First Hindu elected to U.S. Congress
By Omar Sacirbey
Hindu Americans have run America’s major companies and universities, won Nobel prizes and Olympic gold medals, directed blockbuster movies, and even flown into space. But one profession has so far been out of reach − member of Congress.
That changed after Hawaii’s second congressional district election, in which Democrat Tulsi Gabbard won an out-of-nowhere bid over Republican opponent Kawika Crowley. Gabbard led Crowley 80.6 per cent to 19.4 per cent. The heavily Democratic district also elected one of two Buddhists to have ever served in Congress, Mazie Hirono, who won her seat in 2006, but is now running for the U.S. Senate.
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Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii addressing the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Tuesday, September 4