India, Oct. 13 -- Indian-origin Michigan lawmaker Ranjeev Puri is aiming to make history by becoming the first Indian-American to serve as Speaker of a state House in the United States. His bid depends on Democrats regaining control of the Michigan House of Representatives in the November 3 elections.

Puri, 42, currently serves as the Michigan House Democratic Leader and has already broken barriers in the state's political history. He became the first Sikh-American elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 2020 and was later chosen by colleagues to lead the Democratic caucus.

Michigan currently has a Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer, but Republicans control the state House, with Matt Hall serving as Speaker. Democrats are...