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{{short description|American politician and veteran (born 1981)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Tulsi Gabbard (formerly Tulsi Gabbard Tamayo)
| name = Tulsi Gabbard
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| image = Tulsi Gabbard (53807900722) (cropped).jpg
|width= 160px
| caption = Gabbard in 2024
|office= Member of the [[Honolulu City Council]] from district 6
| alt = Gabbard speaking at an event in Detroit, Michigan
| term_start= January 2, 2011
| office = <!--29th--> [[Director of National Intelligence]]
| term_end=
| president = [[Donald Trump]]
| preceded= Rod Tam
| term_start = ''TBD''{{efn|Appointment after Senate confirmation for this position.}}
| succeeded=
| term_end =
|office2= Member of the [[Hawaii House of Representatives]] from district 42
| term_start2deputy =2002
| predecessor = <!--[[Jake Sullivan]]-->
| term_end2 =2004
| preceded2succeeding =Mark Moses[[Avril Haines]]
| succeeded2successor =Rida Cabanilla
| partystate1 = [[Hawaii]]
| district1 = {{ushr|HI|2|2nd}}
| birth_date ={{Birth date and age|1981|04|12}}
| term_start1 = January 3, 2013
| birth_place =Leloaloa, [[American Samoa]]
| spouseterm_end1 = January 3, 2021
| predecessor1 = [[Mazie Hirono]]
| profession =
| religionsuccessor1 = [[Kai Kahele]]
| office2 = Vice Chair of the [[Democratic National Committee]]
| residence =[[Honolulu]]
| website1blankname2 =http://www.votetulsi.com Chair
| 1namedata2 = [[Debbie Wasserman Schultz]]
| term_start2 = January 22, 2013
| term_end2 = February 27, 2016
| predecessor2 = [[Mike Honda]]
| successor2 = [[Grace Meng]]
| office3 = Member of the [[Honolulu City Council]]<br/>from the 6th district
| term_start3 = January 2, 2011
| term_end3 = August 16, 2012
| predecessor3 = [[Rod Tam]]
| successor3 = [[Carol Fukunaga]]
| state_house4 = Hawaii
| district4 = 42nd
| term_start4 = November 5, 2002
| term_end4 = November 2, 2004
| predecessor4 = Mark Moses
| successor4 = [[Rida Cabanilla]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|4|12}}
| birth_place = [[Leloaloa, American Samoa]]
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| child = yes
| other_names = Tulsi Gabbard Tamayo<ref>{{Cite web|url= https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/6315560/legislative-assistant-honored/?outputType=amp|title=Legislative Assistant Honored |website=hawaiinewsnow.com|date=April 2, 2007}}</ref>}}
| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] (2024–present)
| otherparty = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] (1999–2022)<br>[[Independent politician|Independent]] (2022–2024)
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Eduardo Tamayo|2002|2006|end=div}}
* {{marriage|Abraham Williams|2015}}}}
| father = [[Mike Gabbard]]
| relatives = [[Caroline Sinavaiana-Gabbard]] (aunt)
| education = <!-- [[Leeward Community College]] (dropped out) --> [[Hawaii Pacific University]] ([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])
| signature = TulsiGabbardSignature.svg
| allegiance = {{flag|United States}}
| branch = {{army|United States}}
| serviceyears = 2003–present
| rank = [[File:US Army O5 (Army greens).svg|25px]] [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|Lieutenant Colonel]]
| unit = [[United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command]]<br/>[[United States Army Reserve]]
| battles = [[Iraq War]]
| mawards = {{ubl|[[Combat Medical Badge]]|[[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]]}}
| module = {{Listen|pos=center|embed=yes|filename=Tulsi Gabbard speaks in support of the recognition of the Armenian Genocide.ogg|title=Gabbard's voice|type=speech|description=Gabbard speaks in support of the recognition of the [[Armenian Genocide]]<br/>Recorded October 31, 2019}}
| birth_name = Tulsi Gabbard
| status = Nominee
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'''Tulsi Gabbard''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|ʌ|l|s|i|_|ˈ|g|æ|b|ər|d}} {{respell|TUL|see|_|GAB|ərd}}; born April 12, 1981) is an American politician and [[United States Army Reserve]] officer. She served as [[United States Representative|U.S. Representative]] for [[Hawaii's 2nd congressional district]] from 2013 to 2021. Gabbard is serving as a [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|Lieutenant Colonel]] in the [[United States Army Reserve|US Army Reserve]]<ref name ="NYT-TG-DNI">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/us/politics/trump-tulsi-gabbard-director-national-intelligence.html|title=Trump Chooses Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence |date=November 13, 2024 |publisher=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=November 13, 2024| quote="Ms. Gabbard, a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve who served in Iraq"}}</ref> after 17 years of service with [[Hawaii Army National Guard]] from 2003 to 2020.<ref name="Tulsi-Lt-Colonel">{{cite web|url=https://www.axios.com/2024/11/13/trump-tulsi-gabbard-national-intelligence |title=Trump names Tulsi Gabbard as pick for head of National Intelligence |date=November 13, 2024|accessdate=November 14, 2024|work=Axios |quote="former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard.. Iraq War veteran and lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve"}}</ref><ref name= "CNN-Tulsi-LTC">{{cite news | title=Tulsi Gabbard Fast Facts |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/30/us/tulsi-gabbard-fast-facts/index.html | work= CNN | date=March 27, 2024|access-date=October 31, 2024|quote="Hawaii Army National Guard, 2003-2020, Major; US Army Reserve, 2020-present, Lieutenant Colonel"}}</ref> Gabbard was the first [[Samoan-American]] member of [[United States Congress|Congress]], and the youngest woman elected to the [[Hawaii House of Representatives|Hawaii state legislature]].<ref name="Pak-2019">{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/meet-tulsi-gabbard-hindu-member-congress-2020-candidate/story?id=60708986|title=Tulsi Gabbard: Everything you need to know about the 2020 presidential candidate|last1=Pak|first1=Nataly|last2=Kaji|first2=Mina|date=July 31, 2019|website=ABC News|language=en|access-date=October 19, 2019|last3=Palaniappan|first3=Sruthi}}</ref> She was a [[Tulsi Gabbard 2020 presidential campaign|candidate]] in the [[2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries|2020 Democratic presidential primaries]].<ref name=CNN-rocky /><ref>{{cite web|last=Haltiwanger|first=John|date=April 2, 2019|title=Tulsi Gabbard is running for president in 2020. Here's everything we know about the candidate and how she stacks up against the competition.|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-tulsi-gabbard-bio-age-family-key-positions-2019-4|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402180742/https://www.businessinsider.com/who-is-tulsi-gabbard-bio-age-family-key-positions-2019-4/|archive-date=April 2, 2019|access-date=October 19, 2019|website=Business Insider}}</ref> She left the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] in October 2022 to become an [[independent politician|independent]], before joining the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] in 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3682396-gabbard-says-she-cant-stay-in-todays-democratic-party |title=Gabbard Says She Can't Stay in 'Today's Democratic Party' |work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |date=October 11, 2022 |access-date=October 11, 2022 |first=Brad |last=Dress}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Leaving the Democratic Party - The Tulsi Gabbard Show | date=October 11, 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4Z1x8Ou8VU |access-date=October 12, 2022}}</ref><ref name=GOP2024>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4948241-tulsi-gabbard-joining-gop-trump-rally-in-north-carolina/|title=Tulsi Gabbard says she's joining the GOP at Trump rally in North Carolina|date=October 22, 2024|accessdate=October 22, 2024|work=The Hill|last=Fortinsky|first=Sarah}}</ref>
 
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'''Tulsi Gabbard''' (born April 12, 1981) is a member of the [[Honolulu City Council]]. She served as Hawaii’s youngest state representative in 2002 and is the youngest woman in the USA to be elected into such a position. She is currently a [[1st Lieutenant]] and Platoon Trainer in the Hawaii Army National Guard, and has volunteered to serve on two deployments to the Middle East. She is also vice-president and co-founder of the environmental non-profit organization Healthy Hawaii Coalition.
Earlier in 2003, Gabbard joined the [[Hawaii Army National Guard]] and was deployed in [[Iraq]] from 2004 to 2005, where she served in a [[medical unit]].<ref name="The Telegraph-2019">{{Cite news|date=August 17, 2019|title=Tulsi Gabbard says military combat service shapes her life, drives her political, policy views|work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Tulsi-Gabbard-says-military-combat-service-shapes-14340612.php|url-status=live|access-date=May 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411035357/https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Tulsi-Gabbard-says-military-combat-service-shapes-14340612.php|archive-date=April 11, 2021}}</ref> In 2007, Gabbard completed the Officer training program at the [[Alabama Military Academy]] as a distinguished honor graduate.<ref name= "CNN-Tulsi-LTC">{{cite news | title=Tulsi Gabbard Fast Facts |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/30/us/tulsi-gabbard-fast-facts/index.html | work= CNN | date=March 27, 2024|access-date=October 31, 2024|quote="Hawaii Army National Guard, 2003-2020, Major; US Army Reserve, 2020-present, Lieutenant Colonel"}}</ref>
She was stationed in [[Kuwait]] from 2008 to 2009 as an [[Military Police Corps (United States Army)|Army Military Police]] platoon leader.<ref name="econtimes-karma">{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/interviews/our-family-was-raised-with-the-important-value-of-karma-yoga-says-democrat-tulsi-gabbard/articleshow/16404480.cms|title='Our family was raised with the important value of karma yoga', says Democrat Tulsi Gabbard|last=Ismail|first=Asif|date=September 15, 2012|work=The Economic Times|access-date=March 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=February 16, 2019|title=Tulsi Gabbard could be the president America needs|url=https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/tulsi-gabbard-could-be-the-president-america-needs|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200420215208/https://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/watch/episodes/roots-in-politics|archive-date=April 20, 2020|access-date=January 30, 2020|website=[[Pasadena Star News]]|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2015 Gabbard became a [[Major (United States)|major]] with the [[Hawaii Army National Guard]].<ref name="HT-Major">[http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/state-wire/us-rep-tulsi-gabbard-promoted-army-major US Rep. Tulsi Gabbard promoted to Army major] West Hawaii Today; October 13, 2015</ref> In 2020, she transferred to [[United States Army Reserve|US Army Reserve]] and was promoted to the rank of [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|lieutenant colonel]] in 2021.<ref name= "CNN-Tulsi-LTC">{{cite news | title=Tulsi Gabbard Fast Facts |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/30/us/tulsi-gabbard-fast-facts/index.html | work= CNN | date=March 27, 2024|access-date=October 31, 2024|quote="Hawaii Army National Guard, 2003-2020, Major; US Army Reserve, 2020-present, Lieutenant Colonel"}}</ref><ref name ="NYT-TG-DNI"/>
 
