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Amar Mukunda | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 8, 1992 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Amherst College (BS) Stanford University (MS) |
| Military service | |
| Branch | United States Army Reserve |
| Rank | Combat engineer |
Amar Mukunda (born December 8, 1992) is an American entrepreneur, U.S. Army Reserve combat engineer, and political candidate who is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 Maryland Senate election in the 39th district. He won the Democratic primary election on June 23, 2026, defeating Senate majority leader Nancy J. King.
Early life and career
[edit]Mukunda was born on December 8, 1992,[1] to Indian and Pakistani immigrants.[2] His paternal grandfather emigrated from India to work on transit projects in Baltimore and Washington, D.C., including the construction of the Glenmont station. His mother fled conflict and corruption in Pakistan and settled in the area.[3] His parents started a successful telecommunications company in the late 1980s,[3] but became bankrupt after the 9/11 market crash and were forced to move multiple times before Mukunda graduated from high school.[4][5]
Mukunda grew up in Montgomery County, Maryland, and graduated from Walt Whitman High School.[6] While attending high school, he helped organize a student counter-protest against the Westboro Baptist Church, which planned to protest at the high school over its namesake,[7] and volunteered for Barack Obama's 2008 presidential camapaign.[8] He graduated from Amherst College magna cum laude in 2015, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in computer science and geology. From 2015 to 2016, he was a Fulbright Scholar, researching Kamusi and machine learning in Switzerland.[9][10] Mukunda graduated from Stanford University in 2025, earning a Master of Science degree in energy and infrastructure engineering.[11][12]
Mukunda is a combat engineer in the United States Army Reserve. From 2019 to 2023, he served as the assistant director of Roca Maryland, a community-based violence prevention program.[13][14] In 2022, while working at Roca, he was a Bloomberg Fellow at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, he researched gun violence and addition through a public health perspective.[15][16][17]
Maryland Senate
[edit]2026 election
[edit]In September 2025, Mukunda announced that he would run for the Maryland House of Delegates in District 39.[13][18] He withdrew his House of Delegates bid in November 2025, instead opting to run for the Maryland Senate, challenging Senate majority leader Nancy J. King.[19]
During the Democratic primary, Mukunda ran to King's left,[20][21] supporting universal healthcare, extending the Red Line to Germantown, and ending corporate political donations.[2] He also received endorsements from the Maryland League of Conservation Voters, Maryland Sierra Club, and CASA in Action.[22][23] Mukunda criticized King for trying repeatedly to primary state delegate Gabriel Acevero[24] and for taking contributions from utility companies,[3] and attacked leaders of the Maryland Senate for blocking bills relating to progressive issues, including curtails to federal immigration enforcement, funding for school meals, and mid-decade redistricting.[25][20][26]
Mukunda defeated King in the Democratic primary on June 23, 2026, in an upset.[27][28] He is running in the general election unopposed.[20][2] Mukunda will be the first South Asian state senator in Maryland[2] and the youngest current member of the Maryland Senate as of 2026.[20]
Personal life
[edit]Mukunda lives in Gaithersburg, Maryland.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "2026 Primary Election Voters Guide". Bethesda Magazine. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Jacoby, Ceoli (June 26, 2026). "District 39 Sen. Nancy King concedes to challenger in Democratic primary". Bethesda Magazine. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Hogan, Jack (July 13, 2026). "He just ousted the Senate majority leader. Now he wants to take on Annapolis". The Baltimore Banner. Retrieved July 13, 2026.
- ↑ Jangir, Sumit (October 3, 2025). "Amar Mukunda runs for Maryland delegate". Diya TV. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
- ↑ Winebrenner, Katelynn (June 2, 2026). "With General Assembly primaries looming, it's all about Trump all across Maryland". Capital News Service. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
- ↑ Peck, Louis (February 3, 2026). "MoCo Politics: Two candidates make financial splash in first run for House of Delegates". Bethesda Magazine. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
- ↑ Stern, Aaron (April 23, 2009). "Gay Rights Faceoff at Whitman". Potomac Almanac. Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
- ↑ "A Son of South Asia Charts a New Path in Maryland". www.newindiaabroad.com. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
- ↑ "Fulbright, Watson & Carnegie Scholars | The Amherst Student". amherststudent.amherst.edu. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
- ↑ Benjamin, Martin; Mukunda, Amar; Allen, Jeff (2015-11-26). "Kamusi pre-D-source-side disambiguation and a sense aligned multilingual lexicon". Proceedings of Translating and the Computer 37. London, UK: AsLing.
- ↑ "Amar Mukunda's Profile". profiles.stanford.edu. Stanford Profiles. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
- ↑ Peck, Louis (2025-10-10). "Three Upcounty incumbent state legislators, led by Sen. Nancy King, file for re-election as slate". Bethesda Magazine. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
- 1 2 Devarakonda, Mythili (September 19, 2025). "Amar Mukunda launches campaign for Maryland House of Delegates in District 39". The American Bazaar. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
- ↑ Koppel, Ted (February 26, 2023). "Steering young men away from a life with guns". WJZ-TV. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
- ↑ "Bloomberg American Health Initiative at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Announces Sixth Cohort of Bloomberg Fellows | Johns Hopkins | Bloomberg School of Public Health". publichealth.jhu.edu. 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
- ↑ "Amar Mukunda's Profile | Stanford Profiles". profiles.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
- ↑ "Amar Mukunda". Bloomberg American Health Initiative. Archived from the original on 2023-03-23. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
- ↑ Hogan, Jack. "State lawmakers team up to edge out firebrand colleague". The Banner. Archived from the original on 2025-11-14. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
- ↑ Peck, Louis (November 10, 2025). "Veteran Sen. Nancy King picks up a primary challenger in upcounty District 39". Bethesda Magazine. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 Hogan, Jack (June 25, 2026). "Newcomer Amar Mukunda poised to oust Maryland's Senate majority leader". The Baltimore Banner. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
- ↑ Condon, Christine; Kurtz, Josh (June 24, 2026). "Despite some challenges, most legislators appear headed to reelection". Maryland Matters. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
- ↑ Peck, Louis (June 15, 2026). "Who's endorsing whom in the 2026 primary contests for Md. General Assembly". Bethesda Magazine. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
- ↑ Peck, Louis (June 1, 2026). "Second Maryland environmental group endorses challenger to District 39 Sen. Nancy King". Bethesda Magazine. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
- ↑ Nachman, Mayah (June 18, 2026). "Acevero alone: Lawmakers again give cold shoulder to outspoken delegate". Maryland Matters. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
- ↑ Murphy, Fran (November 18, 2025). "Newcomer Challenges King in District 39 State Senate Race". Montgomery County Media. Retrieved June 27, 2026.
- ↑ election, Maryland Matters Voter Guide: 2026 Primary. "State Senate, 39th District Democrats | Voter Guide: 2026 Primary election • Maryland". Maryland Matters. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Official 2026 Gubernatorial Primary Election Results for State Senator". elections.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
- ↑ Ford, Christine Condon, William J. (2026-06-25). "Concessions, victory laps mark the day after a 'smooth' Maryland primary contest". Maryland Matters. Retrieved 2026-07-29.
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