":2827,"date":"2020-08-11T17:27:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T00:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/?p=2827"},"modified":"2021-01-28T18:28:33","modified_gmt":"2021-01-29T01:28:33","slug":"meet-four-eastsiders-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/dhingra\/2020\/08\/11\/meet-four-eastsiders-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"425 Business: Meet Four Eastsiders to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"p1\"><b>Manka Dhingra<\/b><\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Washington State Senator<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s2\">A<\/span><span class=\"s1\">lways interested in history and politics, Washington State Sen. Manka Dhingra made history as the first person of the Sikh faith ever elected to any state legislature. She took the Eastside\u2019s 45th District position during the 20<\/span><span class=\"s3\">1<\/span><span class=\"s1\">7 special election, and she founded women\u2019s advocacy organization\u00a0API Chaya\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s3\">1<\/span><span class=\"s1\">996.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p5\"><span class=\"s1\">Dhingra is a senior deputy prosecuting attorney in King County and an advocate and leader against domestic violence. When she\u2019s not working, she enjoys her Redmond neighborhood, reading, and hanging out with her friends.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manka Dhingra Washington State Senator Always interested in history and politics, Washington State Sen. Manka Dhingra made history as the first person of the Sikh faith ever elected to any state legislature. She took the Eastside\u2019s 45th District position during the 2017 special election, and she founded women\u2019s advocacy organization\u00a0API Chaya\u00a0in\u00a01996. 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