Indian-American becomes 1st S Asian woman to be elected to NY State Assembly
Indian-American lawyer Jenifer Rajkumar has become the first South Asian woman to be elected to the New York State Assembly. Rajkumar, a Democrat, defeated Republican Giovanni Perna to win the seat and will represent the 38th Assembly district of New York City in the New York State Assembly. Rajkumar is also a professor at the City University of New York.