U.S. Presidential Elections 2024 | ‘Samosa Caucus’ has 6 Indian-origin Congresspeople

Indian Americans elected to U.S. Congress, including Suhas Subramanyam, Ami Bera, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ro Khanna, Pramila Jayapal, and Shri Thanedar.

The United States voted as many as six Indian Americans to power in the presidential elections heading into its final phase on Wednesday. The ‘Samosa Caucus’ - as the group of Indian-origin senators is informally referred to – would have Democrat-elect Suhas Subramanyam debuting in the Congress already comprising five Indian-origin Americans – Ami Bera, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ro Khanna, Pramila Jayapal and Shri Thanedar – all re-elected candidates set to continue their stay.  

Democrat (Virginia) 

According to his website profile, Suhas’ mother—a native of Bengaluru—migrated across the Atlantic in the 1970s to unite with his father, who grew up in Chennai and Secundrabad. The objective was to pursue an education and “the American dream.” 

The incoming Congressman has a law degree from Northwestern University. He previously served as a White House technology policy advisor to then-President Obama. In 2019, he was elected to the Virginia General Assembly.  

Democrat (California 6th district) 

A doctor by education, Mr Bera is the longest-serving Indian American in the Congress. According to the profile on his office website, Mr Bera served as the Chief Medical Officer in the Sacramento Country before transitioning into education. Herein, he worked as the clinical professor of medicine and associate dean for admissions and outreach at the University of California (Davis). 

The former medical practitioner failed to secure the opportunity to represent California at the 112th Congress. However, since then, Mr Bera has had an uninterrupted stay in the Congress starting from the 113th Congress to the present 119th.