Four American Indians re-elected to US House, but new faces fail to do so

Washington: Four members of the Indo-American Democratic Party were re-elected to the House of Representatives and more than a dozen others won various other races across the country at the time. extremely polarized mid-term elections that took place on Tuesday. 19659002] In the eighth congressional district of Illinois, Raja Krishnamoorthi is re-elected for a second term with a comfortable margin of over 30 percentage points. He defeated his Indian Republican opponent, JD Diganvker

the three-term legislator, Dr. Ami Bera, was re-elected for the fourth consecutive time in California's seventh congressional district. Unlike the previous three elections, Bera did not have to wait for weeks before he could recount his votes. He beat Andrew Grant of the Republican Party by a small margin of five percent.
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In Silicon Valley, American-American Ro Khanna defeated Ron Cohen of the Republican Party with 44% in California's 17th congressional district.
"Tonight has been a great evening for our campaign and for the country's Democrats, and I am grateful to the constituents of # CA17 for giving me the opportunity to continue to represent you in Congress." of my life, "Khanna said.

"With Democratic control of the House, we will argue for populism in economic policy and foreign policy," he said.

MP Pramila Jayapal, the only Indo-American legislator in the House of Commons Her rival, Craig Keller, gained 66 percentage points.

"The American people voted for the Democrats to take back control of the US House of Representatives, and we are now ready to restore the balance of power between pushing the deeply destructive policies of the government even more strongly. Trump: Our communities are fed up with corruption and injustice, "Jayapal said in his winning speech in Seattle.

"New and diverse voices joining our We are building a movement that truly represents the people of this country," she said.

None of the more than half a dozen new Indo-American candidates, many of whom drew national attention by indulging in a fierce fight with their opponents. and bring them together in fundraisers could reach the House of Representatives, which equates to Lok Sabha in the Indian Parliament.

However, Americans of Indian descent gained more seats in state bademblies.

In Wisconsin. Democratic, Josh Kaul created the story by becoming the first Indian-American to win the Attorney General's race by beating outgoing Republican Party leader Brad Schimel. Kentucky Assembly in State District 40. A well-known lawyer and lawyer, she is the owner of the Indus law firm, specializing in immigration law, labor law and business law.

Amish Shah made his first entry into Arizo. Thus, Kevin Thomas of District 6 of the New York Senate for the New York State Assembly.

Mujtaba Mohammed entered the Senate of the State of North Carolina from District 38 of the Senate. Council for children's rights and badistant defender, Mohammed defeated Richard Rivette.

Outgoing President Jay Chaudhuri, an accomplished entrepreneur, was re-elected to the North Carolina Senate in District 15 of the Senate of the State.

his third consecutive election victory in the Ohio House 42nd District. He is the youngest elected American of Indian origin in the United States. He is also the second elected representative of the American Indian states in the history of Ohio and the first Indian-American Republican.

In Washington State, Manka Dhingra and Vandana Slatter were re-elected to the state Senate. Sabi Kumar in Tennessee and Ash Kalra (California) and Kumar Bharve of Maryland are among the other re-elected at the state level.

Juli Mathew won the City of Fort Bend High Court Award in Texas. Fort Bend County Texas Judge and Shalini Bahl-Milne for Amherst District 4 in Mbadachusetts

The emergence of a large number of young Indo-American candidates testifies to the growing desire of this small ethnic community comprising only 1% of the US population of 32.57 crores.

"It was a good night for the American Indian candidates.We re-elected each incumbent, including the four members of the US House of Representatives, and elected at least six new lawmakers, four of them. among them will be the first-ever elected to this position in Kentucky, New York, Illinois and Arizona, "said Gautam Raghavan of the organization's" Impact "at PTI after the announcement of the results of the ballot.

"Perhaps our greatest victory o Josh Kaul won his campaign for the Wisconsin Attorney General, making him the only Indian American to hold a position in the entire state today," did he declare.

However, none of the twelve Indian Americans candidates to Congress could win the victory.

"I know that some may be disappointed at not being able to elect new members of Congress, but everyone He also pointed out that" most members of Congress – including Ami Bera, Ro Khanna and Raja Krishnamoorthi – have lost their first campaign. We hope to see them vote. again in the coming years, "said Raghavan, former head of the Obama administration, in response to a question