Senator Niraj Antani is currently serving his first term in the Ohio Senate, and he made history as the youngest serving member of the Senate, and also the first Indian American and Hindu American state Senator in Ohio history. Niraj has been named at Forbes list of the top 30, under 30 people in the US for law and politics, and Newsmax named him the second most influential Republican in the nation under 30. Niraj just received the Legislator of the Year Award by the AMVETS Department of Ohio for his work helping veterans, as well as the Distinguished Government Service Award by the Ohio Association of Career Colleges and Schools for his work in improving access to education for hardworking Ohioans. Senator Antani earned a bachelor's degree from the Ohio State University and was born and raised in Miami Township to parents who immigrated to the United States in 1987 from India. Niraj has chaired the Ohio Republican Party Asian Pacific American Advisory Council, and serves on the national board of the Republican State Leadership Committee's Future Majority Project.