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Tulsi Gabbard (/ ˈ t ʌ l s i ˈ ɡ æ b ər d / TUL-see GAB-ərd; born April 12, 1981) is an American politician, United States Army Reserve officer and political commentator, who was the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2021.
- 2003–present
- Independent (since 2022)
Oct 11, 2022 · Oct. 11, 2022, 8:31 AM PDT. By Rebecca Shabad. WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii announced Tuesday that she's leaving the Democratic Party because it's "now under the complete...
- Who Is Tulsi Gabbard?
- Early Life and Education
- Military Service and Political Career
- Foreign Policy
- Criminal Justice
- Healthcare
- Climate Change
- Immigration
- Presidential Debates
- Hillary Clinton Controversy
Tulsi Gabbard has served in the U.S. House of Representatives on behalf of Hawaii's 2nd congressional district since 2012. Having been deployed to Iraq (2004-2005) and Kuwait (2008-2009) as part of the Hawaii Army National Guard, Gabbard is one of the first female combat veterans and the first Hindu to be elected to Congress. Gabbard was the Democr...
Gabbard was born on April 12, 1981, in American Samoa, on the main island of Tutuila. Her parents, Mike and Carol Gabbard, moved the family to Hawaii when Gabbard was two years old. Hailing from a multi-racial background, Gabbard is a mix of Polynesian, Asian and European ancestry. She has four other siblings and is second to the youngest. Influenc...
In 2002, Gabbard enlisted in the Hawaii Army National Guard. At the same time, she served in the Hawaii State Legislature as its youngest member at age 21. In 2004, she was deployed to Iraq, where she worked in a combat zone as a specialist in a medical unit. After her first tour in Iraq, she worked for Hawaii Democrat Senator Daniel Akaka as a leg...
Perhaps best known for being a strong anti-interventionist, Gabbard emphasized the need for the United States to pull out of Syria and Afghanistan and stop being involved in continuous "regime change wars." In a tweet she wrote in October 2019, Gabbard asserted: "Foreign policy can’t be separated from domestic policy because the waging of regime ch...
Gabbard called for decriminalizing marijuana and reducing mass incarceration and co-sponsored a variety of legislation to combat these issues. As part of efforts to tackle criminal justice, she said the country would need to address the systemic racism that disproportionately imprisons African American men.
Aligned with fellow presidential candidate Sanders' "Medicare for All" plan, Gabbard was a proponent of universal healthcare and for lowering drug costs.
Although Gabbard expressed her support for the Green New Deal, she also pointed out that some of its policy proposals needed further clarification. In 2015, Gabbard introduced a bill that would ban fracking, end fossil fuel subsidies and require the United States to obtain 100% of its electricity through clean energy sources by 2035.
While Gabbard supported immigration reform and President Barack Obama's DACA program, she ran into controversy after she voted with Republicans on a bill that would require "extreme vetting" on Syrian and Iraqi refugees who want to enter the United States.
Although Gabbard mostly polled in the low single digits among Democratic voters, she drew a lot of attention during the first set of 2020 Democratic presidential primary debates and was one of the most Googled candidates. During the second debate in July 2019, Gabbard attacked Senator Kamala Harris' record as a prosecutor in California, saying Harr...
During a podcast interview in October 2019, Clinton suggested that the Republicans were grooming a third party candidate with the implication that it was Gabbard. (Gabbard has made many appearances on Fox News.) Outraged by Clinton's remarks, Gabbard hit back by tweeting that the former 2016 presidential candidate is “the queen of warmongers” and t...
Feb 28, 2020 · Who is Tulsi Gabbard? Current job: US Representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district. Major in the Hawaii Army National Guard. Running for president of the United States as a Democratic...
Mar 19, 2020 · Who is Tulsi Gabbard? 38 years old. Born in American Samoa; lives in Kailua, Hawaii, and Washington. Four-term congresswoman representing Hawaii’s Second District, first elected in 2012....
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Oct 11, 2022 · Washington CNN — Former congresswoman and 2020 presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard announced on Tuesday that she is leaving the Democratic Party. For Gabbard, the announcement is the...
Oct 12, 2022 · Former congresswoman and 2020 presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard has announced she is leaving the Democratic party. "I can no longer remain in today's Democratic party," she said on an...
