Representative Jayapal won her election to Congress in 2016 – and in the two elections following, she was re-elected with more votes than any other House representative.
Upon her victory, Jayapal became the first Indian American woman to serve in the House of Representatives, as well as the first Asian-American to represent Washington in the federal government.
Jayapal has made waves in Congress as the current chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. She is an original sponsor of the Medicare for All Act – which she just reintroduced to Congress – as well as the author of the College for All Act, which would make higher education accessible to all Americans.
During the Trump Administration, Jayapal was a vocal opponent of the administration’s damaging immigration policies, and led the Congressional effort to reverse former President Trump’s immigration reforms upon President Biden’s inauguration.
