Shri Thanedar

Shri Thanedar is running in the Democratic primary for the House race for Michigan’s 13th Congressional District. His opponent, Donovan McKinney, has been endorsed by LCV Action Fund and is the GiveGreen candidate.

ON THE ISSUES

• Supports strong legislation to protect Michigan’s waterways, including the Great Lakes
• Earned a 100% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard

WHY THIS RACE MATTERS

• Climate champion Donovan McKinney is also running in the Democratic primary
• Holding this seat in Michigan will help win a pro-environmental majority in the House, making it easier to pass climate legislation at the federal level

Candidate Background

Representative Shri Thanedar is running for a third term to represent Michigan's 13th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. Thanedar was born in India and earned a bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of Bombay. He came to the United States to study and received a PhD from the University of Akron in 1982 and is the only Ph.D. chemist in Congress.

In 2020, he was elected to represent the 3rd District in the Michigan House of Representatives. In the legislature, Thanedar has supported a number of pro-environment bills and supports strong legislation to protect Michigan’s waterways, including the Great Lakes. 

In Congress, he co-sponsored the Energy Resilient Communities Act, which aims to make critical energy infrastructure more resilient to the hazards of climate change, providing grants for the development of clean energy microgrids. In October 2023, Thadedar unveiled the Environmental Health Workforce Act of 2023 to address the decline of vital environmental health professionals crucial to public safety. This bill would establish model standards for environmental health worker credentialing and develop a tailored workforce development plan for environmental health needs. He has earned a 100% lifetime score on LCV’s National Environmental Scorecard.