Katragadda Aruna Miller Sworn-in as Maryland’s First Indian American Lieutenant Governor

Aruna Miller on Wednesday made history by becoming the first Indian-American politician to be elected as Maryland’s lieutenant governor. She was sworn-in on Wednesday.

A daughter of an IBM engineer who migrated to the United States in the 60s, Miller is also an engineer. She came to the US aged 7 in 1972 and made upstate New York her home.

Miller contested the elections on a Democratic ticket and won the election. Maryland also elected its first Black governor, Wes Moore, who also was sworn-in on Wednesday. He’s the third Black person to be elected governor in US history.

In her inauguration speech, Ms Miler, born in Andhra Pradesh, recognised her family who immigrated to the United States from India when she was seven.

"I spent most of my life trying to fit in the space that didnt have me and mine, as an immigrant growing up in a new country, or as a female engineer in a male dominated field, as an Indian American legislator in a legislature that looked nothing like me. It took me a long time to realise that it was never about needing to fit into a space created by others. It was always about having the courage to be my authentic self in every space," she said.

Maryland, I am humbled and honoured to be your Lieutenant Governor. We are only just getting started!," Ms Miller tweeted.