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Girish earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, a master's degree in computers and systems engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and a master's in business administration from the Texas McCombs School of Business. He lives in Austin, Texas, and has volunteered his time as a member of the Rotary Club of Austin, Cato Institute, Institute of Justice, and Braver Angels. 

Girish is the president of Intrepid Technology, WEWISPS, and DeepCoolClear. He previously worked as a marketing manager at ICON Computing and as a software engineer for Tandem, Data General, and Unisys

Girish Altekar's campaign for US Representative in Texas' 37th Congressional District is his first run for public office. 

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Believes eliminating licensure requirements will benefit the economy.

Supports allowing salaries to be negotiated individually or collectively.

Believes a non-market bargaining process is monopolistic and exclusive.

Believes in supporting the Federal Reserve's actions to reduce prices.

Supports the Federal Reserve's actions to reduce prices.

Believes in the importance of full-time employment over contract labor.

- Believes eliminating licensure requirements will benefit the economy.
- Supports allowing salaries to be negotiated individually or collectively.
- Believes a non-market bargaining process is monopolistic and exclusive.
- Supports the Federal Reserve's actions to reduce prices.
- Believes in the importance of full-time employment over contract labor.

Economy

Supports legalizing "most/all drugs" and ending the "war on drugs."

Believes qualified immunity protects "bad apples" and supports accountability in law enforcement.

Believes the incentives to use lethal response corrupt police forces and politicians.

Supports making marijuana legal and regulating it like alcohol to reduce violence in the drug trade.

- Opposes civil forfeiture.
- Supports legalizing "most/all drugs" and ending the "war on drugs."
- Opposes quailifed immunity
- Opposes police militarization.
- Believes the incentives to use lethal response corrupt police forces and politicians.
- Supports making marijuana legal and regulating it like alcohol to reduce violence in the drug trade.

Public Safety

Supports providing medical treatment for individuals who wish to receive it.

- Supports providing medical treatment for individuals who wish to receive it.

Healthcare

Believes parents should have control over their children's education.

Believes in prioritizing children's education to guarantee equal opportunities for all.

Supports vouchers, education savings accounts, homeschooling, and other educational options.

- Believes parents should have control over their children's education.
- Believes in prioritizing children's education to guarantee equal opportunities for all.
- Supports vouchers, education savings accounts, homeschooling, and other educational options.

Education

As of September 7, 2024, Girish Altekar’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Voting & Elections

Supports removing obstacles for migrant workers.

Believes immigration and work permits should be considered separately.

Believes legal immigration is "difficult even for skilled workers and impossible for unskilled ones."

- Supports removing obstacles for migrant workers.
- Believes immigration and work permits should be considered separately.
- Opposes punitive tariffs.
- Believes legal immigration is "difficult even for skilled workers and impossible for unskilled ones."

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Girish Altekar

Girish Altekar's campaign for US Representative for Texas' 37th Congressional District is his first run for public office. 

Supports policies that prioritize individual liberty, believing they lead to better outcomes for everyone.

Believes that hiring undocumented immigrants lowers wages for American workers and raises prices for consumers.

Believes that people "simply don't receive the services they need at the prices they can afford."

Supports licensing as it allows differentiated services and higher prices.

Believes underserved communities are significantly affected by a reduced supply of willing labor.

Believes that individuals with skills and labor should not be barred from participating in the economy due to licensing fees.

Believes that many workers prefer to be independent contractors working remotely for the best bidders for their skills.

Believes millions of Americans work in the gig economy because it suits them.

Believes that the economy is affected by "general wage/price inflation" that will counteract any economic growth.

Believes economic policies negatively impact the most vulnerable populations.

Believes individuals from vulnerable communities often become victims of violence or injustice.

Believes in improving the court system to enhance public safety.

Believes that corruption and violence among smugglers are increased by current policies.

Believes individuals should be held accountable for their actions and wishes to consume as long as they hold themselves responsible for all outcomes.

Believes the "drug war hurts ordinary people" and that the profit in illegal drugs...

Believes there is "no justification for prohibition" and supports allowing adult Americans to make their own decisions regarding substance use.

Supports drug legalization, believing it will reduce crime.

- Opposes civil forfeiture.
- Supports legalizing "most/all drugs" and ending the "war on drugs."
- Opposes quailifed immunity
- Opposes police militarization.
- Believes the incentives to use lethal response corrupt police forces and politicians.
- Supports drug legalization, believing it will reduce crime.
- Supports making marijuana legal and regulating it like alcohol to reduce violence in the drug trade.

Believes juries are not equipped to determine if talc causes cancer.

Believes preparing children for adulthood is the "most important job for all parents," and that the choice of school is a key factor in their overall education.

Believes in community involvement and networking for professional development through participation in the Rotary Club of Austin.

Believes in protecting core freedoms, including the right to have "meaningful choice in your children’s education."

Believes entrenched bureaucracies have negatively impacted education.

Believes children will be "failed" if forced into inadequate educational environments.

Supports parents having full control of their children's education.

Believes the U.S. education system has "the highest costs per student in the world and yet fail to deliver the knowledge," indicating a belief that the current education system is inefficient and ineffective.

Believes children will face a bleak future if current educational issues are not addressed.

Supports providing parents educational vouchers that can be spent at any school.

Plans to increase parents' accredited choices in education.

Believes parents should have the option to choose their child's school.

Believes "professional life-long politicians from super-safe gerrymandered districts are complicit" in voting issues.

Girish Altekar resides in the Clarksville and Crestview neighborhoods of Austin, Texas. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Bombay and a Master's degree in Computer and Systems Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Girish Altekar has run his WIFI business, DeepCoolClear, LLC, in Austin, TX since 1998. He previously worked at Tandem in Austin, TX from 1989 to 1998, Data General in Westboro, MA from 1987 to 1989, and Unisys in Lake Forest, CA from 1983 to 1987.

As of September 12, 2024, Girish Altekar’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- Your US Representative represents the interests of your district in the US House of Representatives, the lower house of Congress. Texas currently has 36 US Representatives.
- US Representatives can author, sponsor, debate, and vote on bills that become national law.
- Representatives may serve on congressional committees. Committees focus on certain policy areas, such as transportation, education, or labor. They may also run for higher positions within their party, such as the Speaker of the House or Majority/Minority Leader.
- Representatives are elected to two-year terms. To hold this office, a candidate must be a legal resident of Texas for at least seven years before their election. US Representatives are paid a salary of $174,000/year.