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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.

Having witnessed a horrifying breach of security along the U.S.-Mexico border, Congressional Candidate Raj Peter Bhakta decided to make an example of the situation at the border by riding an elephant across the Rio Grande as a mariachi band provided music for the event. Rita Crosby interviews him about the incident.

A few weeks ago I sent out some already prepared NRA question postcards to candidates in Pennsylvania. The only reply I've received so far was from Raj Bhakta. He is running for Congress in Pennsylvania's 13th district. The body of his reply was: "You are entirely correct to support the right to bear arms that we as individuals enjoy under the Second Amendment. Congress should not pass legislation that hampers our right as Americans to protect ourselves. When elected to Congress, I will fight to preserve that right." "In Congress, I will oppose any effort to create a registry of...

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...