Susheela Jayapal
Susheela Jayapal | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Multnomah County Board of Commissioners from the 2nd district | |
| In office January 3, 2019 – November 1, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Loretta Smith |
| Succeeded by | Jesse Beason |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 2, 1962 Coimbatore, India |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Bradley Miller
(m. 1988; div. 2014) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Maya Jayapal (mother) Pramila Jayapal (sister) |
| Education | Swarthmore College (BA) University of Chicago (JD) |
Susheela Jayapal (born November 2, 1962) is an American politician. From January 2019 to November 2023, she served as a county commissioner for Multnomah County, Oregon, the state's most populous county. She was the first Indian American to hold an elected office at the county level in Oregon.
She is the older sister of U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal and the daughter of Indian writer Maya Jayapal. Susheela Jayapal was a candidate for Oregon's 3rd congressional district in the 2024 election, where she lost the Democratic primary to Maxine Dexter.