Kathmandu – Satish Chapagain, who is active in journalism, social activism, and politics, has launched an election campaign for the House of Delegates in the state of Maryland.
Chapagain has now become active in the election campaign after registering his candidacy last month.
Maryland has a significant immigrant population, including Nepalis. Chapagain, who has been living in Baltimore, Maryland for a long time, is also actively involved in local Nepali-related organizations and campaigns.
A former vice president of the Baltimore Association of Nepalese in America and an advisor and former media coordinator for the Non-Resident Nepali Association, America, Chapagain is well-known within the Nepali community as well as the immigrant community in Baltimore.
Chapagain’s district has four candidates running for two seats in the Democratic primary. He is running in the Democratic primary. Along with Chapagain, Lydia Brown, Chum Baker, and Cleveland Reynolds Jr. are also in the running.
Chapagain is currently the party’s central member from the same district. Four years ago, Chapagain won the party’s central member position by getting 4,100 votes. The state primary election is being held in Maryland on June 23 for the upcoming November election.
“I have registered my candidacy with the advice, suggestions and support of my party friends,” Chapagain said. The primary election is scheduled for June 23. If Chapagain wins the primary, he will have to face the Republican candidate again in November.
According to the latest census, the district, which has a population of 83,000, is 4 percent Asian. Percentage-wise, the area has 44.9 percent Republican, 34.7 percent Democratic, and 18.9 percent Independent voters.