During her time in Congress, Gabbard became known for her strong stand against [[Islamic terrorism]] in the [[Middle East|Middle east]], while also getting into some controversy over her positions on [[Syria]].<ref name="hawaiitribune-herald.com" /><ref name="sfchronicle.com" /> Around 2015, she often criticized the Obama administration for not recognizing [[Islamic extremism]] as a problem.<ref name="Fox News-2015" /><ref name="CNN-Obama">{{cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2015/01/16/tsr-intv-blitzer-gabbard-radical-islam.cnn|title=Rep. Gabbard: Obama refuses to say enemy is 'Islamic extremists'|date=January 16, 2015|website=[[CNN]]|access-date=April 21, 2017 |quote="Tulsi Gabbard(D-HI) tells Wolf Blitzer she is frustrated with the Obama Administration over 'refusing' to recognize.. enemy is Islamic extremists"}}</ref> She served as Vice-chair of the [[Democratic National Committee]] (DNC) from 2013 to 2016, and resigned from the position to endorse [[Bernie Sanders]] for the [[2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries|2016 Democratic presidential nomination]]. In 2017, Gabbard expressed skepticism about some of the [[2017 Shayrat missile strike|military actions against Syria]].<ref name="Greenwood">{{cite web|last=Greenwood|first=Max|date=April 6, 2017|title=Gabbard: US attack on Syrian airfield 'short-sighted,' reckless|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/327743-dem-rep-us-attack-on-syrian-airfield-short-sighted-reckless|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111210352/https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/327743-dem-rep-us-attack-on-syrian-airfield-short-sighted-reckless|archive-date=November 11, 2020|access-date=January 11, 2020|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Viebeck-2017">{{Cite news|last=Viebeck|first=Elise|date=April 11, 2017|title=What is Tulsi Gabbard thinking on Syria?|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/04/11/what-is-tulsi-gabbard-thinking-on-syria|url-status=live|access-date=January 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112035800/https://www.washingtonpost.com/gdpr-consent/?next_url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.washingtonpost.com%2fnews%2fpowerpost%2fwp%2f2017%2f04%2f11%2fwhat-is-tulsi-gabbard-thinking-on-syria%2f|archive-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref> In her 2020 [[Tulsi Gabbard 2020 presidential campaign|presidential campaign]], she highlighted a broad opposition to military [[Interventionism (politics)|interventionism]],<ref name="sfchronicle.com">{{cite news|date=March 18, 2019|title=Anti-war presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard campaigns in Fremont|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Anti-war-presidential-hopeful-Tulsi-Gabbard-13695807.php|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107231946/https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Anti-war-presidential-hopeful-Tulsi-Gabbard-13695807.php|archive-date=November 7, 2020|access-date=October 3, 2019|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|language=en-US |last1=Fracassa |first1=Dominic }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Bonn|first=Tess|date=September 26, 2019|title=Tulsi Gabbard calls for foreign policy-focused debate|url=https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/463173-tulsi-gabbard-calls-for-foreign-policy-focused-debate|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125025644/https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/463173-tulsi-gabbard-calls-for-foreign-policy-focused-debate|archive-date=November 25, 2020|access-date=October 3, 2019|newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|language=en}}</ref> while reiterating her position on combating [[terrorism]].<ref name="hawaiitribune-herald.com">{{cite news|date=August 28, 2016|title=The rise of Gabbard: No telling how far independent path will take her|newspaper=[[Hawaii Tribune Herald]]|url=https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2016/08/28/hawaii-news/the-rise-of-gabbard-no-telling-how-far-independent-path-will-take-her/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112024224/https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2016/08/28/hawaii-news/the-rise-of-gabbard-no-telling-how-far-independent-path-will-take-her/|archive-date=November 12, 2020}}</ref> After ending her presidential candidacy, she endorsed [[Joe Biden]] in March 2020.<ref name="NYT2020">{{Cite news|last1=Lerer|first1=Lisa|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/19/us/politics/tulsi-gabbard-drops-out.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319151029/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/19/us/politics/tulsi-gabbard-drops-out.html |archive-date=March 19, 2020 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|title=Tulsi Gabbard Drops Out of Presidential Race|date=March 19, 2020|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 20, 2020|last2=Astor|first2=Maggie|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
==Childhood and education==
Tulsi Gabbard was born in Leloaloa, American Samoa, the fourth of five children of [[Mike Gabbard]], (educator, tennis pro, business owner and current Hawaii State Senator of 19th District) and Carol Porter Gabbard (educator and business owner). The family moved to Hawaii in 1983 where Tulsi grew up. Tulsi was homeschooled through high school, with the exception of two years spent at an all-girls missionary academy in the Philippines. She graduated from [[Hawaii Pacific University]] with a degree in International Business.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}
 
After her departure from the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] in January 2021,<ref name =NYT2020/> Gabbard took more [[Conservatism|conservative]] positions on issues such as abortion, foreign policy, [[LGBTQ rights in the United States|LGBTQ rights]], and border security.<ref name="Palmeri" /><ref>Multiple sources:
==Political and military career==
*{{Cite web |date=January 13, 2022 |title=Is Tulsi Gabbard the GOP's Dark Horse? |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/world/americas/north-america/us/2022/01/is-tulsi-gabbard-the-gops-dark-horse |access-date=April 24, 2022 |website=New Statesman |language=en-US}}
Tulsi’s involvement in public service began at a young age. In 2002, at the age of 21, she became the youngest legislator ever elected in the history of Hawaii and the youngest woman ever elected in the nation. She served as a State Representative for the 42nd District of [[Oahu]] which covers Waipahu, Honouliuli and Ewa Beach. While in office, she served on the Education, Higher Education, Tourism and Economic Development committees. She played a key role, along with her Ewa colleagues, in securing much-needed funding for infrastructure on the Ewa Plains.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}
*{{Cite web |date=December 17, 2020 |title=A Bold Pro-Life Move for a Democrat |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/a-bold-pro-life-move-for-a-democrat/ |access-date=April 24, 2022 |website=National Review |language=en-US}}
*{{Cite magazine |title=Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Bill That Would Ban Trans Women and Girls from Female Sports |url=https://time.com/5920758/tulsi-gabbard-bill-transgender-women-sports/ |access-date=April 24, 2022 |magazine=Time |language=en}}
*{{cite web |last1=Gabbard |first1=Tulsi |title=Tulsi Gabbard: It's time to talk about what happens next after the midterms |url=https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/tulsi-gabbard-time-talk-what-happens-next-after-midterms |website=Fox News |access-date=November 30, 2022 |date=November 14, 2022}}
*{{cite web |last1=Gentile |first1=Luke |title=Tulsi Gabbard rips Biden and Harris over border crisis, says Trump's policy 'worked' |url=https://news.yahoo.com/tulsi-gabbard-rips-biden-harris-161400189.html |website=news.yahoo.com |date=September 23, 2021 |access-date=November 30, 2022}}</ref> She appeared frequently on [[Fox News]], often serving as a fill-in host for ''[[Tucker Carlson Tonight]]''.<ref name="mediaite.com">{{Cite web |date=August 11, 2022 |title=Tulsi Gabbard's Journey From Bernie Sanders Supporter to Guest Host of Tucker Carlson Tonight |url=https://www.mediaite.com/politics/tulsi-gabbards-journey-from-bernie-sanders-supporter-to-guest-host-of-tucker-carlson-tonight/|access-date=August 12, 2022 |website=[[Mediaite]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Battaglio-2022" /> In October 2022, Gabbard left the Democratic Party citing differences on foreign policy and social issues.<ref name="ABC News">{{Cite web| last1 = Murray| first1 = Isabella| last2 = Osborne| first2 = Mark| title = Tulsi Gabbard announces she is leaving Democratic Party, calling it an 'elitist cabal of warmongers'| work = ABC News| access-date = October 11, 2022| url = https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/tulsi-gabbard-announces-leaving-democratic-party/story?id=91326164}}</ref> Gabbard campaigned for several [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] in the [[2022 United States elections|2022 midterm elections]],<ref name="Walsh-2022">{{cite web|last=Walsh|first=Sheri|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/tulsi-gabbard-to-campaign-for-gop-after-leaving-democratic-party/ar-AA12U4Li|title=Tulsi Gabbard to campaign for GOP after leaving Democratic Party|work=[[United Press International]]|publisher=[[MSN]]|date=October 12, 2022|access-date=October 13, 2022}}</ref> and was a featured speaker during that year's [[Conservative Political Action Conference]]s (CPAC).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Palmeri |first=Tara |title=Gabbard's message to CPAC: Can't we all just get along? |url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/24/tulsi-gabbard-cpac-message-00011694 |access-date=April 24, 2022 |website=Politico |date=February 24, 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Online {{!}} |first=E. T. |date=February 24, 2024 |title='Our democracy under attack': Tulsi Gabbard defends Trump at CPAC, targets Democrats and Nikki Haley |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/our-democracy-under-attack-tulsi-gabbard-defends-trump-at-cpac-targets-democrats-and-nikki-haley/videoshow/107971440.cms |access-date=March 26, 2024 |website=The Economic Times |language=en}}</ref>
 
In August 2024, Gabbard endorsed former president [[Donald Trump]] for the [[2024 United States presidential election]] while speaking at the [[National Guard Association of the United States|National Guard Association]] conference.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Video Tulsi Gabbard endorses former President Trump |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/video/tulsi-gabbard-endorses-former-president-trump-113159767 |access-date=August 26, 2024 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref> Subsequently, she became an honorary co-chair of Trump's 2024 [[Second presidential transition of Donald Trump|presidential transition]] team.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bohannon |first=Molly |title=Ex-Democratic Candidate Tulsi Gabbard Endorses Trump |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mollybohannon/2024/08/26/ex-democratic-candidate-tulsi-gabbard-endorses-trump/ |access-date=August 26, 2024 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Transition_Team" /> In November 2024, [[Donald Trump|Trump]] selected Gabbard to serve as the [[Director of National Intelligence]] in his [[Second presidency of Donald Trump|second term]].<ref name ="NYT-TG-DNI">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/us/politics/trump-tulsi-gabbard-director-national-intelligence.html|title=Trump Chooses Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence |date=November 13, 2024 |publisher=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=November 13, 2024| quote="Ms. Gabbard, a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve who served in Iraq"}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rogers |first=Katie |date=November 13, 2024 |title=Gaetz, Gabbard and Hegseth: Trump’s Picks Are a Show of Force |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/us/politics/gaetz-gabbard-hegseth-trump-appointees.html |access-date=November 14, 2024 |website=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>
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In April 2003, while serving in office, Tulsi enlisted in the [[Hawaii Army National Guard]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=State legislator 'honored' to serve country |url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/Apr/20/ln/ln29a.html |author=Espanol, Zenaida Serrano |date=20 April 2003 |publisher=[[The Honolulu Advertiser]] |accessdate=1 August 2010}}</ref> She received several distinguished honor graduate titles and awards at [[United States Army Basic Training|Basic Combat Training]] and Advanced Individual Training.
 
