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Shiva Ayyadurai

Independent candidate for Senator in Congress, Massachusetts · Challenger

Scientist and entrepreneur

Shiva Ayyadurai is a scientist and entrepreneur from Belmont who holds four degrees from MIT. He is running for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts as an independent. He ran for the Senate as an independent in 2018 and in the Republican primary in 2020, and ran for president as an independent in 2024.

Where Ayyadurai stands

Election administration

Supports using paper ballots in elections.

Abortion

Describes himself as "pro-life."

Health care

Says he would protect what he calls "medical freedom."

Background

• Independent candidate for U.S. Senate, Massachusetts, 2018
• Candidate in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate, Massachusetts, 2020
• Independent candidate for President, 2024
• Scientist, inventor and entrepreneur; founder of several businesses in biological systems and computer science; author; former MIT lecturer
• B.S. (1986), master's (1990) and Ph.D. (2007), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Born in Bombay (Mumbai), India; lives in Belmont, Mass.

In the news

• Shiva Ayyadurai, running (again) for US Senate, facing signature fraud allegations, secretary of state says The Boston Globe, September 10, 2026

Also running for Senator in Congress

• Edward J. Markey Democratic
• John Deaton Republican
• Joe Tache Socialism and Liberation

Sources

• Boston Globe voter guide, Massachusetts general election (published 2026-10-19)
• Ballotpedia: Shiva Ayyadurai
• FEC candidate overview: Ayyadurai, Shiva (S8MA00268)
• Boston Globe: signature fraud allegations referral (2026-09-10)

Last researched October 23, 2026. Written in neutral language from the sources above. Spot an error? See how to report it.