Progressives are hoping to elect two Jayapals to the House in 2024 — Rep. Pramila Jayapal in Washington and her sister, Susheela, in Oregon.
, as well as Susheela Jayapal, who is running for Oregon’s 3rd District to replace retiring, longtime Rep. Earl Blumenauer .Our Revolution Executive Director Joseph Geevarghese, who hosted Monday’s town hall, quipped that he wants everyone to “imagine another Rep. Jayapal in Congress.
Pramila Jayapal called her sister and California House Democrat candidate Lateefah Simon “new champions.” “And the reality is that we need to protect, now, progressives in Congress like me, like Ilhan, like Jamaal, who are under attack by Republican megadonors who are coming into our districts, recruiting people to run against us, pouring enormous amounts of money into these races,” Pramila Jayapal said. “And we need to expand our progressive ranks by bringing in more proven leaders like Lateefah and Susheela.
Susheela Jayapal is the top fundraiser in the Oregon 3rd Congressional District race, with over $610,000 raised and
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