== Early life and education ==
In July 2004, Tulsi gave up her seat in office and an easy re-election campaign for the opportunity to serve with her Hawaii National Guard unit and volunteered for an 18-month deployment to [[Iraq]], where she worked in a field medical unit. She earned the [[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] for her combat tour.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}
Gabbard was born on April 12, 1981 in [[Leloaloa, American Samoa|Leloaloa]], [[Maʻopūtasi County]], on [[American Samoa]]'s main island of [[Tutuila]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/G/GABBARD,-Tulsi-(G000571)/|title=GABBARD, Tulsi – US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives|website=history.house.gov|access-date=January 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.samoatimes.co.nz/sauni-se-tamaitai-samoa-e-tauva-i-le-tofi-peresetene-o-le-iunaite-setete-o-amerika-usa/|title=Sauni se tamaitai Samoa e tauva i le tofi Peresetene o le Iunaite Setete o Amerika (USA) &#124; Samoa Times: Samoan Community Newspaper|date=November 28, 2018}}</ref> She was the fourth of five children born to Carol (née Porter) Gabbard and [[Mike Gabbard]].<ref name="bio 2013">{{cite web|last=Mendoza|first=Jim|date=February 1, 2013|title=The Gabbards: Raising Hawaii's next political star (Part 1)|url=http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/20929142/the-gabbards-raising-hawaiis-next-political-star-5pm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200416120021/https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/20929142/the-gabbards-raising-hawaiis-next-political-star-5pm/|archive-date=April 16, 2020|access-date=January 29, 2016|website=Hawaii News Now|quote="Carol believes in the Hindu faith. Their children have Hindu names: Bhakti, Jai, Aryan, Tulsi and Vrindavan. Tulsi settled on Hindusim as a teenager"}}</ref> In 1983, when Gabbard was two years old, her family moved back to Hawaii, where they had lived in the late 1970s.<ref name="Sanneh">{{Cite news|last=Sanneh|first=Kelefa|date=October 30, 2017|title=What Does Tulsi Gabbard Believe?|newspaper=New Yorker|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/11/06/what-does-tulsi-gabbard-believe|url-status=live|access-date=January 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200607114820/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/11/06/what-does-tulsi-gabbard-believe|archive-date=June 7, 2020}}</ref><ref name="honolulu_mag">{{cite web|last=Bolante|first=Ronna|date=August 1, 2004|title=Who is Mike Gabbard?|url=http://www.honolulumagazine.com/Honolulu-Magazine/August-2004/Who-is-Mike-Gabbard/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506111328/http://www.honolulumagazine.com/Honolulu-Magazine/August-2004/Who-is-Mike-Gabbard/|archive-date=May 6, 2020|access-date=November 1, 2019|magazine=[[Honolulu Magazine]]}}</ref><ref name="nishiki">{{Cite news|title=Nishiki owes debt to voters, and banks|last=Wright|first=Walter|date=October 11, 1978|newspaper=[[Honolulu Advertiser]]|page=A-12}}</ref>
 
With both [[Europe]]an and [[Samoans|Samoan]] ancestry,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Linton|first=Caroline|date=February 2, 2019|title=Tulsi Gabbard kicks off presidential campaign at Honolulu rally|language=en-US|work=CBS News|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tulsi-gabbard-kicks-off-presidential-campaign-at-honolulu-rally-2019-02-02|url-status=live|access-date=December 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200304232150/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tulsi-gabbard-kicks-off-presidential-campaign-at-honolulu-rally-2019-02-02/|archive-date=March 4, 2020}}</ref> Gabbard was raised in a multicultural household.<ref name="roots">{{cite episode|title=Roots in Politics|series=Finding Your Roots|date=February 12, 2019|url=https://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/watch/episodes/roots-in-politics|network=[[PBS]]|season=5|number=6|last=Gates|first=Henry Louis (host)}}</ref> Her mother was born in [[Indiana]] and grew up in [[Michigan]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Honey|first=Charley|date=November 13, 2012|title=2012 Election was a vote for religious tolerance, amid shifting political landscape|url=https://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/2012/11/2012_election_was_a_vote_for_r.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200608135235/https://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/2012/11/2012_election_was_a_vote_for_r.html|archive-date=June 8, 2020|access-date=October 23, 2019|website=The Grand Rapids Free Press}}</ref> Her father, who is of [[Samoan Americans|Samoan]] and European ancestry,<ref name="roots" /> was born in [[American Samoa]] and lived in Hawaii and Florida as a child.<ref name="playground">{{cite news|title=Carol Porter engaged to G. Michael Gabbard|date=August 15, 1968|newspaper=[[Northwest Florida Daily News|Playground Daily News]]|page=15}}</ref> After moving to Hawaii,<ref name="Sanneh"/> Gabbard's mother became interested in [[Hinduism]]<ref>{{cite news |date=February 21, 2019 |title=Who is Tulsi Gabbard? |work=Pacific Edge Magazine |url=https://www.pacificedgemagazine.com/leadership/who-is-tulsi-gabbard/ |access-date=August 20, 2022|quote="She’s been a practicing Hindu since her teenage years, following in the footsteps of her mother, Carol Porter Gabbard, also a practicing Hindu"}}</ref><ref name="TOI-Tulsi">{{cite news |date=January 5, 2013 |title=Tulsi Gabbard, the first 'practicing Hindu' in House of Representatives |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/tulsi-gabbard-the-first-practicing-hindu-in-house-of-representatives/articleshow/17895347.cms |access-date=March 23, 2024|quote="She inherited her interest in Hinduism from her parents, particularly her mother"}}</ref> and gave Hindu names to all her children.<ref name="bio 2013"/> Gabbard's own name, "Tulsi," is the [[Sanskrit]] word for [[holy basil]] ''(Ocimum tenuiflorum)'', regarded as an earthly manifestation of the [[Tulasi in Hinduism|goddess Tulasi]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Oppenheimer|first=Mark|date=November 10, 2012|title=Lawmakers-elect take low key approach to faith|work=Honolulu Star-Advertiser|agency=The New York Times News Service"|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/266547415/?terms=%22Today%2Bher%2Bspiritual%2Bpractice%2Bis%2Bneither%2BCatholic%2Bnor%2Btraditionally%2BHindu.%22|url-status=live|access-date=December 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529180407/https://www.newspapers.com/image/266547415/?terms=%22Today%2Bher%2Bspiritual%2Bpractice%2Bis%2Bneither%2BCatholic%2Bnor%2Btraditionally%2BHindu.%22|archive-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref>
Tulsi graduated from the Accelerated [[Officer Candidate School (U.S. Army)|Officer Candidate School]] at the Alabama Military Academy in March 2007. She made history as the first female to finish as the distinguished honor graduate in the Academy’s 50-year history.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Akaka Staffer Graduates Army Officer Training at the Top of Class |url=http://akaka.senate.gov/press-releases.cfm?method=releases.view&id=11fab9f2-e8b9-4253-a20f-ae821f300795 |accessdate=31 July 2010}}</ref> She was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and was then assigned to the 29th Brigade Special Troops Battalion to serve as the [[Military Police Corps (United States Army)|Military Police]] [[Platoon Leader]].
 
Gabbard's childhood in [[Hawaii]] included [[surfing]], martial arts, and [[yoga]].<ref name=ETyoga1>{{cite news|title=US commemorates the inaugural International Yoga Day |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/us-commemorates-the-inaugural-international-yoga-day/articleshow/47736962.cms |date=June 19, 2015|work=economictimes}}</ref><ref name=YahooYoga>{{cite news|title=What I learned surfing in Hawaii with the first Hindu congresswoman |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/tulsi-gabbard-surf-video-042620249.html
Upon her return from Iraq in 2006, Tulsi served as a legislative aide for US Senator [[Daniel K. Akaka]] in Washington, DC. She was responsible for issues involving veteran affairs, energy and natural resources, judiciary, and homeland security. She acted as a surrogate speaker for Senator Akaka on many occasions, and built a grassroots network with the veteran community in Hawaii.
|date=September 19, 2014 |work=Yahoo News}}</ref><ref name="Sanneh"/> She learned spiritual principles, such as [[Karma]], from the ancient text [[Bhagavad Gita]].<ref name="Sanneh"/><ref name=TOI2020>{{cite news|title=In this chaotic time, find strength & peace in Bhagavad Gita |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/in-this-chaotic-time-find-strength-peace-in-bhagavad-gita-tulsi-gabbard-to-students/articleshow/76354477.cms |date=June 13, 2020|work=TOI}}</ref><ref name=ETKarma>{{cite news|title=Our family was raised with the important value of karma yoga', says Democrat Tulsi Gabbard| url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/interviews/our-family-was-raised-with-the-important-value-of-karma-yoga-says-democrat-tulsi-gabbard/articleshow/16404480.cms |date=September 15, 2020|work=Economic Times}}</ref> She was also raised with the teachings of the [[Science of Identity Foundation]] (SIF), a [[Gaudiya Vaishnavism|Vaishnava Hindu]] organization,<ref name=butler1982>{{cite news|title=Chris Butler: About this guru business|last=Christensen|first=John|date=November 23, 1982|newspaper=[[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]]|page=B-1}}</ref> connected with [[International Society for Krishna Consciousness]] (ISKCON).<ref name = nytTG>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/02/us/politics/tulsi-gabbard-2020-presidential-race.html|title=Tulsi Gabbard Thinks We're Doomed |last=Bowles|first=Nellie|date=August 2, 2019|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=December 9, 2019| quote= " She was raised in part on the teachings of the guru Mr. Butler....'he's essentially like a Vaishnava Hindu pastor'"}}</ref><ref name="Hurley">{{cite web|last=Hurley|first=Bevan|date=August 4, 2019|title=Meet the guitar-strumming Kiwi surfer dude who's become US presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard's secret weapon|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/donald-trumps-america/114665278/meet-the-guitarstrumming-kiwi-surfer-dude-whos-become-us-presidential-candidate-tulsi-gabbards-secret-weapon|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200312152136/https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/donald-trumps-america/114665278/meet-the-guitarstrumming-kiwi-surfer-dude-whos-become-us-presidential-candidate-tulsi-gabbards-secret-weapon|archive-date=March 12, 2020|access-date=December 9, 2019}}</ref><ref name="mccarthy1">{{cite web|last=McCarthy|first=Tom|date=March 19, 2019|title=Who is Tulsi Gabbard? The progressive 2020 hopeful praised by Bannon and the right|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/18/tulsi-gabbard-2020-progressive-steve-bannon-right|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190520045013/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/18/tulsi-gabbard-2020-progressive-steve-bannon-right|archive-date=May 20, 2019|access-date=December 16, 2019}}</ref> As a teenager, she settled into the [[Hindu philosophy|Hindu]] faith.<ref name="bio 2013" /><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sacirbey |first=Omar |date=November 2, 2012 |title=Hawaii Democrat poised to be elected first Hindu in Congress |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/hawaii-democrat-poised-to-be-elected-first-hindu-in-congress/2012/11/01/65d66cac-245c-11e2-92f8-7f9c4daf276a_story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508141806/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/hawaii-democrat-poised-to-be-elected-first-hindu-in-congress/2012/11/01/65d66cac-245c-11e2-92f8-7f9c4daf276a_story.html |archive-date=May 8, 2020 |access-date=December 28, 2019 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286 |agency=Religion News Service}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Kumar |first=Arvind |date=November 15, 2012 |title=The first Hindu in US Congress |url=https://www.indianweekender.co.nz//Pages/ArticleDetails/33/3357/Global-Indians/The-first-Hindu-in-US-Congress |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200619211833/https://www.indianweekender.co.nz//Pages/ArticleDetails/33/3357/Global-Indians/The-first-Hindu-in-US-Congress |archive-date=June 19, 2020 |access-date=October 18, 2019 |website=Indian Weekender |language=en-NZ}}</ref> Gabbard was [[homeschooled|home schooled]] into high school, but also attended an all-girls boarding school in the [[Philippines]] for two years.<ref name="hindu-hearts" /><ref name="Pacific">{{cite news |date=February 21, 2019 |title=Who is Tulsi Gabbard? |work=Pacific Edge Magazine |url=https://www.pacificedgemagazine.com/leadership/who-is-tulsi-gabbard/ |access-date=August 20, 2022}}</ref>
 
