Harry Bhandari

Harry Bhandari
ह्यारी भण्डारी
Bhandari in 2022
Member of the Maryland House of Delegates
from the 8th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2019
Preceded byJoe Cluster
Personal details
Born (1977-10-01) October 1, 1977 (age 47)
Thapathana, Nepal
CitizenshipNepal
United States (since 2011)
Political partyDemocratic
Children2
EducationPrithvi Narayan Campus
Tribhuvan University (MA)
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (PhD)
WebsiteCampaign website

Harry Bhandari (Nepali: ह्यारी भण्डारी; born October 1, 1977) is a Nepalese-born American politician and educator. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served as a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the eighth district since 2019. Bhandari is the first Nepali American elected to a state legislature in the United States.[1]

Bhandari unsuccessfully ran in the 2024 U.S. House of Representatives election in Maryland's 2nd congressional district, placing a distant second to Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski in the Democratic primary.

  1. ^ Sen, Sandeep (November 11, 2018). "Two Americans of Nepali origin win US election". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved January 29, 2024.