Among the list of Asian Indian who made their mark overseas is Satveer Chaudhary who became the first Asian Indian senator in American history in 2000. He was elected as state representative in 1996 and also the first Asian American member of the Minnesota Legislature.

Senator Chaudhary is the youngest member and represents 52 districts which includes the communities of Columbia Heights, Fridley, Hilltop, Mounds View and New Brighton, northern suburbs of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.

Senator Chaudhary born on June 12th 1969, graduated from Columbia Heights High School and went on to attend St. Olaf College where he did his bachelor of arts degree in political science and continued his education at the University of Minnesota.

He graduated from the University of Minnesota Law School with a Juris Doctorate. He has also studied British and American foreign policy at Oxford University. Satveer is a licensed attorney and business consultant.

For his strenuous efforts he was nominated legislator of the year by Minnesota Community College Students Association, also nominated for Freshman Legislator of the year by Politics in Minnesota magazine. He is listed in Who's Who of American Politics which is a national political directory.

House Leadership also appointed him to the board of directors for the World Trade Center in St. Paul, and he served as Co-Chair of the Anoka County Legislative Delegation. In the Senate, Chaudhary currently served on seven committees, including Transportation, Crime Prevention, Education, E-12 Budget Division, Finance, and Transformation and Public Safety Budget Division. He serves as Vice Chair of the Transportation Committee and also as Chair of the Education Subcommittee on Technology.

Senator Chaudhary also had the honor of serving as the Dalai Lama’s escort when he visited Minnesota and traveled as a selected delegate by the American Council of Young Political Leaders to travel to Argentina and Uruguay in summer 2001