By Anjali Sharma
WASHINGTON – Media repotyed on Wednesday that Marissa Roy, an Indian-origin lawyer, was elected as the Los Angeles city attorney joined India-born Mayor-elect Nithya Raman in a result that will put women of Indian heritage in two of the city’s three citywide elected offices.

Roy a California deputy attorney general and defeated Deputy District Attorney John McKinney in last week’s runoff.

Her mother emigrated from India, while she highlighted her family’s immigrant experience during the campaign media reported.

Filipino American City Controller Kenneth Mejia, who won re-election in June, Roy and Raman will put Asian Americans in all three citywide elected posts for the first time in Los Angeles history, as per LA Times.

“I think this is really a significant moment, not just for the Asian American community, but for the immigrant community to have an immigrant mayor, to have a city attorney who is the daughter of an immigrant… This is Los Angeles sending a message about who it is,” Roy said.

She shared that her relatives in India followed the election closely and sent her WhatsApp messages after her victory.

Roy is a founding board member of Asian Democrats of Los Angeles County and received support from California Attorney General Rob Bonta and San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu.

The group also backed Raman, who moved from India to the United States at the age of six.

Raman spoke about the significance of voters choosing an immigrant to lead Los Angeles in her first address as mayor-elect.

Manjusha P Kulkarni, executive director of the AAPI Equity Alliance, attributed the milestone to decades of community organizing. Mejia said the outcome reflected support for the candidates’ progressive policies as well as their backgrounds, media reported.

Los Angeles elects its mayor, city attorney and controller citywide.

The mayor leads the executive branch, while the city attorney represents the city in legal matters, advises officials and enforces applicable laws.

Raman and Roy will hold separate offices with distinct responsibilities.