Contact: Aly Ferguson
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WASHINGTON D.C. (July 20, 2026) — New Politics endorsed Pia Dandiya for U.S. Congress in Florida's 22nd Congressional District. Dandiya is an AmeriCorps Teach for America alum who served students and communities before ever considering elected office. Her servant leadership is at the heart of New Politics’ mission.
Emily Cherniack, Founder and Executive Director of New Politics, released the following statement:
“Pia Dandiya has spent her entire career putting others before herself. She started as a Teach for America corps member and went on to found a public high school, becoming one of the youngest principals in the country. Eighty-six percent of her students came from low income households, and under her leadership, every single one of them earned admission to college. That's proof of what servant leadership delivers. Pia knows how to get results for the people who need them most, and that's exactly what Florida needs in Congress right now. New Politics is proud to stand behind her campaign.”
Pia Dandiya was born and raised in Palm Beach County and pursued a career in education. Pia was a proud public school teacher and at the age of 28, became a high school principal in Harlem. Eighty-six percent of her students lived below the poverty line and under her leadership, 100 percent earned admission to college. She worked as a White House fellow under Democratic and Republican presidents and was later an executive at Apple leading public partnerships in education, healthcare, and state government to better serve local communities. Now she is running for Congress to take on the affordability crisis, crack down on corruption in Congress, lower healthcare costs, and protect Social Security and Medicare. Learn more at piaforcongress.com.
New Politics is an organization that revitalizes American democracy by recruiting, developing, and electing leaders across the ideological and political spectrum who have committed their lives to serving their communities and our country, either through military service, national service organizations like AmeriCorps or the Peace Corps, or by demonstrating strong service-based leadership in their community. New Politics' support includes strategic advising and training in all aspects of a candidate's campaign, such as fundraising, communications, organizing, hiring, and team building. New Politics has raised over $40 million to support over 475 candidates, successfully electing more than 200 of them to office, from Congress to School Board. Learn more at newpolitics.org.
