Vibhuti Jha

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Vibhuti Jha
Vibhuti Jha. He is a first-time candidate for the Republican and Conservative parties. (Photo courtesy of Vibhuti Jha)

Biography

Vibhuti Jha, 70, of Port Washington, is a first-time candidate for the Republican and Conservative parties. A specialist in business turnaround and a former banker, he hopes to flip Assembly District 16 next month.

As an immigrant, Jha is focused on preserving the American Dream for families who call Long Island home, according to his biography. He seeks to take his business and finance experience to fix what is wrong in Albany.

Jha earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Pune. He also earned a master’s degree in economics from the Gokhale Institute of Political and Economic Studies at the University of Pune, followed by a doctorate from Bhagalpur University. He later earned an MBA in international management from IMI India.

Jha arrived in the United States in 1991 to take on a leadership role with American Express Bank in order to cultivate and grow Indian-American commercial partnerships. He accomplished this by fostering bilateral trade and encouraging U.S. enterprises to explore India’s open markets with strategic intent and opportunity. First arriving in Los Angeles, he later moved to New York.

Jha now works as a turnaround strategy specialist for the Human Potential Project, a Seattle-based organization that helps companies in the United States build a performance-based culture in the workplace.

The Issues

Jha claims that bail reform has freed killers, drug dealers and gang members and that if elected, he will strive to reverse these laws.

Jha also said that Long Islanders need tax relief, which he intends to provide by working to make the gas tax rollback permanent rather than an “election-time gimmick.” He also said that he will fight to have congestion pricing reversed.

The District

Assembly District 16 comprises Great Neck, Manhasset, Port Washington, Herricks, Mineola, Baxter Estates, parts of East Williston, Old Westbury, Roslyn Estates, Roslyn, Albertson, Williston Park and New Hyde Park.

 

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