据印度报业托拉斯报道，印度裔民主党议员阿米·贝拉在加利福尼亚州第三国会选区击败共和党人罗布·塔克，再次当选美国众议院议员。
Indian-American Democratic lawmaker Ami Bera has been re-elected to the US House of Representatives from California's 3rd Congressional District, defeating Republican Robb Tucker, news agency Press Trust of India reported.
这场胜利让现年61岁、由医生转型从政的贝拉获得众议院第八个任期。贝拉是美国国会任职时间最长的印度裔议员，以在医疗保健和外交领域的工作而闻名。
The victory gives the 61-year-old physician-turned-politician an eighth term in the House. Bera is the longest-serving Indian American in the US Congress and is known for his work on healthcare and diplomacy.
阿梅里什·巴布拉尔·“阿米”·贝拉于2013年首次当选国会议员，此后每次当选的得票率都不断提高。
Amerish Babulal 'Ami' Bera was first elected to Congress in 2013 and has since won elections with an increasing share of the vote.
贝拉1965年出生于洛杉矶，父母是古吉拉特邦移民。他在加利福尼亚州的公立学校就读，在加州大学欧文分校获得生物科学学士学位和医学博士学位。
Born in Los Angeles in 1965 to Gujarati immigrant parents, Bera attended public schools in California. He earned a bachelor's degree in biological sciences and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of California, Irvine.
在家人的支持、奖学金和兼职工作的帮助下，贝拉利用联邦资助的学生贷款完成了医学教育。根据他的国会传记，他毕业时负债不到1万美元。
With support from his family, scholarships and part-time work, Bera financed his medical education while using federally funded student loans. He graduated with debt of less than USD 10,000, according to his congressional biography.
贝拉曾担任萨克拉门托县首席医疗官，后来在加州大学戴维斯分校医学院担任临床教授。
Bera served as the chief medical officer for Sacramento County and later worked as a clinical professor at the UC Davis School of Medicine.
据印度报业托拉斯报道，他在医学和公共卫生领域的经验影响了他在国会的工作，他专注于负担得起的医疗保健和全球外交，尤其是印太地区。
His experience in medicine and public health has influenced his work in Congress, where he has focused on affordable healthcare and global diplomacy, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region, PTI reported.
贝拉在众议院外交事务委员会任职，担任东亚和太平洋小组委员会的首席议员。他还是众议院常设情报特别委员会成员。
Bera serves on the House Foreign Affairs Committee as the ranking member of the Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific. He is also a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
他还是新民主党联盟的成员，该联盟由110多名民主党人组成，支持经济增长、创新和财政负责任的政贝拉的最新胜利将他在美国众议院的任期延长至第八届，延续了他专注于医疗保健、外交事务和印太地区的国会生涯。
He is also part of the New Democrat Coalition, a group of more than 110 Democrats that supports economic growth, innovation and fiscally responsible policies. Bera's latest victory extends his tenure in the US House to an eighth term, continuing a congressional career focused on healthcare, foreign affairs and the Indo-Pacific region.