The first South Asian American woman to preside over the US House of R

1.	The first South Asian American woman to preside over the US House of Representatives is;
Answer» Indian-American Pramila Jayapal of age 53, a Democrat from Washington DC set a record by becoming first South Asian American woman to preside over the US House of Representatives as a temporary speaker. She was first elected in 2016. The Congress holds about 17 Asian Americans, with 14 in the House and three in the Senate.

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