US Polls: Indian Americans in Fray in Nine Congressional Races, Likely to Romp Home in Six Of Them

Washington: Nine Indian Americans are running for US House of Representatives, including re-election bid by five of m, while ar three of m are having ir maiden foray into Congressional politics.

Suhas Subramanyan, 38, is likely to create history by becoming first Indian American to be elected from Virginia and East Coast.

Running for US House of Representatives from 10th Congressional District of Virginia, a Democratic stronghold, Subramanyam is currently a Virginia State Senator.

He lives in a district that has a significant large Indian American population in a Virginia suburb of Washington DC.

Subramanyam, who previously served as a White House Advisor to President Barack Obama, is a Hindu by faith and is popular among Indian Americans nationwide.

A physician by profession, Dr Ami Bera is senior-most Indian American Congressman representing sixth Congressional District of California since 2013. Bera, 59, is all set to get a senior leadership position if Democrats gain a majority in House of Representatives.

Representing seventh Congressional District of Washington State, since 2017, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, 59, has emerged as a powerful legislative leader within Democratic Party. Her re-election is considered to be a foregone conclusion so does that of three or Indian American lawmakers.

y are Raja Krishnamoorthi, representing seventh Congressional District of Illiis since 2017; Ro Khanna representing seventeenth Congressional District of California since 2017 and Shri Thanedar, 69, representing thirteenth Congressional District of Michigan since 2023. All three are Democratic strongholds.

After three successful victories in Arizona State Assembly in 2018, 2020 and 2022, Dr Amish Shah is w running for House of Representatives in Arizona’s First Congressional District.

An emergency room physician, Dr Shah is challenging seven-term incumbent Republican David Schweikert from Arizona’s First Congressional District.

Republican Dr Prasanth Reddy, is running for House of Representatives from third Congressional District of Kansas against three-term Democrat Sharice Davids.

Dr Rakesh Mohan is running for House of Representatives from third Congressional District of New Jersey. He is from Republican party. But both Dr Reddy and Mohan have a slim chance of winning this time.

Dalip Singh Saund was first Indian American elected to Congress from 29th Congressional District of California in 1957. He served for three terms.

Decades later, Bobby Jindal was elected to House of Representatives from Louisiana in 2005. He was elected for two terms, after which he went on to be elected as Louisiana Goverr for two terms. 

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