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By Raju Lama
\nSummit County, Ohio \u2014 Sandeep Dixit spent 20 years traveling for work. In all that time, he never missed one of his kids\u2019 games. He never missed a parent-teacher conference. This summer, his family welcomed its third generation of Americans \u2014 a grandson born into a country Dixit says is being let down by the two institutions supposed to be looking out for it.<\/span><\/p>\n

That combination \u2014 showing up, generation after generation, no matter how demanding the job \u2014 is the case Dixit is making to Ohio\u2019s 13th District as he runs for Congress this November as an independent. \u201cIf you show up for your family for 20 years on the road, showing up for a district isn\u2019t a stretch \u2014 it\u2019s the job,\u201d Dixit said. \u201cToo many people in Washington have never had to prove that to anyone.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

An Engineer, Not a Career Politician<\/b><\/span>
\nDixit isn\u2019t a lawyer or a lifelong political operative. He\u2019s an engineer with three decades of leadership experience in engineering and business, including building a small business of his own. He has also spent 30 years in community leadership, serving as president of a national-level organization representing more than 60 chapters and over 500,000 Americans.<\/span><\/p>\n

He points to a number that shapes his entire campaign: fewer than 4% of members of Congress come from science or engineering backgrounds, even as the country enters an era being reshaped by artificial intelligence and automation.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re writing the rules for the AI era with a Congress that doesn\u2019t understand the technology,\u201d Dixit said. \u201cThat\u2019s not a Democrat or Republican problem. It\u2019s a competence problem, and it\u2019s one my background is built for.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

A Real Third Option, Not a Protest Vote <\/span>OH-13 voters will have a choice this November between two-term Democratic incumbent Emilia Sykes, Republican nominee Carey Coleman \u2014 and Dixit. He argues that choice shouldn\u2019t feel as narrow as it usually does.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEvery cycle, people are told a vote for anyone outside the two parties is a wasted vote,\u201d Dixit said. \u201cBut look at where those two parties have taken us: nearly 40 trillion in debt, roughly billion in corporate PAC money bought and sold every single election cycle. The real wasted vote is the one you cast out of habit, for someone who was never going to change anything for you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

He also points to Ohio\u2019s shrinking political weight in Washington \u2014 its congressional delegation down from 21 seats to 15 in recent decades, even as California, Florida, and Texas delegations have grown to dominate Congress \u2014 while the state\u2019s human development index sits below the national average.<\/span><\/p>\n

Voters he\u2019s met canvassing across Summit, Stark, and Portage counties have told him the same thing in different words: they\u2019re not loyal to a party, they\u2019re loyal to results, and they haven\u2019t seen many lately.<\/span><\/p>\n

What He\u2019s Running On<\/b><\/span>
\n\u2022 AI and STEM education in every classroom, alongside skilled-trades and vocational training<\/span>
\n\u2022 Public AI access for all \u2014 not just corporations and the wealthy<\/span>
\n\u2022 Right-to-repair protections for consumers on products they own<\/span>
\n\u2022 Real-time healthcare pricing, letting patients check procedure costs and insurance coverage before scheduling care<\/span>
\n\u2022 No tax on Social Security benefits<\/span>
\n\u2022 Fiscal responsibility as a genuine check on both parties\u2019 spending<\/span><\/p>\n

On the Ground<\/b><\/span>
\nDixit\u2019s campaign has leaned heavily on direct, in-person conversations with voters, from local festivals to community events across the district. The campaign confirmed its ballot certification through the Summit County Board of Elections in July 2026 and has since launched the \u201cCivic Renewal Movement,\u201d inviting Ohioans to volunteer, host yard signs, and get involved before November.<\/span><\/p>\n

The campaign will keep a presence at county fairs and community festivals across the district throughout the summer and fall, where Dixit plans to keep doing what\u2019s gotten him this far: showing up and talking directly to the people he wants to represent. Asked what he wants voters to remember most, Dixit doesn\u2019t point to a policy line. He points back to where he started.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI have a grandson now. Third generation of our family born in this country,\u201d he said. \u201cEvery choice I make in this race, I\u2019m making with him in mind \u2014 not the next election, him.\u201d<\/span>
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