Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal's sister launches Congressional bid
The Hindu
Houston Susheela Jayapal, sister of Pramila Jayapal, launches Congressional bid from Oregon. Former county commissioner, she aims to succeed Rep. Blumenauer. She won't accept corporate PAC donations and will fight for health/safety, abortion rights, climate change, and defend democracy.
Susheela Jayapal, the sister of Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, has launched her Congressional bid from the U.S. State of Oregon.
A former county commissioner in Oregon, Ms. Susheela announced her candidacy on Wednesday, aiming to succeed longtime Democratic Party Representative Earl Blumenauer, Oregonlive news portal.
"We need a progressive champion in Washington to carry on Congressman Blumenauer's legacy, stand up to MAGA ideologues, and get things done for our community without compromising our values," India-born Ms. Susheela said in a post on X, formerly Twitter.
"Today, I'm proud to announce my candidacy for Congress," the 61-year-old Democrat said.
The former lawyer resigned from the State's Multnomah County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday morning to launch a run for Congress.
"It's about certainly continuing the work that I've been doing at the county on local issues, addressing the homelessness crisis, public safety, wages for front line workers, all of these really important issues," Ms. Susheela was quoted as saying in the report.
"And it's also about wanting to address the broader issues I can address in Congress. That is about fighting back against, I can call it nothing else but an extremist ideologue takeover of the Republican Party, standing up for democracy, ... standing up for rights.....," she said.
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