List of Buddhist members of the United States Congress explained

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

, only three Buddhists have ever been elected to Congress, the first being both Mazie Hirono and Hank Johnson in 2007. One Buddhist currently serves in the House of Representatives and one Buddhist serves in the Senate.

House of Representatives

Representative	Party	District	Term			Notes
Start	End		Length of service (days)
data-sort-value="Hirono, Mazie"		Mazie Hirono		Democratic	HI-02				One of the first two Buddhists in Congress. Retired to run successfully for U.S. Senator from Hawaii.
data-sort-value="Johnson, Hank"		Hank Johnson		Democratic	GA-04		Incumbent		One of the first two Buddhists in Congress^[3]
	Colleen Hanabusa		Democratic	HI-01				Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S. Senator from Hawaii.^[4]
						Elected in special election to succeed Mark Takai, who died in office Retired to run unsuccessfully for governor of Hawaii

See also

• List of Hindu 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
• List of Asian Americans and Pacific Islands Americans in the United States Congress

Notes and References

1. Web site: Buddhists Get the Vote . Manitoba Buddhist Temple . 2010-11-05 . 2012-08-12 . dead . 2013-07-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130712095121/http://www.manitobabuddhistchurch.org/blog_files/category-usa.html.
2. News: Camire . Dennis . What happened to ... religious tolerance . 2007-01-05 . Honolulu Advertiser . Gannett Company . 2011-08-09.
3. News: Tilove . Jonathan . New Congress Brings with It Religious Firsts . Newhouse News Service . dead . 2006-12-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061219220442/http://www.newhousenews.com/archive/tilove120806.html.
4. News: Faith on the Hill: The Religious Composition of the 114th Congress . 2015-01-05 . . 2016-09-13 . The number of Buddhists in Congress fell from three to two, as Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, D-Hawaii, lost her bid for a Senate seat..