Six Indian Americans have won elections to the House of Representatives, up from five in the current Congress.
Indian-American lawyer Suhas Subramaniam made history by becoming the first person from the community to be elected from Virginia and the entire East Coast. He defeated Mike Clancy of the Republican Party. He is currently a Virginia State Senator.
The number of Indian-Americans in the House of Representatives is likely to increase to seven as Republican candidate Amish Shah narrowly leads Arizona’s 1st Congressional District.
“I am honored and humbled that the people of Virginia’s 10th District have trusted me to take on their toughest battles and deliver results in Congress,” said Subramaniam, who served as White House counsel to President Barack Obama. He is a Hindu by faith and is popular among Indian Americans nationwide.
he joinsSamosa CakeThere are currently five Indian Americans in Congress – Ami Bera, Raja Krishnamurthy, Ro Khanna, Pramila Jaipal and Mr. Thanedar. All five Indian American members were re-elected to the House of Representatives.
Mr. Thanedar was elected to a second consecutive term from Michigan’s 13th Congressional District. He achieved this victory for the first time in 2023. Raja Krishnamurthy won his fifth consecutive term in Illinois’ 7th Congressional District. “As the battle for control of the White House and Congress continues, I am honored that the people of Illinois’ 8th District have extended my contract to represent them in Congress,” Krishnamurthy said.
Ro Khanna, representing California’s 17th Congressional District, and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, representing Washington’s 7th Congressional District, also retained their seats in the House. A physician by profession, Dr. Ami Bera is the senior-most Indian American Congressman representing California’s 6th Congressional District since 2013. He was re-elected for a seventh consecutive term.
In Arizona, Democrat Shah was slightly ahead of fellow Republican incumbent David Schweicket. With 63% of the votes counted, his opponent got 132,712 votes compared to 128,606 votes.