US Mid-Term Polls: Indian-American lawmakers elected to House of Representatives

Last updated on November 12th, 2022 at 12:27 pm

Five Indian-American lawmakers were elected to the United States House of Representatives during the US mid-term elections, which can be a vital point for US politics. The four Indian-American lawmakers who were elected from the ruling Democratic Party were Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ro Khanna, Pramila Jayapal and Ami Bera. The newcomer, Shri Thanedar, a businessman and entrepreneur, won from the 13th Congressional District of Michigan on a Democratic ticket. He won his first election in the US House.

Ro Khanna of the Democratic Party, a member of the U.S. House, representing California’s 17th Congressional District, ran for re-election this year. He won the US general election on November 8, 2022. He defeated his opponent from the Republican party, Ritesh Tandon. Pramila Jayapal, the only Indian-American woman lawmaker, won her fourth consecutive term in the House of Representatives from the 7th Congressional District of Washington State. After winning the election, she wrote on Twitter, “I am so grateful to the people of Washington’s 7th Congressional District for sending me back to Congress.”

Raja Krishnamoorthi also won his fourth consecutive term in the US House. Krishnamoorthi has been representing the 8th Congressional District of Illinois since 2017. Ami Bera, who is the longest-serving Indian-American in Congress, won the election for the sixth consecutive time from the 7th Congressional District of California. Bera has been representing California’s 7th Congressional District since 2013.

Earlier, the President of the US, Joe Biden, called the midterm polls a “Good Day” for Democracy. He reportedly said, “Our Democracy has been tested in recent years, but with the votes of the American people, we have proved once again that it’s Democracy who we are.” On November 8, electors across the US voted to decide whether the Democrats or Republicans would control the Senate and House of Representatives. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate were contested