Arjinderpal S. Sekhon

Arjinderpal Singh "A.J." Sekhon, MD is a Punjab-born Sikh physician and Army Colonel who ran for Congress in California's 2nd district in 2006.

He attended the Medical College in Amritsar, where he earned his medical degree. He also attended the Air University in 1979, and the University of Northern California, where he earned a Justice Degree.

He is a Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve's 36th Civil Affairs Brigade (one of only two beared and turbaned Sikhs in U.S. Military and has otherwise been self-employed as a medical doctor since 1979. He won the June 2006 Democratic primary to gain the nomination to run for a seat in the United States House of Representatives, defeating Bill Falzett.

Sekhon opposes the Iraq War, and supports health care reform and environmental issues. Sekhon lost to Wally Herger in the November 2006 general election, garnering 33% to Herger's 64%. Sekhon currently lives in Yuba City, California.