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Arjun Sharda | |
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अर्जुन शारदा | |
| Chairman of the Teen Age Republicans | |
| Assumed office October 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Barby Wells |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Republican |
| Occupation | Nonprofit executive, political activist, coder |
| Website | arjunsharda |
Arjun Sharda is an American nonprofit executive and political activist. He is the National Chairman of the Teen Age Republicans, the youth wing of the Republican Party.[1][2]
Life
[edit]Sharda is from Round Rock, Texas, where he currently resides and lives. He began coding at the age of seven years old.[3][4][5] He serves as an advisor to the Round Rock Independent School District, where he helped establish the district's first high school advocacy venue.
TLEEM
[edit]In October 2023, Sharda founded TLEEM (Arabic: تعليم, meaning education), a educational nonprofit organization at twelve years old as a school club at Running Brushy Middle School.[6][7][8] The organization helps K–12 and college students build social capital, confidence, and networking skills.
As of 2025, The 74 reported that TLEEM has a membership of over 4,000 students from eleven countries, and is headquartered as a 501(c)(3) organization in Round Rock, Texas.[9] In April 2025, TLEEM launched a pilot program funded by Walmart, Allagi Capital, which provides non-dilutive microgrants to underrepresented student projects in the Austin, Texas metropolitan area[10]. Sharda has been commended by Texas Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Education Agency (through formal resolution) for his work with the organization.[11][12]
Political activism
[edit]In October 2025, Sharda was elected as National Chairman of the Teen Age Republicans, succeeding Barby Wells.
On October 24, 2025, Sharda wrote an opinion article for the Austin American-Statesman opposing Texas Senate Bill 10[13]. His opinion piece garnered significant attention from state figures, including praise from former Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower.[14]
References
[edit]- ↑ "National Teen Age Republicans". www.nationaltars.org. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ↑ Beeferman, Jason; Ngo, Emily (2025-10-14). "'I love Hitler': Leaked messages expose Young Republicans' racist chat". POLITICO. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ↑ Spikes, Maya (2023-06-08). "Young tech student breaks world record while starting his entrepreneurial journey". Rising Innovator. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ↑ "Round Rock student, programmer starts nonprofit to better the world". Williamson County Sun. 2024-01-02. Archived from the original on 2024-01-03. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ↑ "Round Rock student launches nonprofit organization". Austin Journal. 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ↑ Walton, Farrah (2024-06-28). ""I want to utilize my life," 8th grader starts non-profit that expands to 7 countries". KEYE. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ↑ "12-year-old Round Rock student launches nonprofit to empower others". KXAN Austin. 2024-01-30. Archived from the original on 2025-08-30. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ↑ Figueroa, Fernanda (2024-02-22). "12-year-old Round Rock boy starts nonprofit to develop tech, leadership skills". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ↑ Wagner, Lauren (2025-04-23). "Texas Teen's Nonprofit Helps Kids Across the World Gain Networking Skills". The 74. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ↑ Sjoberg, Brooke (2025-04-10). "Nonprofit started by Round Rock youth to begin offering micro grants for young entrepreneurs". Community Impact. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ↑ "Round Rock 8th grader gets special recognition". FOX 7 Austin. 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ↑ "State Board of Education Celebrates 2024 Student Heroes". sboe.texas.gov. Texas Education Agency. 2024-07-03. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ↑ Sharda, Arjun (2025-10-23). "As a Texas student, I don't want the Ten Commandments in my classroom | Opinion". Austin American-Statesman. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ↑ Hightower, Jim (2025-11-05). "A Biblical-Level Warning from a High School Student". The Hightower Lowdown. Retrieved 2025-11-08.
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