In her early years, Gabbard worked for a number of organizations, including ''Stand Up For America (SUFA)'', founded by her father in the wake of the [[September 11 attacks]].<ref>{{cite web|date=September 16, 2002|title=State House candidates|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/265839952|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529212648/http://www.newspapers.com/image/265839952/|archive-date=May 29, 2020|access-date=December 25, 2019|publisher=Honolulu Advertiser}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Cole|first=William|date=December 29, 2004|title=Iraq-bound Guard troops entertained at Shell|page=B3|newspaper=[[Honolulu Advertiser]]|url=https://staradvertiser.newspapers.com/image/266838593|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529212916/http://staradvertiser.newspapers.com/image/266838593/|archive-date=May 29, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://standupforamerica.net/page.php?page=about&header=header6|title=Stand Up For America|date=June 10, 2002|access-date=December 26, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020610200647/http://standupforamerica.net/page.php?page=about&header=header6|archive-date=June 10, 2002}}</ref> She also worked, from 1998 to 2004, for ''The Alliance for Traditional Marriage and Values'', an anti-gay marriage [[political action committee]], founded to pass an amendment giving the [[Hawaii State Legislature|Hawaii state legislature]] the power to "reserve marriage to opposite-sex couples."<ref>{{cite news|last=Christensen|first=Jean|title=Marriage vote holds painful message|date=November 5, 1998|newspaper=[[Honolulu Advertiser]]|page=A1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Dunford|first=Bruce|title=State lawmaker urges federal amendment to thwart gay weddings|date=May 18, 2004|newspaper=[[Hawaii Tribune-Herald]]|page=A-3}}</ref><ref name="Kaczynski-1901132">{{cite news|last=Kaczynski|first=Andrew|date=January 17, 2019|title=Tulsi Gabbard once touted working for anti-gay group that backed conversion therapy|work=[[CNN]]|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/13/politics/kfile-tulsi-gabbard-lgbt/index.html|url-status=live|access-date=December 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523231004/https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/13/politics/kfile-tulsi-gabbard-lgbt/index.html|archive-date=May 23, 2020}}</ref> And she was an educator for ''The Healthy Hawai'i Coalition'', which promoted protection of Hawaii's natural environment.<ref name=roots2>{{cite news|title= Tulsi Gabbard featured in Season 5, Episode 6- Roots in Politics|url=https://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/about/meet-our-guests/tulsi-gabbard |date= February 12, 2019|work=PBS}}</ref>
She continued working for Senator Akaka until 2009 when she volunteered for a second deployment to the Middle East, serving as a Platoon Leader for the 29th Brigade Special Troops Battalion Military Police platoon.
 
In 2002, while working as a self-employed [[martial arts]] instructor, Gabbard dropped out of [[Leeward Community College]], where she was studying television production, to run successfully for election to the [[Hawaii House of Representatives]], the youngest woman ever elected as a U.S. state representative.<ref name="BI" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tulsi Gabbard's Biography|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/129306/tulsi-gabbard|access-date=February 4, 2021|website=Vote Smart}}</ref><ref name="Geraghty-190221">{{cite news |last=Geraghty |first=Jim |date=February 21, 2019 |title=Twenty Things You Probably Didn't Know About Tulsi Gabbard |work=[[National Review]] |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/02/tulsi-gabbard-2020-presidential-campaign-twenty-things-to-know/ |access-date=February 21, 2019}}</ref><ref name="The Washington Post">{{cite news|last1=Blake|first1=Aaron|last2=Sullivan|first2=Sean|date=September 7, 2012|title=The 10 Biggest Surprises of the Conventions|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/09/07/the-10-biggest-surprises-of-the-conventions/|url-status=live|access-date=September 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227080303/http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/09/07/the-10-biggest-surprises-of-the-conventions/|archive-date=December 27, 2013}}</ref> In 2009, Gabbard graduated from [[Hawaii Pacific University]] with a [[Bachelor of Science in Business Administration]] with a concentration in [[International Business]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hpu.edu/cob/bsba/index.html|title=Bachelor of Science in Business Administration|work=Hawaii Pacific University|access-date=December 8, 2019}} "The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program at HPU allows students a choice among nine concentrations: ... International Business." "SUCCESS COMES NATURALLY TO HPU BSBA ALUMNI, INCLUDING: ... Tulsi Gabbard, '09, US Congress-woman"</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=January 16, 2019|title=Who is Tulsi Gabbard?|url=https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/nation-world/who-is-tulsi-gabbard/507-385ed2bd-155c-481f-88b1-2145257fbece|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024211430/https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/nation-world/who-is-tulsi-gabbard/507-385ed2bd-155c-481f-88b1-2145257fbece|archive-date=October 24, 2020|access-date=December 8, 2019|work=WUSA9}} "Education: Hawaii Pacific University (Bachelor's degree in business administration)"</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=July 31, 2019|title=Tulsi Gabbard: Everything you need to know about the 2020 presidential candidate|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/meet-tulsi-gabbard-hindu-member-congress-2020-candidate/story?id=60708986|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814235907/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/meet-tulsi-gabbard-hindu-member-congress-2020-candidate/story?id=60708986|archive-date=August 14, 2020|access-date=December 8, 2019|work=ABC News}} "Education: She earned a degree in international business from Hawaii Pacific University in 2009."</ref>
During her deployment, she led her platoon on a variety of security missions, conducted non-military host-nation visits, as well as served as a primary trainer for the Kuwait National Guard. She was among the first females to set foot inside a Kuwait military facility, and became the first female ever to be awarded and honored by the Kuwait National Guard for her work in their training and readiness program.
 
== Military service ==
In 2010, Tulsi was selected as one of 30 national finalists for the White House Fellowship. Although she was ultimately not selected as a White House Fellow, she was the only National Guard Soldier, and only Hawaii resident to reach the finalist round in 2010.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}
 
[[File:Tulsi-gabbard-promoted-major.jpg|thumb|Gabbard at the ceremony of her promotion to major on October 12, 2015|left]]In April 2003, while serving in the [[Hawaii State Legislature]], Gabbard enlisted in the [[Hawaii Army National Guard]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Espanol|first=Zenaida Serrano|date=April 20, 2003|title=State legislator 'honored' to serve country|url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/Apr/20/ln/ln29a.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111232912/http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/Apr/20/ln/ln29a.html|archive-date=November 11, 2020|access-date=August 1, 2010|newspaper=[[The Honolulu Advertiser]]}}</ref> In July 2004, she was deployed for a 12-month tour in [[Iraq]], serving as a [[Specialist (rank)|specialist]] with the Medical Company, 29th Support Battalion, [[29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team]].<ref name="29th">{{cite news|title=City bill seeks to cover deployed pay gap|last=Nakaso|first=Dan|date=July 11, 2004|newspaper=[[The Honolulu Advertiser]]|page=A2}}</ref><ref name="london">{{cite news|last=Gabbard Tamayo|first=Tulsi|date=August 8, 2005|title=London visit makes loss clear|newspaper=[[The Honolulu Advertiser]]|url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Aug/08/ln/508080354.html|url-status=live|access-date=November 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111232912/http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/Apr/20/ln/ln29a.html|archive-date=November 11, 2020}}</ref> In Iraq, Gabbard served at [[Logistical Support Area Anaconda]], completing her tour in 2005.<ref name="aloha-iraq">{{cite news|last=Gabbard Tamayo|first=Tulsi|date=March 15, 2005|title=Aloha invades Iraq compound|newspaper=[[The Honolulu Advertiser]]|url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Mar/15/ln/ln14p.html|url-status=live|access-date=November 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018134025/http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2005/Mar/15/ln/ln14p.html|archive-date=October 18, 2020}}</ref><ref name="The Washington Post-2019">{{Cite news|date=2019|title=Rep. Tulsi Gabbard says she is 'seriously considering' a 2020 White House bid|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rep-tulsi-gabbard-seriously-considering-a-2020-white-house-bid/2018/12/13/e91d31b0-fec9-11e8-862a-b6a6f3ce8199_story.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028094826/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/rep-tulsi-gabbard-seriously-considering-a-2020-white-house-bid/2018/12/13/e91d31b0-fec9-11e8-862a-b6a6f3ce8199_story.html|archive-date=October 28, 2020}}</ref> Because of the deployment, she chose not to campaign for reelection to the state legislature.<ref name="guard-wont-campaign">{{cite news|last=Blakeman|first=Karen|date=August 30, 2004|title=Guard soldier Tamayo won't campaign|newspaper=[[The Honolulu Advertiser]]|url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Aug/30/ln/ln10a.html|url-status=live|access-date=November 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018134024/http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Aug/30/ln/ln10a.html|archive-date=October 18, 2020}}</ref>
Tulsi now serves as a Platoon Trainer for the Army National Guard’s Officer Candidate School (OCS), a leadership academy which trains and mentors soldiers to be officers in the United States Army. She trains soldiers in Hawaii, Alabama, and other locations across the country. Tulsi is currently a candidate for the Honolulu City Council District 6 which covers Kalihi Valley, Downtown Honolulu, Punchbowl, Liliha, Pauoa Valley, Nuuanu, Alewa Heights, Papakolea, and portions of Makiki.
In March 2007, she graduated from the Accelerated [[Officer Candidate School (U.S. Army)|Officer Candidate School]] at the [[Alabama Military Academy]] and graduated at the top of her class, the first woman ever to do so.<ref name="BI" /> She was commissioned as a [[Second lieutenant (United States)|second lieutenant]], and assigned to the 29th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, [[29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (United States)|29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team]] of the [[Hawaii Army National Guard]], this time to serve as an [[Military Police Corps (United States Army)|Army Military Police]] officer.<ref name="econtimes-karma" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Campaign 2020: Tulsi Gabbard, Democratic Presidential Candidate|url=https://www.cfr.org/blog/campaign-2020-tulsi-gabbard-democratic-presidential-candidate|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190710153646/https://www.cfr.org/blog/campaign-2020-tulsi-gabbard-democratic-presidential-candidate|archive-date=July 10, 2019|access-date=March 26, 2019|website=Council on Foreign Relations|language=en}}</ref> She was stationed in [[Kuwait]] from 2008 to 2009.<ref name="The Washington Post-2019" /><ref name="PBS1">{{cite web|last1=Huang|first1=Cindy|last2=Rolfes|first2=Ellen|date=November 12, 2012|title=Meet the Incoming Congressional Class Veterans|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/meet-the-incoming-congressional-class-veterans/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170918212013/http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/meet-the-incoming-congressional-class-veterans/|archive-date=September 18, 2017|access-date=January 26, 2016|website=[[PBS]]|publisher=[[Corporation for Public Broadcasting]]|location=Washington DC}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Nelson|first=Rebecca|date=May 29, 2014|title=From Hawaii to the Hill|url=https://www.washingtonian.com/2014/05/29/from-hawaii-to-the-hill/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606070645/https://www.washingtonian.com/2014/05/29/from-hawaii-to-the-hill/|archive-date=June 6, 2020|access-date=January 17, 2019}}</ref> She was one of the first women to enter a Kuwaiti military facility,<ref name="Pak-2019" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=October 14, 2016|title=Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Brings the Aloha Spirit to LMU|url=https://bellarminenews.lmu.edu/rep-tulsi-gabbard-brings-the-aloha-spirit-to-lmu/|access-date=February 27, 2021|website=Bellarmine News|language=en-US|archive-date=March 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302022935/https://bellarminenews.lmu.edu/rep-tulsi-gabbard-brings-the-aloha-spirit-to-lmu/|url-status=dead}}</ref> as well as the first woman to receive an award of appreciation from the [[Kuwait National Guard]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kakugawa-Leong|first=Alyson|date=April 30, 2013|title=Gabbard to deliver UH Hilo spring commencement address|url=https://hilo.hawaii.edu/news/press/release/1313|access-date=February 27, 2021|website=UH Hilo|language=en}}</ref><ref name="Pak-2019" />
 
