COLUMBUS, Ohio (Diya TV) — Indian American candidates spent the final day before Election Day making sharply different appeals, from property tax relief in Ohio to congressional oversight of President Donald Trump in Virginia. Their closing messages reflected the contests they faced and the issues they chose to put before voters.
Republican Vivek Ramaswamy wrapped up his Ohio governor campaign Monday with stops in Cleveland and Cincinnati. He urged voters to support his proposals to cut property taxes, lower electricity bills by expanding energy production and strengthen law enforcement. He framed the race as a contest between “common sense” and “crazy,” rather than between Republicans and Democrats. Democrat Amy Acton is his opponent.
In New York, Republican attorney general candidate Saritha Komatireddy made stops in Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse and Binghamton before closing her campaign on Long Island. She accused Democratic incumbent Letitia James of failing to address crime, homelessness and fraud. Those were campaign claims, not independently established measures of conditions in the state.
Komatireddy also tied her appeal to her family’s immigration story. The daughter of Indian immigrants, she spoke about the promise of building a stable life through hard work. Her campaign’s final argument combined public safety with economic opportunity.
Democrats focused more directly on Trump and federal power. Virginia Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, who is seeking reelection in the 10th District, urged voters to elect a Congress that would serve the public rather than the president. His campaign has also emphasized lowering costs and opposing what he describes as the administration’s corruption and “forever wars.”
California Rep. Ro Khanna used his closing message to challenge the administration’s Iran policy. He said Democrats could use Congress’ spending authority to cut off funding for the war. Khanna’s position came amid a public dispute with Trump, who had repeatedly called him a “lightweight.”
In Austin, Democratic Texas House candidate Pooja Sethi addressed anti-Indian rhetoric in the state’s campaign. She had called on Republican U.S. Senate nominee Ken Paxton to condemn social media posts by Republican Bo French that drew accusations of racism against South Asian students. Sethi’s closing message said that hate would not silence her or her supporters. She is running for Texas House District 47.
Florida Democrat Pia Dandiya, meanwhile, asked supporters to keep campaigning for a future their children could inherit. She is running against Republican Casey Askar for an open seat in the state’s 22nd Congressional District. Her campaign has centered on household costs, including housing, insurance, prescription drugs and child care.
The candidates did not present one shared political message. Ramaswamy and Komatireddy emphasized state-level issues such as taxes, energy bills and public safety. The Democrats highlighted oversight of Trump, the Iran war, affordability and discrimination. Their final appeals showed how candidates with a shared heritage can make very different arguments to voters in distinct races.
