November 2018 - Voting Recommendations

[Asim Khan]

ASAK!

This is my (Asim Khan's) own recommendation and I do not represent any group or organization : 

Governor - Gretchen Whitmer, 

Lt. Governor - Garlin Gilchrist II, 

U S Senate - Debbie Stabenow, 

Attorney General - Dana Nessel, 

Secretary of State - Jocelyn Benson, 

State Senator - 11th District - Jeremy Moss, 

State Rep 37th District - Christine Greig,

Michigan Supreme Court - Sam Bagenstos and Megan Cavanaugh, 

U S Congress - Brenda Lawrence in District 14 (Farmington Hills) and 

Haley Stevens in District 11 (West Bloomfield), 

Farmington School Board - Mark Przeslawski and Zach Rich. 

Proposal 1 (Legalize Marijuana) - NO, 

Proposal 2 (Gerrymandering) - YES, 

Proposal 3 (Improve Access to Ballot) - YES. 

For state board of education and all the universities trustees and regents - select Democrat candidates.

Depending upon your precinct,  this list may not apply exactly for you. In which case, it us safer to go with a Democrat candidate. 

With one exception, in Troy/Rochester, for state representative, DO NOT VOTE for Padma Kuppa, who is running as a Democrat. Instead, Vote FOR Doug Teitz who is a Republican. I can understand Muslim aren’t happy with Republicans. Then, they must work to change. I seek out Republicans like Doug. We have Muslim leaders on Doug's team. We need Republican supporters too. There is a difference between national and local politics so not all Republicans are bad. We need to form coalitions.

Candidate: Padma Kuppa

 

Constituency: District 41 of Michigan House of Representatives representing Troy and Clawson.

 

She is running on a Democratic ticket against Republican Doug Tietz (https://www.votedougtietz.com/)

 

Padma Kuppa was a board member of Hindu American Foundation for many years. It appears she has left HAF board only to ensure she does not carry that baggage while running for public office. Her campaign has highlighted her association with multiple organizations except HAF. 

 

She is a firm extreme right wing, and has a running blog on Patheos positioned as part of an interfaith dialogue, but unequivocally articulating the Hindutva line on issues such as conversion of Muslims, Christians and Dalit.

 

 Her blog articles are often published on HAF website; e.g. 

 

https://www.hafsite.org/patheos-hindu-activism-america-moving-beyond-bias-india%E2%80%99s-election-bjp-and-pm-modi

 

See attached summary for what HAF really stands for. More detailed reports on HAF's existential links to the Sangh Parivar (supremacists) have been released in the past, e.g. 

 Hindutva stands for https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindutva . They killed Gandhi. HAF, the Hinduvta outfit, did a fundraiser for her in DC?

Rev Dan Buttry- a peacemaker: http://www.abc-usa.org/2013/04/04/new-book-by-im-global-consultant-dan-buttry-titled-peace-warrior/ is willing to come to DC to testify to International Religious Freedom Forum re HAF.