Gabbard is a recipient of the [[Combat Medical Badge]] and the [[Meritorious Service Medal (United States)|Meritorious Service Medal]] from the United States.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Borosage|first=Robert L.|date=April 12, 2017|title=Democrats Shouldn't Be Trying to Banish Tulsi Gabbard|language=en-US|magazine=The Nation|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/democrats-shouldnt-be-trying-to-banish-tulsi-gabbard/|url-status=live|access-date=October 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229225236/https://www.thenation.com/article/democrats-shouldnt-be-trying-to-banish-tulsi-gabbard/|archive-date=December 29, 2019|issn=0027-8378}}</ref> She also received the [[German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency]] in gold.
==Non-profit organizations and associations==
Tulsi Gabbard co-founded two successful non-profit organizations: <br />
1. Healthy Hawaii Coalition, an environmental educational group of which she is Vice President and Educational Programs Coordinator <br />
2. Stand Up For America, an organization founded after 9/11, which strives to promote patriotism, unity, and support{{Clarify|date=September 2010}} for service members and their families.
 
On October 12, 2015, she was promoted from the rank of [[Captain (United States O-3)|captain]] to [[Major (United States)|major]] at a ceremony at the [[National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific]].<ref name="HT-Major">[http://westhawaiitoday.com/news/state-wire/us-rep-tulsi-gabbard-promoted-army-major US Rep. Tulsi Gabbard promoted to Army major] West Hawaii Today; October 13, 2015</ref><ref>[http://gabbard.house.gov/index.php/press-releases/511-photos-rep-tulsi-gabbard-promoted-from-captain-to-major-by-hawai-i-army-national-guard PHOTOS: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Promoted from Captain to Major by Hawaiʻi Army National Guard] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222140937/http://gabbard.house.gov/index.php/press-releases/511-photos-rep-tulsi-gabbard-promoted-from-captain-to-major-by-hawai-i-army-national-guard |date=December 22, 2015 }} House Office of Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, October 13, 2015</ref> She continued to serve as a major in the [[Hawaii Army National Guard]] until her transfer to the 351st Civil Affairs Command, a California-based [[United States Army Reserve]] unit assigned to the [[United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command]], in June 2020.<ref name="Tulsi Gabbard Full Biography">{{cite web|url=http://gabbard.house.gov/about/full-biography|title=Tulsi Gabbard Full Biography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130719084244/http://gabbard.house.gov/about/full-biography|archive-date=July 19, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Cole|first=William|date=October 18, 2020|title=Tulsi Gabbard leaves Hawaii Army National Guard after 17 years for California duty|work=[[Honolulu Star-Advertiser]]|url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/10/18/hawaii-news/gabbard-leaves-hawaii-guard-for-california-duty/|url-status=live|access-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019000638/https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/10/18/hawaii-news/gabbard-leaves-hawaii-guard-for-california-duty/|archive-date=October 19, 2020}}</ref>
She is a lifetime member of the National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) and the Military Police Regimental Association.
 
In 2020, after serving with them for 17 years, Gabbard left the [[Hawaii Army National Guard]] for a new assignment with a California-based [[United States Army Reserve|Army Reserve]] unit.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/10/19/tulsi-gabbard-leaves-hawaii-national-guard-for-california-unit/|work=[[Army Times]], [[Associated Press]]|access-date=March 14, 2022|title=Tulsi Gabbard leaves Hawaii National Guard for California unit|date=October 19, 2020|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/kWv8f|url-status=live|archive-date=March 14, 2022}}</ref> On July 4, 2021, Gabbard was promoted to the rank of [[Lieutenant colonel (United States)|Lieutenant colonel]], while she was deployed to the [[Horn of Africa]] working as a Civil Affairs officer in support of a Special Operations mission.<ref name= "CNN-Tulsi-LTC">{{cite news | title=Tulsi Gabbard Fast Facts |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/30/us/tulsi-gabbard-fast-facts/index.html | work= CNN | date=March 27, 2024|access-date=October 31, 2024|quote="Hawaii Army National Guard, 2003-2020, Major; US Army Reserve, 2020-present, Lieutenant Colonel"}}</ref><ref name= "Mil-Service-LC">{{cite news | title=Tulsi Gabbard's Military Service: Hawaii Army National Guard Major And Iraq War Veteran |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/tulsi-gabbards-military-service-hawaii-army-national-guard-major-and-iraq-war-veteran-article-112816638 | work= Times Now News | date=August 27, 2024|access-date=August 31, 2024|quote="Gabbard received a promotion to Lieutenant Colonel on July 4, 2021"}}</ref>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
 
== Political career ==
[http://www.dkosopedia.com/wiki/Tulsi_Gabbard_Tamayo Dkosopedia] <br />
{{See also|Electoral history of Tulsi Gabbard}}
[http://archives.starbulletin.com/2004/08/17/news/story2.html Honolulu Star Bulletin] <br />
 
[http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Aug/30/ln/ln10a.html Honolulu Advertiser, August 2004] <br />
=== Hawaii House of Representatives (2002–2004) ===
[http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/dispatches/stories/031505 Honolulu Advertiser, March 2005] <br />
 
[http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2010/May/07/ln/hawaii5070339.html Honolulu Advertiser, May 2007] <br />
In 2002, after [[redistricting]], Gabbard won the four-candidate [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[Primary elections in the United States|primary]] for the 42nd district of the [[Hawaii House of Representatives]] with a [[Plurality (voting)|plurality]] of 43% of the vote. Gabbard then won the general election with 60.7% of the vote, defeating [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] Alfonso Jimenez.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 28, 2002 |title=Open Primary Election 2002 - State of Hawaii - Statewide |url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2002/primary/histatewide.pdf |access-date=August 27, 2022 |website=Hawaii Office of Elections}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 6, 2002 |title=General Election 2002 - State of Hawaii - Statewide |url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2002/general/histatewide.pdf |access-date=August 27, 2022 |website=Hawaii Office of Elections}}</ref> At the age of 21, Gabbard became the youngest legislator ever elected in Hawaii's history, and was at the time the youngest woman ever elected to a U.S. state legislature.<ref name="BI">{{cite news|last1=Wyler|first1=Grace|last2=Hickey|first2=Walter|date=December 8, 2012|title=12 Fascinating People Who Are Heading To Congress Next Year|work=[[Business Insider]]|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/freshmen-congress-new-members-democrats-republicans-2012-12?op=1|url-status=live|access-date=December 10, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030093322/https://www.businessinsider.com/freshmen-congress-new-members-democrats-republicans-2012-12?op=1|archive-date=October 30, 2020}}</ref><ref name="The Washington Post" />
[http://thevoiceofkapolei.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=800 Voice of Kapolei] <br />
 
[http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=6315560 Hawaii News Now] <br />
During her term of office, Gabbard successfully led opposition and protests to a state bill that would have legalized same-sex civil unions<ref>{{cite web|last=Pang|first=Gordon|date=February 20, 2004|title=Civil-union hearing packed: Committee lacks quorum to vote on bill|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/266701920/?terms=Civil-union+hearing+packed+gordon+pang|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200529175448/http://www.newspapers.com/image/266701920/?terms=Civil-union+hearing+packed+gordon+pang|archive-date=May 29, 2020|access-date=December 24, 2019|publisher=[[Honolulu Advertiser]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Pang|first=Gordon Y.K.|date=May 20, 2004|title=Bill to allow civil unions may be stalled in House|newspaper=[[Honolulu Advertiser]]|url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Feb/20/ln/ln09a.html|url-status=live|access-date=December 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225134241/http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Feb/20/ln/ln09a.html|archive-date=December 25, 2019}}</ref> and urged Hawaiians to support the [[Federal Marriage Amendment]] to prevent federal law from overriding state law with regard to same-sex marriage.<ref name="dunford">{{cite news|last=Dunford|first=Bruce|date=May 18, 2004|title=State lawmaker urges federal amendment to thwart gay weddings|page=B3|newspaper=[[Hawaii Tribune-Herald]]|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36438128/tulsi_gay_marriage/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211101523/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36438128/tulsi_gay_marriage/|archive-date=December 11, 2019|quote=Homosexuals [[Same-sex marriage in Massachusetts|married in Massachusetts]] will soon come to Hawaii and challenge the 1998 decision by Hawaii's people to ban same-sex marriages. It is highly likely that federal judges will soon be tearing apart our U.S. Constitution in order to force same-sex marriage down the throats of the people of Hawaii and America.}}</ref>
[http://boss.hawaiireporter.com/hawaii-veteran-tulsi-gabbard-tamayo-runs-for-honolulu-city-council/ Hawaii Reporter]
 
