CHICAGO, ILL. (AP) -- Indian Americans are pushing for a leader of their community to be the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor.
Raja Krishnamoorthi (RAH'-jah krish-nah-MOOR'-thee) is a former deputy Illinois treasurer.
In February, he narrowly lost the primary race for comptroller.
He's sent in his application to Democratic party officials who will pick a replacement for their former lieutenant governor's candidate, Scott Lee Cohen.
More than 10,000 supporters have so far signed a petition to put Krishnamoorthi on the ballot.
The petition's organized by the Indo-American Democratic Organization.
A former president of that organization, Pramod Shah, says his group's worked hard for Democrats for years and it's time to put an Asian-American on a statewide ticket.
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