Candidate Profiles - March Primaries
Vivek Bavda
Bernie Lubell | February 23, 2012, 2:05 pm
Vernon Hills
Vivek Bavda is undoubtedly the underdog in the 10th District Democratic race in the congressional primaries. But his experience is different than the other candidates. He is a lawyer, who previously was an intern for then-U.S. Senator Barack Obama. Bavda previously worked for Teach for America, and education is one of his primary platforms. So what can he offer the 10th District that others can’t?