Pramila Jayapal - First Indian-American woman to US House of Representatives
Q. Who became the first Indian American to be elected to US House of Representatives?- Published on 11 Nov 16a. Pramila Sinha
b. Pramila Janardhan
c. Pramila Jaivardhan
d. Pramila Jayapal
ANSWER: Pramila Jayapal
Pramila Jayapal on
9th Nov 2016 became the first Indian-American woman to be elected to the US House of Representatives.
- She won the senate seat from the state of Washington leaving behind rival Brady Walkinshaw.
- Jayapal secured 57 percent of the votes from Washington State and beat her rival who secured 43 percent votes.
- Pramila Jayapal is a democratic politician from Washington State.
- She represented the 37th legislative district in Washington State Senate since 2015.
- Just before being elected to the US House of Representatives, she was a Seattle based civil rights activist serving till 2012 as ED of One America, a pro-immigration advocacy group.
- A bachelor’s degree from Georgetown, she holds an MBA from Northwestern University.
- She was the author of Pilgrimage: One Woman’s Return to a Changing India.
