Portland's Susheela Jayapal Is Ready To Join Her Sister In Congress

, a county commissioner in Portland, launched her campaign for Congress on Wednesday in hopes of joining her younger sister, Rep. (D-Wash.), in the fight for human and civil rights at the federal level. Jayapal is running for the congressional seat of Rep. Earl Blumenauer, a fellow progressive Oregonian who announced on Monday that he plans to retire at the end of his term next year. Blumenauer has represented Oregon’s 3rd Congressional District ― which covers eastern Portland and more rural areas in central Oregon ― in the House since...