- Jonathan Bedi
Infobox Politician
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name = Jonathan Bedi
honorific-suffix = J.D.
candidate = Illinois State Senate, 5th District
election_date =February 5 ,2008
opponent =Rickey R. Hendon ,AmySue Mertens
incumbent =Rickey R. Hendon
term_start =November 4 ,2008
place of birth =Chicago, Illinois
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spouse = Olivia Luk
party = Democratic
residence = Chicago
alma_mater =Loyola University ,Washington College of Law
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website = [http://www.jonathanbedi.com/ www.jonathanbedi.com]Jonathan Singh Bedi is an Illinois politician. He was a candidate for the 2008 Democratic primary election for the 5th District of the
Illinois Senate , losing to incumbentRickey R. Hendon .Public service
Bedi was previously a board member of Urban Synergy, an organization that "brings together community organizations, schools and businesses to create unique learning opportunities for disadvantaged minority students in the District" [ [http://www.urbansynergy.org/ourhistory.htm Urban Synergy Test Site ] ] . Bedi is also a member of the
National Organization for Women (NOW). He currently serves as a child mentor within the Partnership to Educate and Advance Kids (PEAK).Education
Bedi earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Marketing from
Loyola University Chicago and a Juris Doctor from American University'sWashington College of Law inWashington, D.C. , where he was a Marshall-Brennan Fellow and graduated with Exceptional Service Honors. After law school, he moved back to Chicago to begin his professional career in the corporate counsel's office of theInternational Truck and Engine Corporation .Personal life
Jonathan Bedi is the son of a first-generation immigrant father from India and an Irish-American mother.
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External links
* [http://www.wcl.american.edu/marshallbrennan/fellows.cfm Marshall-Brennon Fellowship Program]
* [http://www.urbansynergy.org/about.htm Urban Synergy Organization]
* [http://www.peakchicago.org/ Partnership to Educate and Advance Kids (PEAK)]
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