This is a list of Hindu members of the United States Congress.
, three practicing Hindus have been elected to Congress, the first being Tulsi Gabbard in 2013. In total, eight 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.
No Hindu has ever served in the United States Senate. Kamala Harris (D) of California, a former senator who is currently the Vice President, was raised by a Hindu mother but identifies as a Baptist.
In addition to the representatives below, four representatives, Bobby Jindal (R) of Louisiana, a former representative who converted to Christianity in high school and identifies as a Catholic, Ami Bera (D) of California, who identifies as a Unitarian Universalist, Pramila Jayapal (D) of Washington, whose religious affiliation is unknown, and Shri Thanedar (D) of Michigan, who identifies as a Protestant, all grew up in a Hindu household but adhere to other religions.
| Representative | Party | District | Term | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | Length of service (days) | |||||||
| data-sort-value="Gabbard, Tulsi" | Tulsi Gabbard | Democratic | HI-02 | First practicing Hindu elected to Congress. Retired to run unsuccessfully for president of the United States.[1] [2] | |||||
| data-sort-value="Khanna, Ro" | Ro Khanna | Democratic | CA-17 | Incumbent | One of the first two practicing Hindus of Indian descent to be elected to Congress.[3] [4] | ||||
| data-sort-value="Krishnamoorthi, Raja" | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | IL-08 | Incumbent | One of the first two practicing Hindus of Indian descent to be elected to Congress.[5] [6] | ||||