Pramila JayapalPramila Jayapal

Pramila is a fierce advocate for universal healthcare, working to ensure that quality medical, reproductive, and preventative care is treated as a fundamental right rather than a privilege.

Pramila has been one of the nation’s most effective progressive leaders—transforming bold ideas into real legislative power while never losing sight of the movement that sent her there. Whether she’s fighting for Medicare for All to workers’ rights to immigrant justice, Pramila has consistently stood with the values Our Revolution was founded to advance.

Representative Jayapal also played a key role in passing the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the first gun safety legislation in nearly 30 years to be signed into law.

You may have seen Congresswoman Jayapal at our Kill the Cuts rally last year, or our research funding townhall at UW, or speaking against the attack on trans rights on the House Floor, or in the streets on May Day alongside workers and immigrants who are fighting for justice. Congresswoman Jayapal has been a powerful force for workers and the labor movement, immigrants, and higher education across Washington State. Let’s send her back to Congress not just with a win in this race, but an overwhelming mandate to continue fighting for our values. Vote for Pramila Jayapal for the U.S. House of Representatives!

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal represents Washington's 7th Congressional District, which encompasses most of Seattle and its surrounding areas. She is the first and only South Asian American woman ever elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and one of just two dozen naturalized citizens currently in Congress. She is the Chair Emerita of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, having led the Caucus for six years, growing it into a powerful voting bloc and establishing term limits. She serves on key committees, including the Steering and Policy Committee, the House Budget Committee, the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the House Judiciary Committee, where she is the first immigrant to ever serve as Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration. She has spent over 20 years leading organizing and advocacy efforts for women's and immigrant rights and racial and economic justice.

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal is running for another term in the U.S. House representing Washington’s 7th Congressional District. Jaypal was first elected to the position in 2016 and has since become one of the strongest progressive voices in Congress, advocating for immigration reform, civil liberties, and economic justice as the chair of the Progressive Caucus. In 2001, Jayapal founded the now-largest immigrant rights organization in the state, OneAmerica. She has also been a leader on local issues, including championing Seattle’s $15 minimum wage effort on the Mayoral Advisory Committee. In Congress, Rep. Jayapal has pioneered bold progress, including being a strong advocate for reproductive freedom and abortion access, supporting trans civil rights, and speaking out for immigrants. She has been outspoken in support of peace in the Middle East amidst the rising death toll in Gaza and the growing regional war. Jayapal has led the charge both statewide and nationally against the increasing attacks against the transgender community, endorsing the No Hate In WA State campaign. As Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, she has helped lead the charge to put working people first by championing workers’ rights, advancing immigrant justice, and protecting our democracy. Jayapal has also been at the forefront of organizing and mobilizing resistance to the Trump administration, including launching the Resistance Lab initiative to train and empower activists across the country to take action and build lasting political power. At a time when fundamental freedoms and our democracy are under attack, we are proud to support a proven progressive leader who consistently delivers for Washington families and stands up to MAGA Republicans. Pramila Jayapal continues to be a tireless advocate in the face of the far-right, working to protect our most vulnerable communities nationwide. We recommend re-electing her to serve another term representing the 7th Congressional District.

Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal wants to reimagine what strength looks like. “Instead of investing in going to war all around the world, we should be investing in strengthening communities all around this country. We must redefine and reimagine what it means to be strong. Being strong is not funding a bloated Pentagon budget that is larger than the military budgets of the next 11 countries combined. Being strong means an end to endless wars. It means investing in diplomacy, international development and coalition building. It means guaranteeing health care for everyone in this country. It means investing in our communities—putting more resources towards public health, affordable housing, universal child care, renewable energy, public transit, infrastructure, public education and giving educators a raise.”

Pramila has spent the last 25 years as a Seattle organizer and activist — leading the charge for a $15 minimum wage, founding an immigrant rights’ organization, and passing legislation to help rape survivors. In 2016, she was elected to succeed retiring Congressman Jim McDermott, a huge progressive champion.