Niraj Antani

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Niraj Antani
Member of the Ohio Senate
from the 6th district
In office
January 4, 2021 December 31, 2024

On March 14, 2018, Antani made headlines by appearing to suggest that students who were over the age of 18 should be allowed to bring rifles to school in their cars. The following day, after substantial press, Niraj backtracked and said that he did a poor job of stating his position. [14]

Personal life

Outside of the Ohio Senate, Antani is a member of the National Rifle Association of America and Dayton Right to Life. [12] He was a member of the Rotary Club of Miamisburg, is the former President of the Miamisburg High School Alumni Association, and a former executive board member of the non-profit Dayton International Festival, Inc.

In 2015, Niraj was added to Forbes Magazine's list of the top "30 under 30" people in the U.S. for Law & Policy in 2015. [15]

Beginning in 2018, Antani started serving on the national board of the Republican State Leadership Committee's Future Majority Project. [16]

Antani has received the Legislator of the Year Award by the AMVETS Department of Ohio for his work on veterans issues. [12]

He practices Hinduism. [17]

References

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  2. "Ohio State Senator Niraj Antani ends term on record of accomplishments; will announce future plans soon - News India Times". December 31, 2024. Retrieved January 16, 2025.
  3. "Niraj Antani becomes first Indian-American to be elected to Ohio state Senate". The Economic Times. November 4, 2020. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  4. DuVall, Audrey (October 28, 2014). "Recent Ohio State graduate Niraj Antani running for state House". The Lantern. Archived from the original on November 13, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  5. 1 2 Blizzard, Nick. "UD student wins GOP nod for state rep spot". Dayton Daily News . Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  6. 2014 Ohio election results, Ohio Secretary of State Jon A. Husted
  7. Laura Bischoff (December 2, 2014). "Antani sworn in to fill Blair vacancy in Ohio House". Dayton Daily News . Dayton. Archived from the original on January 29, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  8. "ELECTION RESULTS 2020". www.montgomery.boe.ohio.gov.
  9. "House Bill 413 | 133rd General Assembly | Ohio Legislature".
  10. Glenza, Jessica (November 29, 2019). "Ohio bill orders doctors to 'reimplant ectopic pregnancy' or face 'abortion murder' charges". The Guardian . Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  11. Rezac, Mary. "Pro-life doctors: Despite Ohio bill, there is no procedure to save ectopic pregnancies". Catholic News Agency.
  12. 1 2 3 "Senator Niraj Antani Biography | Ohio Senate". Ohio Senate. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  13. "Senator Niraj Antani - Bio | The Ohio Senate". ohiosenate.gov. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  14. Will Garbe, Staff Writer. "Ohio lawmaker: 'Did a poor job of communicating' position on students bearing firearms". daytondailynews. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved April 27, 2019.
  15. "Niraj Antani, 23". Forbes. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  16. "FMP". RSLC. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  17. Anna Staver (February 23, 2023). "Ohio Republican says GOP can do better after 'inartful' comment about his Hindu faith". The Columbus Dispatch. Gannett. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2024.