Nonprofit leader Mamta Singh has clinched history as the first Indian-American to ever be elected to public office in Jersey City. Having captured a Council At-Large seat, her victory is especially monumental considering the state of New Jersey is home to the highest percentage of people with Indian ancestry in the country, as per the 2023 Census estimates.
On top of that, the state’s Jersey City in particularly houses the largest community of Indian-origin people as compared to any other American city. The concentration of Asian Indian people in the city is so prominent that a commercial and restaurant district therein called India Square is even better known as ‘Little India.’
Shockingly, even with such a great population of Indian-origin people in the city, no member of the Indian diaspora had been elected to public office until Mamta Singh’s win, which was announced alongside Council member James Solomon’s mayoral victory.
Mamta Singh Jersey City campaign
The ‘Team Solomon’ member’s campaign banked on policies like housing we can afford, safer streets, lower taxes, better schools and after-school, affordable housing and tenant protection, sustainable economic development, and transparent and accessible government according to her official website MamtaSinghJerseyCity.com. The lifelong Jersey resident and community advocate is a proud is a proud immigrant, as she also happily plasters on her Instagram bio.
“My background in public service and community organizing has prepared me to be an effective voice for all residents on the City Council,” reads her official campaign profile.
About Indian American politician Mamta Singh
Although she has now etched her name on Jersey City’s political landscape, she has taken the lead as a nonprofit leader and organiser over the years. Singh founded JCFamilies, a prominent grassroots network supporting women, children and working parents in Jersey City.
Singh also created the groups called ‘Indians in Jersey City,’ which seeks to celebrate Indian families’ cultural continuity in the US.
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