First Indian American woman elected to US House of Representatives

New York, Nov 9:  Pramila Jayapal became the first Indian American woman elected to the House of Representatives, winning Tuesday’s election from Washington state. She will join other Indian Americans in the Congress, Kamala Harris, the first Indian American elected to the Sete, and three others in the House of Representatives. Jayapal, who calls herself a “progressive fighter,” was endorsed by Bernie Sanders, the insurgent socialist who challenged Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party presidential nomition. She defeated fellow Democrat Barry Walkinshaw. In a tweet after her election, she thanked the voters for “standing up for the values of our country - that welcomed me as a 16-year-old immigrant.” (IANS)