In 2004, Gabbard filed for reelection but then volunteered for [[Army National Guard]] service in Iraq. [[Rida Cabanilla]], who filed to run against her, called on Gabbard to resign because she would not be able to represent her district from Iraq.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kpua.net/news.php?id=2937|title=Legislator called to active duty wants to keep seat|publisher=[[KPUA]] Hawaii News|date=August 17, 2004|access-date=May 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106004654/http://www.kpua.net/news.php?id=2937|archive-date=November 6, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> Gabbard announced in August 2004 that she would not campaign for a second term,<ref name=guard-wont-campaign/> and Cabanilla won the Democratic primary with 58% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 23, 2004 |title=Open Primary 2004 - State of Hawaii - Statewide |url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2004/primary/histatewide.pdf |access-date=August 27, 2022 |website=Hawaii Office of Elections}}</ref> State law prevented the removal of Gabbard's name from the ballot.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kawamoto, Aduja trail in absentee votes|last=Arakawa|first=Lynda|date=September 19, 2004|newspaper=[[The Honolulu Advertiser]]|page=A-11}}</ref>
 
=== Honolulu City Council (2011–2012) ===
 
After returning home from her second deployment to the Middle East in 2009, Gabbard ran for a seat on the [[Honolulu City Council]] vacated by City Councilman [[Rod Tam]], of the 6th district, who decided to retire to run for [[mayor of Honolulu]].<ref name="hcc-run-announce">{{cite news|last=Gabbard Tamayo|first=Tulsi|date=July 6, 2010|title=Hawaii Veteran Tulsi Gabbard Tamayo Runs for Honolulu City Council|newspaper=Hawaii Reporter|url=http://boss.hawaiireporter.com/hawaii-veteran-tulsi-gabbard-tamayo-runs-for-honolulu-city-council|url-status=live|access-date=November 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200207151157/http://boss.hawaiireporter.com/hawaii-veteran-tulsi-gabbard-tamayo-runs-for-honolulu-city-council/|archive-date=February 7, 2020}}</ref> In the 10-candidate nonpartisan open primary in September 2010, Gabbard finished first with 26.8% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 29, 2010 |title=Primary Election 2010 - State of Hawaii - City and County of Honolulu |url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2010/primary/cch.pdf |access-date=August 27, 2022 |website=Hawaii Office of Elections}}</ref> In the November 2 runoff election she defeated Sesnita Moepono with 49.5% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 16, 2010 |title=General Election - State of Hawaii - City and County of Honolulu |url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2010/general/cch.pdf |access-date=August 27, 2022 |website=Hawaii Office of Elections}}</ref>
 
Gabbard introduced a measure to help [[food truck]] vendors by loosening parking restrictions.<ref>{{cite news|date=April 3, 2012|title=Parking restrictions eased for food truck vendors|publisher=[[KHON-TV|KHON2]]|url=http://www.khon2.com/news/local/story/Parking-restrictions-eased-for-food-truck-vendors/K762gXlJZUazDJCUiEhgtg.cspx|url-status=live|access-date=November 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718053619/http://www.khon2.com/news/local/story/Parking-restrictions-eased-for-food-truck-vendors/K762gXlJZUazDJCUiEhgtg.cspx|archive-date=July 18, 2012}}</ref> She also introduced Bill 54, a measure that authorized city workers to confiscate personal belongings stored on public property with 24 hours notice to its owner.<ref name="bill54-passed">{{cite news|last=Leong|first=Jodi|date=December 8, 2011|title=Honolulu Council Votes To Allow Property Removal From City Sidewalks: Measure Still Needs Mayor's Signature|publisher=[[KITV]] News|url=http://www.kitv.com/news/29948135/detail.html|url-status=live|access-date=November 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629152009/https://www.kitv.com/our-apologies?url=https%3A%2Fwww.kitv.com%2Fnews%2F29948135%2Fdetail.html|archive-date=June 29, 2020}}</ref><ref name="bill54">{{cite web|last=Gabbard|first=Tulsi|title=Bill 54 – Personal Belongings on Public Property|url=http://www.ourhonolulu.org/council/update/172 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140303000354/http://www.ourhonolulu.org/council/update/172 |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 3, 2014|publisher=Our Honolulu|access-date=November 11, 2012}}</ref> After overcoming opposition from the [[American Civil Liberties Union]] (ACLU)<ref name="aclu-bill54">{{cite web|last=Gluck|first=Daniel M.|date=December 7, 2011|title=Testimony of the ACLU of Hawaii in Opposition to City & County of Honolulu Bill No. 54 (2011), Relating to Stored Property|url=http://acluhawaii.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/aclu_bill-54.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126105847/https://acluhawaii.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/aclu_bill-54.pdf|archive-date=January 26, 2021|access-date=November 11, 2012|publisher=American Civil Liberties Union of Hawai'i}}</ref> and Occupy Hawai'i,<ref name="54passescouncil">{{cite news|last=Winpenny|first=Jamie|date=December 8, 2011|title=All sides agree Bill 54 does little for Honolulu's 'homeless' problem|url=http://hawaiiindependent.net/story/homeless-council-bill-passes-despite-opposition|url-status=live|access-date=November 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190610163341/http://www.hawaiiindependent.net/story/homeless-council-bill-passes-despite-opposition|archive-date=June 10, 2019}}</ref> Bill 54 passed and became [[Honolulu County, Hawaii|City]] Ordinance 1129.
 
=== United States House of Representatives (2013–2021) ===
 
==== 2012 election and first term (113th Congress) ====
{{Main|2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii#District 2}}
 
[[File:Tulsi Gabbard.jpg|thumbnail|Gabbard in 2012, pictured wearing a ''[[Lei (garland)|lei]]'', the traditional neckwear common among Hawaiian and other [[Polynesian culture]]s]]
 
In early 2011, [[Mazie Hirono]], the incumbent Democratic U.S. Representative for [[Hawaii's 2nd congressional district]], announced that she would [[2012 United States Senate election in Hawaii|run]] for the [[United States Senate]]. In May 2011, Gabbard announced her candidacy for Hirono's House seat.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tulsi Gabbard announces candidacy for U.S. Congress |publisher=[[KHON2]]|url=http://www.khon2.com/news/local/story/Tulsi-Gabbard-announces-candidacy-for-U-S-Congress/8JxmuXAT2EeJnbv8E0jkGw.cspx|access-date=February 17, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403005639/http://www.khon2.com/news/local/story/Tulsi-Gabbard-announces-candidacy-for-U-S-Congress/8JxmuXAT2EeJnbv8E0jkGw.cspx|archive-date=April 3, 2012}}</ref> The Democratic [[Mayor of Honolulu]], [[Mufi Hannemann]], was the best-known candidate in the six-way primary, but Gabbard won with 62,882 votes (55%); the ''[[Honolulu Star-Advertiser]]'' called her win an "improbable rise from a distant underdog to victory".<ref name=gabbard-upsets-hanneman>{{cite news|last=Pang|first=Gordon Y.K.|title=Gabbard Upsets Hanneman|url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/elections/2012ElectionsBreakingNews/165887106.html|access-date=November 12, 2012|newspaper=[[Honolulu Star-Advertiser]]|date=August 11, 2012}}</ref> After winning the primary, Gabbard resigned from the City Council on August 16 "in order to focus on her congressional campaign"<ref name="resign-from-hcc">{{cite web|url=http://votetulsi.com/press-release/2012-08/tulsi-gabbard-resigns-honolulu-city-council|title=Tulsi Gabbard Resigns from Honolulu City Council|publisher=Tulsi Gabbard|access-date=November 11, 2012|archive-date=July 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707121502/https://www.votetulsi.com/press-release/2012-08/tulsi-gabbard-resigns-honolulu-city-council|url-status=dead}}</ref> and to prevent the cost of holding a special election.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tulsi Gabbard Post Primary Election|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTMoZOmkONQ&t=2m30s |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708210459/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTMoZOmkONQ |archive-date=July 8, 2013 |url-status=dead|access-date=November 11, 2012|date=August 13, 2012|publisher=[[KITV]]}}</ref><ref name=resign-hcc>{{cite news|last=Sakahara|first=Tim|title=Tulsi Gabbard resigns, open seat generates interest|url=http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/19297889/gabbard-gives-up-council-seat|access-date=November 11, 2012|date=August 16, 2012|agency=Hawaii News Now}}</ref>
 
