FILE -- In this Sept. 20, 2012 file photo, Ricky Gill, the Republican candidate for the 9th Congressional District, right, responds to a question during a news conference with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, and Kim Vann, the GOP candidate for the 3rd Congressional District, in Sacramento, Calif. Gill, who eventually lost a tight Congressional race to incumbent, Democrat Rep. Jerry McNerney, is among a growing roster of candidates and elected officials of Indian descent.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)