Pramila Jayapal
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington's 7th district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Jim McDermott |
| Member of the Washington Senate from the 37th district |
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In office January 12, 2015 – December 12, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Adam Kline |
| Succeeded by | Rebecca Saldaña |
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September 21, 1965 Chennai, India |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Steve Williamson |
| Children | 1 |
| Education |
Georgetown University (BA) Northwestern University (MBA) |
| Website | House website |
Pramila Jayapal /prəˈmɪlə ˈdʒaɪəˌpɑːl/ (born September 21, 1965) is an Indian-American congresswoman from the state of Washington who is the U.S. Representative for Washington's 7th congressional district. As a member of the Democratic Party, she represented the 37th legislative district in the Washington State Senate from 2015 to 2017. She is the first Indian-American woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. and the first woman to represent the 7th District in Congress. She is also the first Asian-American to represent Washington in Congress.
Before entering electoral politics, Jayapal was a Seattle-based civil rights activist, serving until 2012 as the executive director of OneAmerica, a pro-immigration advocacy group. Jayapal founded immigrant advocacy group, Hate Free Zone, following the 2001 September 11 attacks. The organization successfully sued the Bush Administration's Immigration and Naturalization Services to prevent the deportation of over 4,000 Somalis across the country.
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