As the Democratic nominee, Gabbard spoke at the [[2012 Democratic National Convention]] in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], at the invitation of House Minority Leader [[Nancy Pelosi]], who called Gabbard "an emerging star".<ref name=Gabbard-speaks-at-DNC>{{cite video|people=Tulsi Gabbard|title=Watch: Tulsi Gabbard speaks at DNC|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAmCkuYsSSA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/IAmCkuYsSSA |archive-date=December 15, 2021 |url-status=live|publisher=[[KHON-TV|KHON News Hawaii]]|location=Charlotte, NC|date=September 4, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Phillips |first1=Amber |title=Rep. Tulsi Gabbard: The Democrat that Republicans love and the DNC can't control |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2015/10/15/rep-tulsi-gabbard-the-democrat-that-republicans-love-and-the-dnc-cant-control/ |access-date=August 25, 2019 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=October 15, 2015}}</ref> As expected in heavily Democratic Hawaii, she won the general election on November 6, 2012, defeating [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Kawika Crowley]] by 168,503 to 40,707 votes (80.6%–19.4%),<ref>{{cite web|title=Honolulu Star Advertiser General Election 2012 Results|url=http://www.staradvertiser.com/electionspremium/2012/#six|newspaper=[[Honolulu Star Advertiser]]|access-date=November 9, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121028140939/http://www.staradvertiser.com/electionspremium/2012/#six|archive-date=October 28, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> becoming the first voting [[Samoan-American]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=November 30, 2012|title=Faleomavaega congratulates Tulsi Gabbard as first Samoan woman elected to the U.S. Congress|url=https://www.samoanews.com/faleomavaega-congratulates-tulsi-gabbard-first-samoan-woman-elected-us-congress|access-date=February 27, 2021|website=Samoa News|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ferretti|first=Christine|date=March 2, 2020|title=Gabbard soldiers on in Democratic primary as big names drop out|url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/03/02/gabbard-soldiers-democratic-primary-big-names-drop-out/4714044002/|access-date=February 27, 2021|website=The Detroit News|language=en-US}}</ref> and first [[Hindus|Hindu]] member of Congress.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/tulsi-gabbard-named-chairperson-of-world-hindu-congress/article_6a4f02a2-ca70-11e7-a11f-0b9148b31f49.html|title=Tulsi Gabbard Named Chairperson of World Hindu Congress 2018|author=PTI|website=India West|access-date=January 17, 2019|archive-date=December 20, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230845/https://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/tulsi-gabbard-named-chairperson-of-world-hindu-congress/article_6a4f02a2-ca70-11e7-a11f-0b9148b31f49.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/04/tulsi-gabbard-hindu-bhagavad-gita-swearing-in_n_2410078.html|title=Tulsi Gabbard, First Hindu In Congress, Uses Bhagavad Gita At Swearing-In|first=Jaweed|last=Kaleem|date=January 4, 2013|access-date=January 17, 2019|via=Huff Post}}</ref>
[[File:Tulsi Gabbard, official portrait, 113th Congress.jpg|thumb|Gabbard during the [[113th United States Congress|113th Congress]]]]
In December 2012, Gabbard applied to be considered for appointment to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the death of [[Daniel Inouye]].<ref name="KHON-senate-vacancy">{{cite news|last=Mangieri|first=Gina|title=Candidacy soon weighed for Senate nominees (video: Tulsi Gabbard applying for Sen. Inouye's seat)|url=http://www.khon2.com/news/local/story/Candidacy-soon-weighed-for-Senate-nominees/QbTczBKnlkablZw5s6_66A.cspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130128031029/http://www.khon2.com/news/local/story/Candidacy-soon-weighed-for-Senate-nominees/QbTczBKnlkablZw5s6_66A.cspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 28, 2013|access-date=December 25, 2012|publisher=[[KHON-TV|KHON2]]|quote=Among the last to apply: Tulsi Gabbard, who hasn't even been sworn in yet to her elected seat in the U.S. House.|date=December 24, 2012}}</ref> Despite support from some prominent mainland Democrats,<ref name="kalpenn">{{cite news|last=Weiner|first=Rachel|title=Kal Penn backs Tulsi Gabbard for Inouye's seat|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2012/12/26/kal-penn-backs-tulsi-gabbard/|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=December 29, 2012|date=December 26, 2012}}</ref><ref name="corybooker">{{cite news|last=Celock|first=John|title=Cory Booker Backs Tulsi Gabbard For Hawaii Senate Seat|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/26/cory-booker-tulsi-gabbard-hawaii-senate_n_2365658.html|access-date=December 29, 2012|work=[[HuffPost]]|date=December 26, 2012}}</ref> she was not on the list of three candidates which the [[Democratic Party of Hawaii]] sent to the governor.<ref name="dems-choose-finalists">{{cite news|title=Dems choose Hanabusa, Kiaaina, Schatz as finalists for Inouye Senate seat|url=http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/20427178/inouye-replacement-selection-meeting-under-way|access-date=December 30, 2012|newspaper=[[Hawaii News Now]]|date=December 26, 2012|first1=Keoki|last1=Kerr|first2=Rick|last2=Daysog}}</ref>
 
In March 2013, Gabbard introduced the Helping Heroes Fly Act, which sought to improve airport security screenings for severely wounded veterans. It passed Congress and was signed into law by president [[Barack Obama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1344/text|title=Text – H.R.1344 – 113th Congress (2013–2014): Helping Heroes Fly Act|last=Tulsi|first=Gabbard|date=August 9, 2013|website=congress.gov|access-date=August 13, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gabbard's First Bill Awaits Obama's Signature|url=http://bigislandnow.com/2013/08/02/gabbards-first-bill-awaits-obamas-signature/|access-date=January 24, 2017|publisher=BigIslandNow|date=August 2, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Gabbard's 'Helping Heroes Fly' Act passes U.S. House|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/video/gabbards-helping-heroes-fly-act-002522283.html|access-date=January 24, 2017|publisher=Yahoo|date=May 22, 2013}}</ref> She also introduced the House version of the [[Military Justice Improvement Act]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.military.com/daily-news/2013/06/14/no-vote-on-house-military-sexual-assault-bill.html|title=No Vote on House Military Sexual Assault Bill|last=Jordan|first=Bryant|newspaper=[[Military.com]]|access-date=February 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://gabbard.house.gov/news/press-releases/rep-tulsi-gabbard-leads-house-legislation-assist-victims-military-sexual-trauma|title=Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Leads House Legislation to Assist Victims of Military Sexual Trauma|date=May 16, 2013|newspaper=Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard|access-date=February 25, 2017|archive-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319172949/https://gabbard.house.gov/news/press-releases/rep-tulsi-gabbard-leads-house-legislation-assist-victims-military-sexual-trauma|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.votetulsi.com/node/837|title=Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Announces Reelection Campaign|publisher=VoteTulsi.com|access-date=March 19, 2016|archive-date=October 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024083616/https://www.votetulsi.com/node/837|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
==== Second term (114th Congress) ====
{{See also|2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii#District 2}}
 
[[File:Hawaii National Guard hosts 135th National Guard Association of the United States conference 130923-A-VC646-149.jpg|thumb|Gabbard speaks at the 135th [[National Guard Association of the United States]] conference in 2013]]
 
Gabbard was reelected on November 8, 2014, defeating Crowley again, by 142,010 to 33,630 votes (78.7%–18.6%); [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarian]] candidate Joe Kent garnered 4,693 votes (2.6%).<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The Green Papers]]|title=Hawaii 2014 General Election|url=http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G14/HI |access-date=February 13, 2019|first1=Richard E.|last1=Berg-Andersson|first2=Tony|last2=Roza}}</ref>
 
Along with Senator Hirono, Gabbard introduced a bill to award the [[Congressional Gold Medal]] to Filipinos and [[Filipino Americans#Veterans|Filipino American veterans]] who had fought in [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite news|title=US lawmakers set to vote on bill giving highest honor to Pinoy WWII vets|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/590575/news/pinoyabroad/us-lawmakers-set-to-vote-on-bill-giving-highest-honor-to-pinoy-wwii-vets|access-date=December 7, 2016|work=[[GMA News Online]]|date=November 29, 2016}}</ref> The bill passed Congress<ref>{{cite news|last1=Bai|first1=Stephany|last2=Lam|first2=Charles|title=House Passes Bill to Award Congressional Gold Medal to Filipino World War II Vets|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/house-vote-congressional-gold-medal-filipino-world-war-ii-vets-n689231|access-date=December 7, 2016|work=[[NBC News]]|date=November 30, 2016}}</ref> and was signed into law by president Obama in December 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Sabillo|first1=Kristine Angeli|title=Obama signs law recognizing Filipino WWII veterans|url=https://globalnation.inquirer.net/150749/obama-signs-law-recognizing-filipino-wwii-veterans|access-date=December 16, 2016|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=December 16, 2016}}</ref>
 
Gabbard also introduced Talia's Law which sought to prevent child abuse and neglect on military bases. It was passed by Congress and signed into law by president Obama in December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/talias-law-child-abuse-hawaii-military-bases_us_563b9fc2e4b0b24aee494b72|title=Hawaii Reps Introduce 'Talia's Law' To Prevent Child Abuse And Neglect On Military Bases|last=D'Angelo|first=Chris|date=November 5, 2015|website=HuffPost|access-date=February 25, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://gabbard.house.gov/news/press-releases/president-signs-gabbard-s-talias-law-strengthen-protections-military-children|title=President Signs Gabbard's Talia's Law to Strengthen Protections for Military Children|date=December 27, 2016|newspaper=Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard|access-date=February 25, 2017|archive-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319172954/https://gabbard.house.gov/news/press-releases/president-signs-gabbard-s-talias-law-strengthen-protections-military-children|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://khon2.com/2016/12/13/congress-passes-talias-law-to-protect-children-of-military-families/|title=Congress passes Talia's Law to protect children of military families|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=December 13, 2016|website=[[KHON2]]|access-date=February 25, 2017}}</ref>
 
==== Third term (115th Congress) ====
{{See also|2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii#District 2}}
 
Gabbard was reelected on November 8, 2016, defeating Republican nominee Angela Kaaihue by 170,848 to 39,668 votes (81.2%–18.8%).<ref>{{cite news|title=Hawaii U.S. House 2nd District Results: Tulsi Gabbard Wins|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/hawaii-house-district-2-gabbard-kaaihue|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=November 13, 2016|date=November 13, 2016}}</ref>
 
In 2017, Gabbard introduced the Off Fossil Fuels (OFF) Act, which sought to "justly transition away from [[fossil fuel]] sources of energy to 100% [[Renewable energy|clean energy]] by 2035, and for other purposes".<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 6, 2017|title=Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Leads the OFF Act to End America's Reliance on Fossil Fuels, and Transition the Country to a Clean Energy Economy by 2035|url=https://gabbard.house.gov/OffAct|access-date=October 27, 2020|website=Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard|type=Press Release|archive-date=October 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028012153/https://gabbard.house.gov/OffAct|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=September 1, 2017|title=H.R.3671 - Off Fossil Fuels for a Better Future Act|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3671/text|access-date=October 27, 2020|website=Congress.gov|series=115th Congress (2017–2018)}}</ref>
 
In 2018, Gabbard introduced the Securing America's Election Act, a bill that would require all districts to use paper ballots, which would yield an auditable paper trail in the event of a recount. [[Common Cause]], a nonpartisan watchdog group, endorsed the bill.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/morning-cybersecurity/2018/05/08/election-security-under-microscope-today-for-first-big-primaries-206989|title=Election security under microscope today for first big primaries|last=Starks|first=Tim|date=May 8, 2018|work=[[Politico]]|access-date=May 6, 2019}}</ref>
 
==== Fourth term (116th Congress) ====
{{See also|2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii#District 2}}
 
Gabbard was reelected in November 2018,<ref>{{cite news|title=Rep.Tulsi Gabbard wins Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District seat|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/election-results/hawaii-2nd-congressional-district/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181110070303/https://www.washingtonpost.com/election-results/hawaii-2nd-congressional-district/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 10, 2018|newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> defeating Republican nominee Brian Evans by 153,271 to 44,850 votes (77.4%–22.6%).
 
