Second Generation

11/10/2025

Congratulations to Joe Khan on this historic win!

Not only is Joe the first Asian-American elected countywide in Bucks County and the first to be elected District Attorney in Pennsylvania — Joe is also the first Democratic District Attorney to be elected in Bucks County since the 1800s!

We could not be more proud of Joe, his campaign, and how he sought to uplift our immigrant communities. We look forward to following his work ahead and wish him success in making Bucks County a safer and fairer place for everyone!

I am also proud to be the first Asian-American to be elected countywide in Bucks County (and the first to be elected District Attorney anywhere in Pennsylvania).

What’s most important is that I will not be the last. Thank you to Impact Indian American, APIPA, Emgage, Second Generation, and the other allies who stood with me to do the work uplifting all communities so that we have a government that stands up for everyone.

07/07/2025

"We must rise to this moment: Reject the fear-based narratives. Elevate immigrant voices. Share stories of contribution and resilience that reflect the full humanity behind the headlines." — Anton Andrew, Second Generation Board Member

Read his full Inquirer op-ed via the link below:

The ache of being perceived as a threat simply for existing is no longer borne only by Black men. Today, it’s projected onto entire other communities.

06/27/2025

05/23/2025

We are excited to announce that both of our endorsed candidates have won their respective primary elections!

On Tuesday, Irina Ehrlich handily secured the Democratic nomination for Judge in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas! Meanwhile in Delaware County, Joar Dahn defeated the incumbent Mayor of Darby Borough with nearly 60% of the vote!

We are immensely proud of the strong campaigns our two candidates ran this year, and we look forward to watching how they serve their communities in the years to come!

05/14/2025

Today we are proud to announce two new endorsements in Pennsylvania’s upcoming Primary Election on May 20th:

Irina Ehrlich — Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia
Joar Dahn — Mayor of Darby Borough, Delaware County

Learn more about these two inspiring trailblazers and why we are supporting their campaigns here: secgenpac.org/endorsements

Second Generation remains committed to our mission to support our marginalized immigrant communities here in Pennsylvania.

Since our launch in late 2018, we have proudly supported candidates from all across the commonwealth who have shared our commitment to defending our democratic principles, upholding the rule of law, and investing in the American Dream for all residents of Pennsylvania.

Now more than ever, it is vital that we continue this work — and we hope you will join us! You can support our efforts by making a contribution today: actblue.com/donate/welcometosecgen

04/23/2024

Polls are open in the PA Primary Election! We hope you’ll join us in supporting these Second Generation candidates!

03/20/2024

Today we are proud to announce two new endorsements in the upcoming Pennsylvania Primary Election:

Shamaine Daniels — U.S. Congress, PA’s 10th District
Mercedes Evans — PA State House, 103rd District

You can learn more about these two inspiring trailblazers and why we are supporting their campaigns on our website: https://www.secgenpac.org/endorsements

03/04/2024

Today we are proud to announce our endorsement of Joe Khan for Pennsylvania Attorney General!

The son of a Pakistani engineer who came to America to build bridges, Joe is a lifelong advocate of bringing communities together and creating a more representative Pennsylvania government. As a father and experienced attorney, Joe not only understands the issues facing Pennsylvanians, but also how to best overcome them.

Pennsylvania deserves an Attorney General who will stand up for abortion rights, public safety, housing justice, environmental rights, and accountability for corporate and political corruption — and with so much at stake this election, we need to ensure our AG’s Office is led by the most capable candidate. We need a leader like Joe who is respected across the commonwealth as both a forward-thinking County Solicitor and a reform-minded prosecutor.

We hope you will join us in making history this year by helping Joe Khan become the first Asian-American elected to Pennsylvania statewide office!

You can learn more about Joe on our website: https://www.secgenpac.org/joe-khan

11/15/2023

Although there are still some outstanding ballots left to be counted, we are excited to announce that (at least) seven of our endorsed candidates have won their respective elections last week!

- Kay Yu — Judge, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
- Jamie Gauthier — Philadelphia City Council, 3rd District
- Nina Ahmad — Philadelphia City Council At-Large
- Neil Makhija — Montgomery County Commissioner
- Debbie Bookman — Chester County Prothonotary
- K.S. Bhaskar — Tredyffrin Township Supervisor - District 3, (Chester County)
- Jay Rohatgi — Parkland School District Board (Lehigh County)

Before we get to work on the upcoming presidential election in 2024, we would like to extend our sincerest appreciation for your support of Second Generation and our mission to promote the political engagement of immigrant communities. This year we helped to elect more candidates across Pennsylvania than ever before, and we could not have done this without you! We hope we can count on your support once again as we prepare for yet another consequential election next year. Thank you!

11/07/2023

It's Election Day! We’ve endorsed nine inspiring trailblazers who we believe will best address the many challenges currently facing our communities across Pennsylvania:

- Debbie Bookman — Chester County Prothonotary
- K.S. Bhaskar — Tredyffrin Township Supervisor - District 3, (Chester County)
- Ashwini Udgaonkar — Marple Township Controller (Delaware County)
- Jay Rohatgi — Parkland School District Board (Lehigh County)
- Neil Makhija — Montgomery County Commissioner
- Saji Mathew — Lower Moreland School Board, Montgomery County
- Kay Yu — Judge, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas
- Jamie Gauthier — Philadelphia City Council, 3rd District
- Nina Ahmad — Philadelphia City Council At-Large

We hope you will join us in supporting these emerging candidates today!

Learn more here: secgenpac.org/endorsements