US election: Indian-origin leaders who were given re-elected to Congress, received state polls

All 4 Democratic Indian-American lawmakers had been re-elected to the Area of Representatives on November 3. They’re Congressman Ami Bera (California), Ro Khanna (California), Raja Krishnamoorthi (Illinois), and Pramila Jayapal (Washington).

The ‘Samosa Caucus’ accommodates the 4 above and Senator and Democratic vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris.

CONGRESSMAN AMI BERA (DEMOCRAT)

Dr Ami Bera has been re-elected to California’s seventh Congressional district which he has held since 2013. Consultant Bera is these days a member of the Area Overseas Affairs Committee, the place he serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and Nonproliferation.

He’s additionally vice-chair of the Area Committee on Science, House, and Era.

CONGRESSMAN RO KHANNA (DEMOCRAT)

Congressman Ro Khanna represents California’s 17th Congressional District, situated within the center of Silicon Valley. This is able to be his 3rd time period.

He sits at the Area Price range, Armed Products and services, and Oversight and Reform committees and is the 1st vice-chair of the Congressional Innovative Caucus. He additionally serves as an Assistant Whip within the Democratic Caucus. Rep. Khanna is dedicated to representing the folk and concepts rooted in Silicon Valley to the country and all over the sector.

CONGRESSMAN RAJA KRISHNAMOORTHI (DEMOCRAT)

In the hunt for re-election for the 3rd time, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi received the eighth District of Illinois, which contains the west and northwest suburbs of Chicago.

Raja serves at the Oversight Committee, for which he’s additionally the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Financial and Shopper Coverage, in addition to at the Area Intelligence Committee. Along with this committee paintings, Raja used to be decided on as an Assistant Whip and serves at the Steerage and Coverage Committee.

CONGRESSWOMAN PRAMILA JAYAPAL (DEMOCRAT)

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has additionally received a 3rd time period in Congress representing Washington’s seventh District, which encompasses maximum of Seattle and its surrounding spaces.

She were given into an argument in India for taking a robust place at the Modi management’s choice of revoking particular standing or restricted autonomy to Kashmir granted underneath Article 370. Exterior Affairs Minister S Jaishankar had refused to satisfy her all the way through his consult with to Washington DC final 12 months.

Jayapal is the 1st South Asian American lady elected to the USA Area of Representatives.

She is a member of the Area Judiciary Committee, the place she serves as vice-chair of the Immigration Subcommittee, and at the Area Schooling & Hard work and Price range Committees.

She could also be the elected Co-Chair of the Congressional Innovative Caucus, which represents roughly 40 according to cent of all of the Democratic caucus; the Immigration Subcommittee Chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific Asian Caucus; and a Vice-Chair of the Congressional LGBTQ Equality Caucus.

STATE LEGISLATURES: FIVE WOMEN ELECTED

Jenifer Rajkumar (Democrat): 38-year-old Indian-American lawmaker is the 1st South Asian lady elected to the New York State Meeting

Nima Kulkarni (Democrat): An Indian-American immigration legal professional and a Democratic member of the Kentucky Area of Representatives representing District 40 since January 2019, used to be re-elected to the Kentucky State Area

Kesha Ram (Democrat): An American baby-kisser who served within the Vermont Area of Representatives from 2009 to 2016. Re-elected to the Vermont State Senate

Vandana Slatter (Democrat): Daughter of Indian immigrant oldsters, this Canadian-American baby-kisser, pharmacist, and scientist served has been re-elected to the Washington State Area.

Padma Kuppa: re-elected to the Michigan State Area. Kuppa is the 1st Indian immigrant and Hindu within the Michigan Legislature.

OTHERS TO MAKE IT TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE

Niraj Antani (Republican): 29-year-old Niraj Antani, turned into the 1st Indian-American elected to the Ohio state Senate. These days a state consultant, he defeated Mark Fogel of the Democratic Party to grow to be a state senator.

Jay Chaudhuri (Democrat): has been re-elected to the North Carolina State. An American legal professional, professor, baby-kisser, and a Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate. First appointed to fill a emptiness in April 2016 led to by way of the resignation of Josh Stein, Chaudhuri used to be later elected and re-elected, turning into North Carolina’s first Indian-American state legislator.

Amish Shah (Democrat): re-elected to the Arizona State Area, Shah is an Indian-American physician, baby-kisser and has been a Democratic member of the Arizona Area of Representatives representing District 24 since January 14, 2019.

Nikil Saval (Democrat): Elected to the Pennsylvania State Senate. He’s the 1st Asian American to be elected Democratic ward chief in Philadelphia.

Ranjeev Puri (Democrat): Elected to the Michigan State Area. Puri used to be born in Racine, Wisconsin. He earned a grasp’s stage from the Sales space College of Industry on the College of Chicago in 2014. His occupation revel in contains running as a industry supervisor at Fiat Chrysler Vehicles since 2013.

Jeremy Cooney (Democrat): Elected to the New York State.

Born in an Indian orphanage, Jeremy used to be followed by way of a single-mother and grew up within the South Wedge neighbourhood of the Town of Rochester.

Ash Kalra (Democrat): has been re-elected to the California State Meeting. Kalra is an American baby-kisser serving within the California State Meeting. He’s a Democrat representing the 27th Meeting District, encompassing portions of jap San Jose. Kalra is the 1st Indian-American to serve within the California State Legislature.

Ravi Sandill: has received the District Courtroom Pass judgement on polls in Texas. A most cancers survivor, since 2009, Ravi has served as Pass judgement on of the 127th State District Courtroom in Harris County. Ravi is the first-ever District Courtroom Pass judgement on in Texas of South Asian descent.

Others:

4 others have sought election to the Area of Representatives. Those come with Democrats Sri Preston Kulkarni and Hiral Tipirneni, and Republicans Manga Anantatmula and Nisha Sharma.

Two Indian-American citizens who ran for the Senate, the higher area, Democrat Sara Gideon, and Republican Rik Mehta misplaced the race from Maine and New Jersey respectively.

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