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My name is Raj Peter Bhakta, your candidate for Congress in Pennsylvania's 13th District. We all know that our political system is broken. The ‘pay to play’ culture of corruption and the status quo of scandal harms us all. Now I need your help to fix it. Help defeat the machine! If you’re tired of the endless lies of machine politicians please join my campaign. This is a race of national importance between a reformer and a machine politician - one who is in the top one percent of Congress in fundraising millions and millions of dollars from special interests.

One 'Apprentice' Is Running for Office; Could There Be Another? By: Robert B. BlueyPosted 03/09/0602:20 PM Raj Bhakta, who was “fired” by Donald Trump on the second season of “The Apprentice,” will run on the Republican ticket this November against Democratic Rep. Allyson Schwartz in the suburban Philadelphia district, reports the Associated Press. “We offer voters legitimate change,” Bhakta told the AP. “I am not a politician. I am someone from a business background who wants to make a change.” Who knew Trump would breed an aspiring Republican lawmaker? The truth is, however, Bhakta isn’t the only cast member from...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Raj Bhakta, the aspiring "Apprentice" turned aspiring politician, is running for Congress. Bhakta, who was fired by Donald Trump during the second season of the NBC reality show "The Apprentice," is challenging Democratic U.S. Rep. Allyson Schwartz for the state's 13th District seat representing suburban Philadelphia. Bhakta received the county GOP's endorsement days before making his announcement Monday. "We offer voters legitimate change," Bhakta said. "I am not a politician. I am someone from a business background who wants to make a change." If elected in November, Bhakta said he would serve a maximum of three terms...