Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (pronounced as "Jindle") (born June 10, 1971) is the Governor of Louisiana and a Republican. Before Jindal's election as governor, he was a member of Congress for Louisiana's 1st congressional district, elected in 2004. Jindal was re-elected to the House in the 2006 election with 88 percent of the vote. He is the second Indian American elected to Congress.
On October 20, 2007, Jindal was elected governor of Louisiana, winnin...
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Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (pronounced as "Jindle") (born June 10, 1971) is the Governor of Louisiana and a Republican. Before Jindal's election as governor, he was a member of Congress for Louisiana's 1st congressional district, elected in 2004. Jindal was re-elected to the House in the 2006 election with 88 percent of the vote. He is the second Indian American elected to Congress.
On October 20, 2007, Jindal was elected governor of Louisiana, winning a four-way race with 54.2% of the vote. At age 36, Jindal became the youngest current governor in the United States. He also became the first non-white to serve as elected governor of Louisiana and the first American governor of Indian descent. Governor Jindal is one of the nation's most popular governors with an approval rating of 77%.
Piyush Jindal was born on June 10, 1971, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Agarwal Indian immigrants Amar and Raj Jindal, who had recently arrived for Amar to attend graduate school at Louisiana State University...
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