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Priya Bhat-Patel Vows To Help AAPI Community In CA State Senate: ‘I Want My Son Represented’

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Running for city council in conservative Carlsbad, California, was an easy choice for Dr. Priya Bhat-Patel.

Bhat-Patel, who is Indian American, had grown up in the San Diego suburb and saw a need for change — and representation — in a town where she has been told that “racism doesn’t exist” despite her own experiences.

Now, after making her mark on the city council, Bhat-Patel is running for California State Senate as a Democrat in the hopes that she can represent the AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) community on a grander scale. “I was the only person of color on [Carlsbad] City Council for some time, so it could be challenging while advocating for many of our citizens of color,” Bhat-Patel said in an EXCLUSIVE interview with Hollywo

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