Indian American Pia Dandiya won the election to the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida’s 22nd congressional district, defeating Casey Askar, a Marine veteran.
“Florida’s 22nd District was one of the most competitive districts for Democrats, and Pia just turned it blue,” Chintan Patel, Executive Director, Indian American Impact, said in a statement. “Indian American Impact has been proud to support her from the beginning, and we congratulate her on her victory tonight,” he said.
Ms. Every single graduate of her high school earned admission to college, despite 86 per cent of them living in low-income households. She was founding principal of her school at the age of 28, making her one of the youngest high school principals in the country, according to the campaign website.
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.
