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SUHAS SUBRAMANYAM PRAMILA JAYAPAL

VIRGINIA’S WASHINGTON’S

10th Congressional District 7th Congressional District

uhas Subramanyam represents a younger generation of Indian American ramila Jayapal is a trailblazer in Indian American and immigrant repre-
political leadership. Born in Houston to an Indian American family, he sentation in Washington. Born in India, she moved to the United States
Sstudied at Tulane University and earned a law degree from Northwestern Pat 16 to attend Georgetown University and later earned an MBA from
University. Before entering electoral politics, he worked as a technology policy Northwestern University. Before entering electoral politics, she spent two
adviser in the Obama White House. He served in Virginia’s House of Dele- decades working in public health and immigrant rights advocacy, founding
gates and State Senate before winning a seat in Congress in 2024, becoming OneAmerica, a major immigrant advocacy organisation in Washington state.
the first Indian American elected to represent Virginia. He retained his seat in Elected to Congress in 2016, she became the first South Asian American wom-
November 2026 with 61.4 per cent of the vote. His legislative interests include an in the House. A leading progressive Democrat, she has championed immi-
technology, education, healthcare costs and gun safety. gration reform, Medicare for All, workers’ rights and economic equality. She
His political philosophy: Bipartisanship and practical solutions to every- won re-election in November 2026 with 87.5 per cent of the vote.
day problems. Her message: “Use the power you have.”

RO KHANNA AMI BERA

CALIFORNIA’S CALIFORNIA’S

17th Congressional District 3rd Congressional District

o Khanna has emerged as one of the most prominent Indian Amer- mi Bera is the longest-serving Indian American in the US Congress and
ican voices in national politics. Representing Silicon Valley, he was a pioneer of the community’s political representation. The son of In-
Rfirst elected to Congress in 2016 and has since built a national pro- Adian immigrants, he was born and raised in California and earned his
file within the Democratic Party. Born in Philadelphia to Indian immigrant medical degree from the University of California, Irvine. Before entering poli-
parents, Khanna studied economics at the University of Chicago and law tics, he spent two decades practising medicine, served as Sacramento County’s
at Yale University. He previously served as deputy assistant secretary of chief medical officer and taught at the University of California, Davis. First
commerce in the Obama administration and taught economics at Stanford elected to Congress in 2012, Bera has developed considerable expertise in for-
University. Re-elected in November 2026 with 70.9 per cent of the vote, he eign policy and national security. He serves on the House Foreign Affairs and
has championed manufacturing, technology, workers’ rights and economic Intelligence committees and has been particularly active on US relations with
opportunity. Asia and the Indo-Pacific. He won re-election in November 2026.
His central idea: “A new economic patriotism” that brings Americans to- His guiding principle: “A place for service, not for politicians” looking
gether through jobs and opportunity. after their own interests.

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