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| Affiliation | Republican |
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2024-01-01 |
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| Name | Burt Thakur |
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Frisco, Texas , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | [Link] |
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Unknown
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| Contributor | RBH |
| Last Modifed | Juan Croniqueur
Feb 11, 2024 10:22pm |
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Indian - Married - Navy -
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| Info | Burt Thakur was born in New Delhi and raised by his maternal grandparents: Jagdish and Indira. He spent his childhood in India, where his grandfather was responsible for the care of the national forests, tigers, and land management.
He moved to New York in the late 1980s and later attended Valley Forge Military Academy in Pennsylvania. After graduating, he enlisted in the United States Navy and gave up his Indian Citizenship, in order to serve our country. Burt served as a nuclear reactor operator on the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. He was honorably discharged in 2006, after serving for 6 years.
After the service, Burt moved to California and worked for MMR Power Solutions. He built, operated, and managed Co-gen power plants. He subsequently worked in critical power and is currently an engineering project manager facilitating construction processes for large data centers.
In 2020, during the week of the presidential election, Burt received national recognition, when he appeared on the television game show Jeopardy!, during Alex Trebek’s final season as a host. Burt became a Jeopardy! champion, but received the most attention for sharing his personal story of how the show changed his life. The moving story - a tribute to both his grandfather and the late Alex Trebek, would go on to be shared and seen by millions of people on television, social media, on Good Morning America, Fox News, CNN, and various other media outlets across the globe, inspiring and reminding millions of Americans of the importance and impact of empathy, family, and the American Dream.
Today, Burt and his wife reside in Frisco, Texas. As a Texan he is called to action with an emphasis on getting things done — SOLUTIONS, NOT WHINING.
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