Indian-American Attorney Becomes First LGBTQ Woman of Colour to Take Oath as US City Council Member

Janani Ramachandran, a 30-year-old Indian-American legal professional, has emerged as the youngest and the primary queer girl of color to take oath as the Oakland City Council member within the US state of California.

Ramachandran took the ceremonial oath carrying a saree as the Oakland City Council member for District Four in an inauguration ceremony held on January 10.

“WE WON! Honored to be the following City Councilmember for Oakland District 4!! I’ll formally be the youngest Council member in Oakland’s historical past, the first #LGBTQ girl of shade & 1st South Asian to serve on Oakland City Council,” the public interest attorney tweeted.

She took to Twitter to express her gratitude and said, “Immensely grateful for all those who believed in me and helped build our movement. Honored to have my loved ones by my side as I took the ceremonial oath!” Ramachandran describes herself as “a daughter of immigrants from a small village in South India.

Ramachandran presently serves on the California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs and has beforehand served as a Commissioner on the City of Oakland Public Ethics Commission, in accordance to her web site.

The Stanford University and University of California, Berkeley pass-out has labored in a number of authorized non-profits.

As a first-time candidate in her 2021 run for State Assembly, she shocked political specialists by advancing to the particular election runoff, popping out on high amongst a subject of beforehand elected officers, her web site stated.

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