Freshman Representative Pramila Jayapal (D-WA, 7) inside her Washington, D.C. congressional office on January 31, 2017. Rep. Jayapal was sworn into Congress on January 3, 2017 and is the first Indian-American woman to serve in the United States House of Representatives. She is the first woman to represent the 7th District (Washington) in Congress and the first Asian-American to represent the state of Washington in Congress. For The Stranger (Seattle, WA)