Shri Thanedar (Marathi: ???? ???????; born February 22, 1955) is an Indian-born American entrepreneur, author, and politician.Thanedar was a candidate in the Democratic Party primary for Governor of Michigan in the 2018 election.
Thanedar won the City of Detroit and earned 200,645 total votes but finished in 3rd place statewide behind current Governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer and former Health Director of Detroit Abdul El-Sayed.Following the 2018 election, Thanedar moved to Detroit and started a 2020 election campaign for the 3rd District of Michigan House of Representatives.