皮亚·丹迪亚在佛罗里达州新设立的第22个国会选区击败凯西·阿斯卡。她的胜利使一个竞争激烈的席位转为蓝色，并扩大了印度裔美国人的代表性。
Pia Dandiya defeated Casey Askar in Florida's newly created 22nd congressional district. Her victory flips a competitive seat blue and expands Indian-American representation.
印度裔美国人皮亚·丹迪亚赢得了美国众议院佛罗里达州第22个国会选区的选举，击败了海军陆战队退伍军人凯西·阿斯卡，新闻机构印度信托社报道。
Indian-American Pia Dandiya has won the election to the US House of Representatives from Florida's 22nd congressional district, defeating Marine veteran Casey Askar, news agency Press Trust of India reported.
据周二公布的选举结果，丹迪亚是一名前高中校长，以51.9%的得票率成为最新一位印度裔美国女众议员。阿斯卡获得了49.1%的选票。
Dandiya, a former high school principal, secured 51.9 per cent of the votes to become the newest Indian-American congresswoman, according to results declared on Tuesday. Askar polled 49.1 per cent.
丹迪亚的父母从印度移民到美国，她此前曾试图挑战佛罗里达州第21个选区的共和党人布莱恩·马斯特，马斯特是众议院外交委员会主席。
Born to parents who migrated to the US from India, Dandiya had earlier sought to challenge Republican Brian Mast, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, in Florida's 21st district.
她后来转战南佛罗里达州的第22个选区，该选区在重新划区期间设立，选举中没有现任议员参选。
She later shifted to South Florida's 22nd district, which was created during redistricting and had no incumbent in the fray.
“佛罗里达州第22选区是民主党最具竞争力的选区之一，而皮亚刚刚将其变成了蓝色，”印度裔美国人影响力组织执行主任钦坦·帕特尔在印度信托社引用的一份声明中表示。
“Florida's 22nd District was one of the most competitive districts for Democrats, and Pia just turned it blue,” Chintan Patel, executive director of Indian American Impact, said in a statement cited by PTI.
“印度裔美国人影响力组织一直很荣幸从一开始就支持她，我们祝贺她今晚获胜，”帕特尔说。
“Indian American Impact has been proud to support her from the beginning, and we congratulate her on her victory tonight,” Patel said.
根据她的竞选网站，丹迪亚是一位第一代美国人，曾担任高中校长、政策领袖和技术创新者。她出生并成长于佛罗里达州棕榈滩县，职业生涯始于教师，后来曾担任哈莱姆区的一名高中校长。
Dandiya is a first-generation American who has worked as a high school principal, policy leader and technology innovator, according to her campaign website. Born and raised in Palm Beach County, Florida, she began her career as a teacher and later served as a high school principal in Harlem.
她创办了一所旨在帮助低收入家庭学生实现经济独立的高中。该校每一位毕业生都获得了大学录取，尽管86%的学生来自低收入家庭。
She founded a high school aimed at helping students from low-income families achieve economic independence. Every graduate of the school secured college admission, even though 86 per cent came from low-income households.
根据她的竞选网站，丹迪亚28岁时成为该校创校校长，成为美国最年轻的高中校长之一。她在佛罗里达州新设立的第22选区获胜，现已确保获得美国众议院议席。
Dandiya became the founding principal of the school at the age of 28, making her one of the youngest high school principals in the country, according to her campaign website. Her victory in Florida's newly created 22nd district has now secured her a seat in the US House of Representatives.