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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