Ami Bera Re-Elected to US Congress for 3rd Consecutive Term Nov 08,2016

Ami Bera, the only Indian- American in the current Congress, has been re-elected to the US House of Representatives for the third consecutive time after defeating his Republican rival.

Ami Bera would be joined by three first-time Indian- American lawmakers in the US House of Representatives -- Raja Krishnamoorthi from Illinois, Pramila Jayapal from Washington State and Ro Khanna from California.

Clockwise (from top left): Pramila Jaypal, Kamala Harris, Ro Khanna, Ami Bera, Raja Krishnamoorthi
This is for the first time that the House would have four Indian-American members.

Ami Bera defeated Republican Sacramento County sheriff Scott Jones.

With Bera's victory, he ties the record of the most consecutive terms served by an Indian-American in Congress, previously held by Congressman Dalip Singh Saund,who served three terms from 1957-1963.

In both 2012 and 2014, Bera won by 9,191 and 1,455 votes respectively, after several days of counting.

Note

Saund was the first Indian-American elected to the US Congress. He represented the 29th Congressional District of California for three terms from January 3, 1957 to January 3, 1963.