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Religion: Buddhist (Jodo Shinshu)
Education: University of Hawaii (BA Psychology), Georgetown University Law Center (JD)
Birthplace: Koori, Fukushima, Japan
Background: First Asian-American woman and first Buddhist elected to U.S. Senate. Former Hawaii Lieutenant Governor and U.S. House member. Emigrated from Japan at age 7.
NRA Rating: F
Heritage Action Score: 2%
Junior Senator from Hawaii (2013-). First Buddhist senator, first Asian-born immigrant senator, first female senator from Hawaii. Born in Japan. Heritage Action lifetime ~2%. NRA F. Consistently progressive across all categories. Jodo Shinshu Buddhist.
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