Rini Sampath

Rini Sampath: From a Tamil Nadu immigrant to first South Asian in the Washington, DC Mayor’s Race

by Amrita Priya | Apr 6, 2026

(April 6, 2026) A Tamil Nadu-born federal contractor is making history as the first South Asian on the DC mayoral ballot. But for Rini Sampath, this is less about breaking barriers and more about fixing a city. The campaign she is running is about potholes, grocery...