Pramila Jayapal
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- 1986Immigrated to the United States at the age of 16 to attend college
- 1990Graduated from Georgetown University with a bachelor's degree in English and Economics
- 1997Founded Hate Free Zone, later renamed OneAmerica, to advocate for immigrant rights
- 2000Earned a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University
- 2014Elected to the Washington State Senate, becoming the first South Asian American to serve in the chamber
- 2016Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Washington's 7th congressional district
- 2016Arrested during a protest against deportations at a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Seattle
- 2017Arrested while protesting for immigration reform at the U.S. Capitol
- 2018Criticized for using the term "internment camps" to describe migrant detention facilities
- 2019Introduced the Medicare for All Act in the House of Representatives
- 2019Faced backlash for suggesting that U.S. foreign aid to Israel should be leveraged to influence Israeli policy
- 2020Elected as Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus
- 2020Criticized for supporting a resolution that some viewed as dismissive of India's concerns about Kashmir
- 2021Published her memoir "Use the Power You Have: A Brown Woman's Guide to Politics and Political Change"
- 2021Accused of pushing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to delay a vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill
- 2022Received criticism for a tweet that some interpreted as downplaying the January 6 Capitol attack
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