List of Hindu members of the United States Congress

This is a list of Hindu members of the United States Congress.

As of 2020, four practicing Hindus have ever been elected to Congress, the first being Tulsi Gabbard in 2013. In total, seven members of Congress have been practicing Hindus or have been born into Hindu families. Four practicing Hindus currently serves in the House of Representatives.

Senate

Senator			Party	State	Term start	Term end	Ref.	Notes
		Kamala Harris (born 1964)	Democratic	California	January 3, 2017	Incumbent	[1][2]	Raised by a Hindu mother, but identifies as Baptist

House of Representatives

Representative			Party	State	Term start	Term end	Ref.	Notes
		Bobby Jindal (born 1971)	Republican	Louisiana	January 3, 2005	January 14, 2008	[3]	Raised in a Hindu household, but converted to Christianity in High School
		Tulsi Gabbard (born 1981)	Democratic	Hawaii	January 3, 2013	Incumbent	[4][5]	First practicing Hindu elected to Congress
		Ami Bera (born 1981)	Democratic	California	January 3, 2013	Incumbent	[6]	Raised in a Hindu household, but identities as a Unitarian Universalist
		Ro Khanna (born 1976)	Democratic	California	January 3, 2017	Incumbent	[7][8]	One of first two practicing Hindus of Indian descent to be elected to Congress
		Raja Krishnamoorthi (born 1976)	Democratic	Illinois	January 3, 2017	Incumbent	[9][10]	One of first two practicing Hindus of Indian descent to be elected to Congress
		Pramila Jayapal (born 1965)	Democratic	Washington	January 3, 2017	Incumbent	[11]

See also

• 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 Sikh members of the United States Congress

References

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3. "Bobby Jindal down but not out, say kin". The Tribune. Chandigarh, India. November 18, 2003. Retrieved August 7, 2012.
4. Sacirbey, Omar (November 2, 2012). "Hawaii Democrat poised to be elected first Hindu in Congress". Washington Post. Religion News Service. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
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6. Burke, Daniel (November 8, 2012). "Buddhist, Hindu make history in new Congress". Washington Post. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
7. https://sojo.net/articles/how-faith-fuels-anti-war-stances-3-us-representatives
8. "Ro Khanna Reflects on Gandhi's 150th Birthday". Congressman Ro Khanna. 2019-10-02. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
9. "Raja Krishnamoorthi heading to U.S. Congress". The Hindu. November 9, 2016.
10. Bhattacharyya, Anirudh (August 29, 2016). "Raja Krishnamoorthi: First-ever Hindu of Indian origin may make it to the US House of Representatives". firstpost.com. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
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