Voting rights attorney and Democratic candidate for Congress, Anuj Dixit recently announced that he has raised more than $430,000 since entering the 2026 race for Congress from California’s 48th District in May. (anujdixitforcongress.com)
“I’m honored to have the support of so many Southern Californians who are ready for a new generation of leaders in Congress who can take on the affordability crisis head on,” Dixit said in a press release October 15. “I got into this race to bring down everyday costs and to protect quality affordable health care, so families like the one I grew up in have a fair shot to get ahead. MAGA Republicans have turned their backs on Riverside and San Diego Counties, and it’s time we had a leader in Washington who will fight for families instead of wealthy insiders.”
In August, Dixit announced that when Prop 50 redistricting passes, he intends to run in California’s 48th Congressional district challenging MAGA Republican Congressman Darrell Issa.
Since launching his campaign, the young Indian American has received endorsements from Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland, Congressman Dave Min, and ASPIRE PAC, the political arm of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus.
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Dixit grew up on March Air Force Base in Riverside County. His father is a six-year veteran of the U.S. Air Force. As a lawyer, Dixit defended the voting rights of working and middle-class Americans who he says, “had them unfairly ripped away by extreme, and illegal, forms of gerrymandering.”
On his website, Dixit’s biography reveals the tragedy that happened in his family. He lost his grandparents, aunt, and cousins in the Pan Am 103 (Lockerbie) bombing. He came of age during the 9/11 disaster.
According to him, the American Dream that he grew up believing in, is today not as much of a reality. “…for too many working and middle-class families here in the Inland Empire, that dream has slipped further and further out of reach.”
In court, Dixit has represented the Democratic National Committee, the AME Church and Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, etc. In Congress, he has represented universities, civil rights organizations and individuals, the biography says.
Apart from his professional work, Dixit also helps run his family’s health clinic.