That cemented a remarkable reality: at the current moment, a woman of Indian descent will either serve another term in the White House or be the second lady.
It was the latest milestone for an Indian American community that has emerged as a political powerhouse over the past decade.
Kamala Harris in 2021 became the first person of Indian descent, as well as the first woman and Black person, to be vice president.
The 2024 presidential cycle is the first one to have featured two Indian American candidates in Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy.
And there are now five Indian American members of Congress and nearly 40 Indian Americans in state legislatures — the highest number of any Asian origin group in the country, according to AAPI Data, an organization that collects data about Asian Americans.
Persons:
JD Vance, Donald J, Usha Vance, Kamala Harris, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy
Organizations:
Republican, Indian, —