Sara Sadhwani

Sara Sadhwani is an award-winning political science professor at Pomona College and served on the California Citizens Redistricting Commission, which successfully redrew congressional and state legislative districts in 2021. On the commission, Sara served as rotating chair and headed Voting Rights Act compliance efforts.

Her research has been widely published in academic journals and examines voting, elections and responsive representation with a focus on Asian American and Latino voting behavior. Her analysis of elections has been featured in The New York Times, the Washington Post, & CNN and she regularly provides commentary for local SoCal outlets. 

 Sara earned her doctorate in political science from the University of Southern California and has held fellowships at Stanford University and the Harvard Kennedy School. Most recently she was involved in the passage of major governance reforms for both the city and county of Los Angeles, including Measure G. Her most important position is as mom to three amazing school-aged kids.