Namrata Subramanian
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Namrata Subramanian (Democratic Party) (also known as Nam) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 147. She lost in the Democratic primary on March 1, 2022.
Subramanian completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Subramanian earned a bachelor's degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 2020.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Jolanda Jones won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 147.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 147
Incumbent Jolanda Jones defeated Danielle Keys Bess in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 147 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jolanda Jones | 53.7 | 3,588 |
 | Danielle Keys Bess  | 46.3 | 3,092 | |
| Total votes: 6,680 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 147
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 147 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jolanda Jones | 41.8 | 4,950 |
| ✔ | | Danielle Keys Bess | 19.9 | 2,351 |
 | Reagan Flowers | 17.4 | 2,062 | |
 | Aurelia Wagner | 8.5 | 1,010 | |
 | Namrata Subramanian | 6.8 | 808 | |
 | Somtoochukwu Ik-Ejiofor | 3.1 | 369 | |
 | Akwete Hines | 2.4 | 289 | |
| Total votes: 11,839 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 147
Damien Thaddeus Jones defeated Rashard Baylor in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 147 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Damien Thaddeus Jones | 53.7 | 1,117 |
| Rashard Baylor | 46.3 | 965 | |
| Total votes: 2,082 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Namrata Subramanian completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Subramanian's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Namrata “Nam” Subramanian (she/her) is a proud Houstonian and is running for State Legislature from District 147. Nam has a B.A. in Economics and a B.A. in Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley, and is currently pursuing her Masters in Educational Studies from Johns Hopkins University. Nam is an educator, leader, advocate, and ally who strives to make Texas a more welcoming, inclusive, and just state for its diverse group of residents. She is a High School Math teacher and proud member of Texas AFT who is inspired by her students inside and outside of the classroom. Through teaching, Nam has gotten to know and understand the specific needs of Houston’s families which has motivated her to run for office to become a leader for her students and their communities. In her free time, she loves to power lift, dance, and spend time with her friends and family.
- Nam is a public school educator who serves 200+ students and their families every day. Her investment in the future of Houston is a daily practice. Nam’s work goes well beyond the 8-hour school day, lesson planning, connecting with parents, and serving in extracurricular roles after school hours. Over the school year, Nam not only gets a keen insight into what our students need most but how the systems in place need to change to best support them as well. From wages that can be disincentivizing to qualified teaching candidates, to training that falls short of equipping teachers with all they might need to best serve the students, the teaching profession has a lot of room to grow, and Nam is committed to making that happen for our students.
- Nam brings a fresh perspective to the table. As a teacher, not a career politician, running a grassroots campaign, she represents the people, not corporations of Houston. Nam believes that a public servant is exactly that—someone who serves. She intends on showing up for the community, as she has shown during her campaign. If elected, Nam intends to stay on the ground, hear from community leaders and experts, and be a voice for District 147 in the capitol. Nam is not just a representative of the community, but a member of it as well. As a queer woman of color and an educator working with students from various backgrounds, she has seen first-hand how issues like the ERCOT grid failure and school-to-prison pipeline has affected District 147.
- Nam is a strong advocate for progressive issues and intends to fight for progressive legislation but also understands the value of compromise. Specifically, in a Republican-led legislature, a willingness to collaborate with other representatives from both sides is crucial to getting any legislation passed. She believes strongly in climate-positive policies, weatherizing the ERCOT grids, women’s rights, raising the minimum wage, and more people-first policies that have proven to be effective and beneficial for people on both sides of the political spectrum.
Nam is passionate about the intersectionality of social justice and public policy, particularly economic, educational, and environmental justice.
1) Economic Justice: The current minimum wage in Texas is $7.25/hour while the living wage in Houston is close to $20/hour. In addition, housing costs have shot up over the past decade. I will fight to raise the minimum wage in Texas to at least $15/hour so that Texans are able to provide for themselves and their families without working more than 40 hours a week. I will also fight for affordable housing in every city so that Texans are able to live in the areas they work so hard in.
2) Educational Justice: Our low-income students, students of color, disabled students, and LGBTQIA+ students are forced to attend public schools that are extremely punitive and are a part of the school-to-prison pipeline. I will work to decriminalize these students at schools and ensure that school policies are not discriminatory (e.g. dress codes) to students with various identities.
3) Environmental Justice: We are increasingly seeing the effects of climate change in Texas, from the winter storms to tropical storms/hurricanes. I will work to invest in renewable energy sources like wind energy and focus on reducing our carbon footprint so we can preserve our environment for future generations. I will also work to advocate to ensure that renters are informed if they are renting a property in a flood-prone area.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on December 28, 2021
