Niraj Antani

Niraj Antani is a former State Senator from Ohio, having served over a decade in the Ohio General Assembly, including time as a State Representative. Elected at 23 in 2014, he made history as the first Indian American State Senator in Ohio and the youngest Indian and Hindu American state or federal elected official in the United States. During his tenure, Antani held prominent roles such as Vice Chair of the Senate Committee on Health and authored Ohio's NIL law for college athletes. His achievements earned him recognition in Forbes Magazine's '30 Under 30' list for law & policy and Newsmax's influential Republicans under 30.