Indo-US women making mark in 2016 general elections
Wednesday, 09/11/2016
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Washington: Indian-American women politicians are making a mark in this year’s general elections in the US with Democrat Kamala Harris all set to be elected as the first Senator from the community.
This is seen as a direct effect of Clinton, 69, the first- ever woman candidate of a major political party and also a result of political success of two-term South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, who as the first Indian-American woman governor has made an impact at the national level.
Indian-American women are also not far behind in the Republican party.
California-based Harmeet Dhillon is the National Committee woman in the Republican National Committee.
In the July convention, she had invoked an ‘ardas’ - a Sikh prayer - a first in the either party. She was the first vice chairman in California Republican Party history.
Mary Thomas, who currently serves as the General Counsel at the Department of Elder Affairs in Florida, lost the Republican Congressional primary in the State this year but she has her eye set on future political positions.
Similarly, Kesha Ram, 30, is a young legislature in the Vermont House of Representatives.
This year, she unsuccessfully tried her luck to run for the Vermont Lieutenant Governor.
