Tulsi Gabbard is an American politician of the Democratic Party serving as the U.S. Representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district since 2013 and was also a Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee until February 28, 2016.
Tulsi Gabbard is best Known for Serving as the U.S. Representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district since 2013.
Tulsi was born on 12th April 1991 in Leloaloa, American Samoa, the U.S. Her nationality is American. Her birth sign is Aries. Her father is Mike Gabbard and her mother name is Carol Gabbard. Her religion is Hinduism. She is of Asian, Polynesian, and Caucasian descent. She was raised in Hawaii. She the fourth child among five of her siblings. She graduated from Hawaii Pacific University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in the year 2009.
As a teenager, she started a Non-Governmental Organization known as the Healthy Hawaiʻi Coalition and later co-founded the Stand Up For America.
She has an estimated net worth of $250,000 and a yearly base salary of $174,000.
Gabbard was married to first husband ‘Eduardo Tamayo’ from 2002 to 2006. She wed current husband ‘Abraham Williams’ in April 2015.
Tulsi Gabbard is 5ft 8 inches tall and is of Samoan and European descent. Her hair color is Black and eye color is American.
Gabbard political career took off when she was elected to the Hawaii House of Representatives in 2002. She represented the 42nd district from 2002 through 2004. she became the youngest woman ever elected to the Hawaii state legislature at the age of 21. Gabbard Joined the Hawaii Army National Guard in 2003 voluntarily deployed to Iraq in July 2004. She served 12 months at the Logistical Support Area Anaconda in Iraq. She’s won a number of honors including the Meritorious Service Medal, the Army Commendation Medal, and the Army Achievement Medal. Gabbard was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant of the 29th Brigade Combat Team in 2007. She was promoted from captain to major on October 12, 2015.
In 2010, Gabbard was elected to the Honolulu City Council for the 6th district. She held office from January 2011 to August 2012. Gabbard defeated Republican Kawika Crowley in November 2012 for the 2nd Congressional District seat. She was sworn in on January 3, 2013. She works on both the Armed Services and the Foreign Affairs committees. She was re-elected for a second term in 2014 followed by a third term in 2016. Gabbard served as the vice-chair for the 2016 Democratic National Committee. She resigned in February 2016 in an effort to endorse Senator. On January 11, 2019, Gabbard announced her intention to run for President of the United States in 2020 as a Democrat.
She has a number of awards including the John F. Kennedy New Frontier Award (2013), Outstanding New Member Award(2015)and the NACo County Alumni Award (2015) for a steadfast commitment to the nation’s counties. The National Parks Conservation Association also awarded her the Friend of the National Parks Award in 2015. She was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for serving in a field medical unit as a specialist with a 29th Support Battalion medical company.
He has more than 126K followers on her Instagram and 182k followers on Facebook.
Tuisi is a practicing Hindu and she is also a lifelong Vegetarian. Tulsi Gabbard is also in the military. She is the youngest person to be elected to the state legislature at the age of 21, just as she is the first Hindu American to be elected to Congress. Tulsi Gabbard calls out Trump's troubling double standard on Al-Qaeda. In the year 2016, She was reelected to the House. She also opposed LGBT rights, including same-sex marriage and civil unions.