California Democrats had overwhelmingly endorsed Harris for US Senate, solidifying her front-runner status in the race to become California s next Senator.
Endorsing Harris, Obama had said “Kamala Harris fights for us. Thats why I am so proud to endorse her for United States Senator. And if you send her to the Senate, she’ll be a fearless fighter for the people of California, all the people of California, every single day.”
Jayapal entered the US Congress on her maiden try.
Born in Chennai, she left India at the age of five for Indonesia, Singapore and eventually for the US.
Jayapal says her life transformed for the better after she spent some time in India when she returned to the country after a gap of 25 years in April 1995.
Her book– “Pilgrimage to India: A Woman Revisits Her Homeland” was published in 2000.
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