This is a list of Hindu members of the United States Congress.
As of 2022[update], three practicing Hindus have been elected to Congress, the first being Tulsi Gabbard in 2013. In total, seven members of Congress have been either practicing Hindus or born into Hindu families but adhering to other religions. Two practicing Hindus currently serve in the United States House of Representatives.
Senate[edit]
No Hindu has ever served in the United States Senate.
House of Representatives[edit]
| Representative | Party | District | Term | Notes | |||
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| Start | End | ||||||
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Tulsi Gabbard | Democratic | HI-02 | January 3, 2013 | January 3, 2021 | First practicing Hindu elected to Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for president of the United States.[1][2] | |
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Ro Khanna | Democratic | CA-17 | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | One of the first two practicing Hindus of Indian descent to be elected to Congress.[3][4] | |
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Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | IL-08 | January 3, 2017 | Incumbent | One of the first two practicing Hindus of Indian descent to be elected to Congress.[5][6] | |
See also[edit]
- Ami Bera, a representative raised in a Hindu household, but identifies as a Unitarian Universalist
- Bobby Jindal, a representative raised in a Hindu household, but converted to Christianity in high school
- Kamala Harris, a former senator, who is currently the Vice President, raised by a Hindu mother, but identifies as a Baptist
- Pramila Jayapal, a representative raised in a Hindu household, but whose religious affiliation is unknown
- List of Buddhist members of the United States Congress
- List of Jewish members of the United States Congress
- List of Mormon members of the United States Congress
- List of Muslim members of the United States Congress
- List of Quaker members of the United States Congress
References[edit]
- ^ Sacirbey, Omar (2 November 2012). "Hawaii Democrat poised to be elected first Hindu in Congress". Washington Post. Religion News Service. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
- ^ Kumar, Arvind (15 November 2012). "The first Hindu in US Congress". Indian Weekender. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ Graves-Fitzsimmons, Guthrie. "How Faith Fuels the Anti-War Stances of 3 U.S. Representatives". Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Ro Khanna Reflects on Gandhi's 150th Birthday". Congressman Ro Khanna. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Raja Krishnamoorthi heading to U.S. Congress". The Hindu. 9 November 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ Bhattacharyya, Anirudh (29 August 2016). "Raja Krishnamoorthi: First-ever Hindu of Indian origin may make it to the US House of Representatives". firstpost.com. Retrieved 7 November 2016.