Ed. Note: The below is from the Trivedi campaign. Manan Trivedi ran for the US House of Representative in Pennsylvania’s Sixth Congressional District. Four-term Republican Rep. Jim Gerlach defeated Democratic challenger Trivedi by nearly 32,000 votes with all precincts reporting.
MEDIA RELEASE
November 2, 2010
Lindsay Fritchman, Press Secretary
, (610) 329-0841
READING, Pa. – Tonight, Manan Trivedi gathered with his family, friends, and supporters in West Reading to thank them for their help and support during his candidacy for Congress. After the unofficial election results were tallied, he stated the following:
“Before I say anything else, I have to thank my family, the people who have been with me at every step. My mom and my brother are both here tonight, and my incredible wife Surekha, who I couldn’t thank enough. And of course, my baby girl Sonia.
“Fourteen months ago, I entered this race for Congress with an immediate reaction that a brown kid from Berks County and no money in the political coffers didn’t stand a chance.
“But we set out and built a campaign with all of you and look at what we were able to overcome and accomplish. No matter the results this evening, I am so very proud of the race we ran.
“We set out with a very clear message: Washington stopped working for us, and the only way we were ever going to change it was by changing who we sent down there. And I firmly believe that that mission still lies ahead for all of us. We may not be headed for Congress, but they sure as heck know our story.
“When so many folks here are struggling, Congress needs to take a pay cut and lead by example.
“When it comes to jobs, we had a vision and set out the only real plan to create them.
“With health care, every American deserves to be covered and the way to do that is not by repealing the current law. We must advance this cause and make access and affordability the utmost priority.
“And as a battalion surgeon during the Iraq War, regardless of holding any public office, I will never cease to fight for each and every veteran and their families for the sacrifices they make. We are a greater nation because of their service.
“These are the issues we focused on and they will continue to be what we fight for every day. Because we must work towards a system that is fair to everyone.
“I remember that one man came to this great country all alone. He had no money and knew no one. His brown skin made him stick out in Missouri, still a very segregated part of the country at the time, but he continued to believe in the one thing that kept driving him forward — the American Dream.
“I’ve thought about my father’s American Dream a lot during the course of this campaign. When I look at the faces of each and every good person that I met at the train stations, the diners, the churches, the coffee shops and in so many of your homes.
“And the one unifying impression that has been left upon is that we are all the same. From the Steelworker to the social worker. From the small businessman with new start-up to the small child starting school. From the white, the black, the brown and all shades in between, we’re all Americans who wish nothing more than to be given a chance to reach our potential.
“Thank you all so much.”
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