‘Samosa Caucus’ welcomes brand new Indian-American congressman to the group

Washington:

The Indian-American legislators of the ‘Samosa Caucus’ have welcomed Shri Thanedar’s entry into the exclusive group of democratic leaders representing the community in the US House of Representatives.

Thanedar, an entrepreneur turned politician and Democrat, became the fifth Native American to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives last November. His victory was achieved after all four Indian-American Democratic legislators – Dr. Ami Bera, Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna and Raja Krishnamoorthi – were re-elected to the US House of Representatives.

The “Samosa Caucus” is an informal grouping of Indian-American legislators who are part of the House of Representatives or Senate. The term was coined by Congressman Krishnamoorthi to lend credence to the growing number of “Desi” legislators in the US Congress.

“When I first took office in 2013, I was the only Indian-American member of Congress and the third ever in history. Since that day, I have been committed to making sure we grow our representation in Congress,” said Congressman Bera.

“Over the past decade, I am proud to be joined by incredible Indian-American colleagues from across the country – Representatives Jayapal, Khanna and Krishnamoorthi. With the swearing in of the 118th Congress, our coalition has grown to record numbers with the election of Delegate Thanedar,” he said.

The Indian American community has emerged as a force to be reckoned with in the US presidential election. In the last election, both the Democratic and Republican campaigns took several steps to help the approximately 1.8 million community members who have emerged as a critical voting bloc in the battlefield states of Florida, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Texas.

“It is important that we reflect on the historic progress our country is making. I look forward to welcoming even more Indian American Congressmen in the future!” said Mr. Bera.

“As we enter the most diverse Congress ever, I am reminded how much representation matters, for every community and culture in our country. I am a proud naturalized citizen, the first South Asian American woman elected to the House, and an immigrant woman of color,” Ms. Jayapal said.

She said it was a “separate honor” to serve in Congress, not only because she was able to deliver for her constituents, but also to show other South Asians that if she can get it, so can they.

“I am so grateful to serve with such an inspiring cohort of fellow Indian Americans and look forward to seeing our numbers continue to grow!” she said.

“I am so proud to serve in this diverse Congress alongside a record number of Indian Americans. Representation is critical to serving Indian American communities and strengthening U.S. defense and strategic partnership with India. I look forward to serving our work together in the 118th congress,” said Ro Khanna.

Indian-Americans have made numerous contributions to American society, including in the fields of technology, science, medicine, and the military.

Indian-Americans are currently the CEOs of major companies, including Microsoft (Satya Nadella), Google (Sundar Pichai), IMB (Arvind Krishna), and MasterCard (Ajay Banga).

According to the 2010 census, 70 percent of Indian Americans over the age of 25 had a college degree, 2.5 times higher than the national average.

“As the Indian American community continues to be one of the fastest growing in our country, with a population of over four million, I am excited to see our representation expand in Congress as well,” said Mr. Krishnamoorthi.

“I look forward to working with Representatives Bera, Jayapal, Khanna and now Thanedar to continue to address key issues facing our community, including highly skilled immigration reform and strengthening the US-India partnership ,” he said.

“As a new member of Congress and the latest addition to an incredible group of Indian-American legislators, I look forward to serving the American people,” said Thanedar.

The American dream is alive when an immigrant from India can come to this country, get a degree, become a citizen, start a business and be elected by the people to represent them in the Michigan State House and the US House of Representatives. Deputies. he said.

“I hope, along with Representatives Bera, Jayapal, Khanna and Krishnamoorthi, to grow our historic representation in Congress by inspiring future generations,” said Thanedar.

The first Asian-American and Indian-American congressman was Dalip Singh Saund, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1957 to 1963.

In the 66 years between Representative Saund’s election and Bera’s election in 2012, Piyush “Bobby” Jindal was the only other member of Native American descent to be elected to the federal government legislature.

After the 2016 election, Kamala Harris made history as the first Native American to be sworn into the United States Senate.

Harris continued to make history in 2020 when she was elected as the first woman and first person of color in history to serve as Vice President of the United States of America, a joint statement from the five lawmakers said.

Harris’s historic success opened a door with Indian-Americans across the country running for office at every level of government to ensure that the voice of the community remained at the decision-making table.

Over the past decade, the number of Indian-American votes in government has grown rapidly, with signs that representation will continue to grow over the next decade, it said.

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