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Pramila Jayapal

Pramila Jayapal (born September 21, 1965) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative from Washington's 7th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she represents most of Seattle, as well as some suburban areas of King County. Jayapal 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. The district's first female member of Congress, she is also the first Asian American to represent Washington at the federal level. Before entering electoral politics, Jayapal was a Seattle-based civil rights activist, serving until 2012 as the executive director of OneAmerica, a pro-immigrant advocacy group. She founded the organization, originally called Hate Free Zone, after the September 11 attacks. Jayapal co-chaired the Congressional Progressive Caucus from 2019 to 2021, henceforth serving as chair. She serves on both the Judiciary Committee and Budget Committee.


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Born:
Sep 21, 1965 In Chennai, India
Movie/TV Credits:
11
First Appeared:
In the series Frontline 1983-01-17
Latest Project:
Series Land of the Giants: Titans of Tech 2022-03-29
Known For
Poster of Land of the Giants: Titans of Tech
Poster of Everything's Gonna Be All White
Poster of Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Poster of Real Time with Bill Maher
Filmography
Series Land of the Giants: Titans of Tech Self 2022-03-29
Series Everything's Gonna Be All White Self 2022-02-11
Series Firing Line with Margaret Hoover Self 2018-06-22
Movie The Corporate Coup D'État Self - Democrat Representative 2018-11-18
Series The Opposition with Jordan Klepper Self 2017-09-25
Series The Circus Self 2016-01-17
Series Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Self 2016-02-08
Series At This Hour with Kate Bolduan Self 2014-02-10
Series Real Time with Bill Maher Self 2003-02-21
Series The Daily Show Self 1996-07-22
Series Frontline Self (archive footage) 1983-01-17