Indian American Democrat Pia Dandiya pulls off a Florida upset in Trump country

The former Harlem school principal switched congressional races in May after Florida redrew its electoral map and later secured an endorsement from a Republican mayor.

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Democrat Pia Dandiya, the daughter of Indian immigrants, has defeated Republican Casey Askar in Florida’s 22nd Congressional District, winning a seat redrawn under Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Republican-backed congressional map.

The 39-year-old former school principal became the first South Asian American elected to Congress from F…