Rohit Khanna, better known as Ro Khanna, is an American lawyer and Democratic politician who has been serving as the US Representative from California's 17th district since January 2017. Khanna, who belongs to an Indian-American Hindu family, has also been the Deputy Assistant Secretary in the US Department of Commerce in President Barack Obama’s administration. The Yale alumnus has worked on several legislations during his time in Congress and has focused on creation of jobs in the manufacturing and technology sectors. He has also worked for labor reforms and policies related to the environment. Khanna also drafted the Internet Bill of Rights. A Gandhian at heart, Khanna was inspired by his grandfather Amarnath Vidyalankar’s participation in Mahatma Gandhi’s Indian independence movement and thus decided to serve people at a young age. He has previously practiced law and taught at reputed institutes such as Stanford University. The father of two now lives in Fremont, California.