Democratic state senator Priya Sundareshan has made history as the first Indian American to be chosen as Arizona Senate president.
According to the Arizona Mirror, the Democrats have not held a majority in the Arizona Senate since 1992. On Friday, Sundareshan’s Democratic colleagues announced that they had chosen her as president.
Sundareshan hopes Democrats can use the opportunity to tackle affordability issues affecting everyday Americans.
“Lowering costs and holding corporations accountable for those rising costs when it comes to, you know, healthcare, and housing, and utilities, and grocery costs,” she said in an interview with KOLD.
The state senator will represent parts of Tucson. Her role as Senate president brings more political representation to Southern Arizona.
“Southern Arizona has often complained about not having a representation in the majority at the Legislature,” Sundareshan told Tucson.com. “Well, here we are.”
This story was first published in AsAm News.
