Suraj Budathoki

Suraj Budathoki
Member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives from the Hillsborough 40th district
Incumbent
Assumed office December 4, 2024
Personal details
Political party	Democratic [1]

Suraj K. Budathoki is an American politician. He serves as a Democratic member for the Hillsborough 40th district of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. ^[2]

Budathoki was born in Samrang, Bhutan. He is of Nepali-speaking Bhutanese (Lhotshampa) heritage. As a child, he left his home country due to political persecution and ethnic clenching of the minority Nepali speaking Hidus from Bhutan along with his family. Mr. Budathoki spent 17 years in a refugee camp in Nepal. ^[3] He came to the United States through Bhutanese refugee resettled program in 2009. ^[4]

He earned a bachelor's degree from Southern New Hampshire University in 2015, and a graduate degree from Norwich University in 2018. ^[5] He is a Ph.D. candidate at Saybrook University in California. ^[6] His career experience includes working as a business executive and he is the founder of Peace Initiative Bhutan

References

1. "Suraj Budathoki". CitizensCount. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
2. "Suraj Budathoki". Ballotpedia . Retrieved November 17, 2024.
3. https://www.wmur.com/article/bhutanese-couple-new-hampshire-refugees/39996380
4. https://refugeecongress.org/delegates-1/suraj-budathoki1
5. https://ballotpedia.org/Suraj_Budathoki
6. https://sapannews.com/2023/03/29/sapan-turns-two-calls-for-a-saarc-summit/