Manan Trivedi is a physician

Physician

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, Iraq War veteran

Veteran

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. He was the Democratic

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 nominee for in the 2010 congressional election

United States House of Representatives elections, 2010

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. He is seeking the Democratic nomination for the Sixth District again in 2012.

Early life and education

Trivedi was born and raised in Fleetwood, Pennsylvania

Fleetwood, Pennsylvania

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. He is currently employed as a board-certified doctor of internal medicine at The Reading Hospital and Medical Center in West Reading, Pennsylvania

West Reading, Pennsylvania

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Before running for Congress, Trivedi served as a Health Care Advisor to the Obama for America campaign.

Military service

During the Iraq War, Trivedi served as a battalion surgeon with the United States Marine Corps

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. He earned the Combat Action Ribbon

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, the Navy Commendation Medal, and his unit was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation

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Democratic primary

In the May 18, 2010 primary election, Trivedi defeated journalist

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 Doug Pike and Lower Merion Commissioner Brian Gordon by 672 votes.

General election

Trivedi lost to his opponent Republican

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 Congressman Jim Gerlach

Jim Gerlach

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. in the midterm election for House on November 2, 2010.