Newly elected Indian-American U.S. lawmakers Amish Shah and Pia Dandiya have joined the New Democrat Coalition, which now has 142 members, making the centrist group the largest ideological bloc within the party.
“When I first came to Congress in 2012, the New Dems had 43 Members. Fourteen years later, New Dems are proud to welcome 40 new members, our largest freshman class ever, and now number 142 Members,” Mr.
Schneider said in a statement.
Ms. Born and raised in Palm Beach County in Florida, Ms. Dandiya started her career as a teacher and was a high school principal in Harlem. She later served as a White House Fellow at the Domestic Policy Council and Department of Education under Democratic and Republican presidents before working on public-sector initiatives at Apple.
Dandiya is a first-generation American who has dedicated her career to strengthening communities as a high school principal, policy leader and technology innovator, according to her campaign website.
