Satya Pal Asija Candidate
| Born: |
April 26, 1942 India |
| Resided: |
St. Paul,
Minnesota
Ramsey County |
| Death: | August 10, 2019 |
| Gender: | Man |
| Racial Minority: | Indian-American |
| Occupation: | Author, engineer, inventor |
| Political Party: | Independent-Republican |
| Notes: | On May 26, 1981, Asija became the first person in the United States to receive a pure computer software patent (U.S. No. 4,270,182) for Swift-Answer (Special Word Indexed Full Text Alpha Numeric Storage With Easy Retrieval). He later became a patent attorney. |
| Sources: | The Minneapolis Star, October 28, 1976 (p. C17). Wired, "May 26, 1981: Programmer-Attorney Wins First U.S. Software Patent," May 26, 2009. |
The Minneapolis Star, October 28, 1976 (p. C17).
Election Details
| Number of state/federal offices sought | Number of campaigns | Number of winning campaigns |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | Election | Stage | Party | Votes | Percent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/02/1976 | State House, District 64A | General | Independent-Republican | 2,406 | 21.92% | Lost |