Aruna Miller becomes Maryland’s first Indian-American Lieutenant Governor

Aruna Miller becomes Maryland’s first Indian-American Lieutenant Governor

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Category : International Published on: January 21 2023

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Aruna Miller has scripted history by becoming the first Indian-American politician to be sworn in as the Lieutenant Governor in the state of Maryland, adjoining the US capital.
Miller was sworn in as the 10th lieutenant governor of the state
The Lieutenant Governor is the state’s highest official following the Governor and assumes the role when the Governor is out of state or incapacitated.
Miller has served two terms in the Maryland House of Delegates from 2010 to 2018.
She was sworn in alongside her family, new Governor Wes Moore and state lawmakers inside the State House's Senate chamber in Annapolis and addressed a crowd of well-wishers outside the historic building.
Moore became Maryland's 63rd governor, the state's first and the country's only current Black chief executive.

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