Padma Kuppa

State Rep. Padma Kuppa is serving her second term representing Michigan’s 41st House District, which encompasses the cities of Troy and Clawson.Throughout her life, Kuppa has sought to bring people together to solve problems both in the professional world and in the community. The first Indian immigrant and Hindu in the state legislature, and a Michigander for more than 20 years, she is focused on serving the people of Troy and Clawson in the Michigan House of Representatives. Kuppa is a mechanical engineer and project manager with a career spanning the higher education, marketing, automotive, financial, and IT sectors. Kuppa has been a civic leader, volunteering with the PTA throughout her children’s K-12 education, founding the Troy-area Interfaith Group to bring people of all faiths together, and serving on Troy’s Planning Commission. She is currently President of the Troy Historical Society, a board member of the Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion, and on the Advisory Councils for South Asian American Voices for Impact and the Great Lakes Political Academy. Kuppa is committed to serving and supporting shared values: that every child has access to a quality public education, that we protect our Great Lakes and ensure access to clean safe drinking water, and that health care and prescription drugs are affordable and accessible to all Michiganders.