In September 2018, Gabbard and Representative [[Walter B. Jones Jr.|Walter Jones]] (R-N.C.) co-sponsored the [[No More Presidential Wars Act]], an effort to "reclaim the responsibility Congress has to be the body that declares war, to end these presidential wars that are being fought without the authorization of Congress".<ref name="TNHdigital">{{cite web|url=https://tnhdigital.com/2019/03/28/rep-gabbard-stresses-foreign-policy-at-rally/|title=Rep. Gabbard stresses foreign policy at presidential rally|last=Strawbridge|first=Benjamin|date=March 28, 2019|website=The New Hampshire|language=en-US|access-date=September 11, 2019}}</ref>
 
On October 25, 2019, Gabbard announced that she would not seek reelection to the House in 2020, citing her presidential campaign.<ref>{{cite news |last=Elfrink |first=Tim |date=October 24, 2019 |title=Tulsi Gabbard won't run for reelection to Congress as she seeks Democratic presidential nomination |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/10/25/tulsi-gabbard-congress-drops-bid/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=October 24, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |last=Gabbard |first=Tulsi |user=TulsiGabbard |number=1187580455731654657 |date=October 25, 2019 |title=I'm fully committed to my offer... }}</ref> Hawaii State Senator [[Kai Kahele]] had been challenging her for the congressional seat. Kahele and the co-chair of his campaign, former Hawaii governor [[Neil Abercrombie]],<ref>{{cite news |last=Cocke |first=Sophie |date=December 23, 2019 |title=Neil Abercrombie calls on Tulsi Gabbard to resign from Congress |url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/12/23/breaking-news/neil-abercrombie-calls-on-tulsi-gabbard-to-resign-from-congress/ |work=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |access-date=December 25, 2019 }}</ref> criticized her for missing votes while campaigning for president — especially the vote on Syria; however, her absences were similar to other members of Congress running for president.<ref>{{cite news |last=Cocke |first=Sophie |date=October 16, 2019 |title=State Sen. Kai Kahele criticizes Tulsi Gabbard for missing House vote on Syria |url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/10/16/hawaii-news/kai-kahele-calls-out-tulsi-gabbard-for-missing-vote-on-syria/ |work=Honolulu Star-Advertiser |access-date=October 24, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|title=Former Hawaii Democratic governor calls on Gabbard to resign|date=December 23, 2019|first=Cristina|last=Marcos|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/475777-former-hawaii-democratic-governor-calls-on-gabbard-to-resign}}</ref>
 
In October 2020, Tulsi Gabbard and [[Matt Gaetz]] introduced a bill calling for the United States to drop criminal charges against [[Edward Snowden]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.civilbeat.org/beat/gabbard-calls-for-charges-against-edward-snowden-to-be-dropped/|title=Gabbard Calls For Charges Against Edward Snowden To Be Dropped|first=Nick|last=Grube|publisher=Honolulu Civil Beat|date=October 2, 2020|access-date=October 7, 2020}}</ref> She introduced a similar bill, with Kentucky Republican congressman [[Thomas Massie]], aimed at ensuring the release of [[Julian Assange]] from prison in the United Kingdom where he was being held pending resolution of extradition proceedings to the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://njtoday.net/2020/10/05/congress-moves-to-save-journalism/|title=Congress moves to save journalism|publisher=NJ Today|date=October 5, 2020|access-date=October 7, 2020|archive-date=April 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421035824/http://njtoday.net/2020/10/05/congress-moves-to-save-journalism/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
'''Committee assignments'''
 
* '''[[United States House Committee on Homeland Security|Committee on Homeland Security]]''' (2013–2014)
** [[United States House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security|Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/United_States_House_of_Representatives_Committee_on_Homeland_Security|title=United States House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security|website=BallotPedia|access-date=October 30, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://homeland.house.gov/news/legislation/house-passes-gabbard-bill-support-wounded-warriors|title=House Passes Gabbard Bill to Support Wounded Warriors|website=House Committee on Homeland Security|date=May 21, 2013|access-date=October 30, 2019|archive-date=December 25, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225183233/https://homeland.house.gov/news/legislation/house-passes-gabbard-bill-support-wounded-warriors|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-113hhrg87375/html/CHRG-113hhrg87375.htm|title=WHAT DOES A SECURE MARITIME BORDER LOOK LIKE?|website=U.S. Government Publishing Office|date=November 19, 2013}}</ref>
* '''[[United States House Committee on Armed Services|Committee on Armed Services]]''' (2013–2021)
** [[United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness|Subcommittee on Readiness]]
** [[United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities|Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities]]
* '''[[United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs|Committee on Foreign Affairs]]''' (2013–2019)
** [[United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific|Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific]]
** [[United States House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa|Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa]]
* '''[[United States House Committee on Financial Services|Committee on Financial Services]]''' (2019–2021)
** [[United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy|Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy]]
** [[United States House Financial Services Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion|Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion]]
 
'''Caucus membership'''
 
* [[Congressional Progressive Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Caucus members|url=https://cpc-grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=71&sectiontree=2,71|access-date=December 25, 2017|publisher=Congressional Progressive Caucus}}</ref>
* [[Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members|url=https://capac-chu.house.gov/members|publisher=Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus|access-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref>
* [[Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members|url=http://www.ng911institute.org/about-the-congressional-nextgen-9-1-1-caucus|publisher=Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus|access-date=June 11, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612142643/http://www.ng911institute.org/about-the-congressional-nextgen-9-1-1-caucus|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Medicare for All Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jayapal.house.gov/medicare-for-all|title=Medicare for All Congressional Caucus|date=July 30, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://gabbard.house.gov/about/committees-and-caucuses|title=Committees and Caucuses|date=December 13, 2012|access-date=September 10, 2018|archive-date=November 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101210938/https://gabbard.house.gov/about/committees-and-caucuses|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[U.S.-Japan Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members|url=https://usjapancaucus-castro.house.gov/members|publisher=U.S. – Japan Caucus|access-date=December 11, 2018}}</ref>
 
=== Democratic National Committee ===
 
On January 22, 2013, Gabbard was unanimously elected to a four-year term as a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/20657958/hawaii-rep-tulsi-gabbard-to-help-lead-dnc/|title=Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to help lead DNC|date=January 23, 2013|website=Hawaii News Now}}</ref> In September 2015, she criticized chairwoman [[Debbie Wasserman Schultz]]'s decision to hold only six debates during the [[2016 Democratic Party presidential primaries]], compared with 26 in 2008 and 15 in 2004,<ref name="gabbard-uninvited-dem-debate">{{cite news|title=Tulsi Gabbard says she was uninvited to Democratic presidential debate|url=http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/30244951/tulsi-gabbard-uninvited-to-presidential-debate|access-date=February 28, 2016|publisher=[[Hawaii News Now]]|date=October 12, 2015|first=Rick|last=Daysog}}</ref><ref name="dem-debate-count">{{cite news|title=Is Six Democratic Debates Too Few?|url=http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/is-six-democratic-debates-too-few/|access-date=February 28, 2016|publisher=[[FiveThirtyEight]]|date=May 6, 2015|first=Harry|last=Enten}}</ref> and to exclude any candidate who participated in a non-DNC sanctioned debate from all future DNC-sanctioned debates. Gabbard released a statement about the heated and public disagreements surrounding the debates in a Facebook post in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2015/09/two-dnc-vice-chairs-call-for-more-democratic-presidential-debates-213479|title=Two DNC vice chairs call for more Democratic presidential debates|last=Debenedetti|first=Gabriel|date=September 9, 2015|website=Politico|language=en|access-date=January 5, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/253196-dnc-chair-closes-door-on-more-debates|title=DNC chair closes door on more debates|last=Segal|first=Cheryl|date=September 10, 2015|website=The Hill|language=en|access-date=January 6, 2020}}</ref>
 
Following her public criticisms of the debate process, Gabbard was reported to have been either "disinvited" or asked to "consider not coming" to the October 13, 2015, Democratic debate in [[Las Vegas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/13/tulsi-gabbard-debbie-wasserman-schultz-feud-ahead-/|title=Top Democratic Party officials publicly feud ahead of presidential debate|first=S.A.|last=Miller|website=The Washington Times|language=en-US|access-date=January 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2015/10/12/politics/bernie-sanders-tulsi-gabbard-dnc-debate/index.html|title=Top Democratic official: I was disinvited from debate|first=Tal|last=Hopan|website=CNN|language=en-US|date=October 13, 2015|access-date=October 15, 2020}}</ref> In an interview with ''The New York Times'', she spoke of an unhealthy atmosphere, saying, "no one told me I would be relinquishing my freedom of speech and checking it at the door" in taking the job.<ref name="nyt-gabbard-uninvited">{{cite news|title=D.N.C. Officer Says She Was Disinvited From Debate After Calling for More of Them|url=https://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/10/12/d-n-c-officer-says-she-was-disinvited-from-debate-after-calling-for-more-of-them/?_r=0|access-date=February 28, 2016|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=October 12, 2015|first=Maggie|last=Haberman}}</ref> Gabbard privately wrote to Wasserman Schultz, accusing her of violating the DNC's duty of neutrality by favoring [[Hillary Clinton]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Greenwald |first1=Glenn |title=Watch: Interview With Democratic Congresswoman and 2020 Presidential Candidate Tulsi Gabbard |url=https://theintercept.com/2019/05/09/watch-interview-with-democratic-congresswoman-and-2020-presidential-candidate-tulsi-gabbard/ |access-date=August 25, 2019 |publisher=The Intercept |date=May 9, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Chaitin |first1=Daniel |title=Tulsi Gabbard: WikiLeaks 'spurred some necessary change' |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/tulsi-gabbard-wikileaks-spurred-some-necessary-change |access-date=August 25, 2019 |newspaper=[[Washington Examiner]]|date=February 17, 2019}}</ref>
 
Gabbard resigned as DNC vice chair on February 28, 2016, to endorse Senator [[Bernie Sanders]] for the nomination for president of the United States.<ref name="gabbard-resigns-dnc-endorses-sanders">{{cite news|title=Congresswoman quits Democratic National Committee, endorses Bernie Sanders|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-sanders-gabbard-idUSMTZSAPEC2S9JDNKG|access-date=February 28, 2016|work=[[Reuters]]|date=February 12, 2016|first=Alana|last=Wise|editor1-first=David |editor1-last=Goodman |editor2-first=Jonathan|editor2-last=Oatis}}</ref><ref name="Debenedetti-2016" /> On that same day, she appeared on ''[[Meet the Press]]'' and discussed why she was stepping down.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Freeman |first1=Danny |last2=Thomas |first2=Shawna |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-press/congresswoman-endorses-bernie-sanders-steps-down-dnc-n527481 |title=Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard Steps Down From DNC, Endorses Bernie Sanders: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-HI, endorsed Sanders bid for president and stepped down from her position as Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee. |work=[[NBC News]] |date=February 28, 2016 |access-date=February 13, 2021}}</ref> She was the first congresswoman to endorse Sanders,<ref name="Debenedetti-2016">{{cite news|title=Tulsi Gabbard backs Sanders|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/02/tulsi-gabbard-backs-sanders-219928|access-date=March 3, 2016|work=[[Politico]]|date=February 28, 2016|first=Gabriel|last=Debenedetti}}</ref> and later gave the nominating speech putting his name forward at the [[2016 Democratic National Convention]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Hawaii Rep. Gabbard To Nominate Sanders At Dem Convention|url=http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2016/07/26/hawaii-rep-gabbard-to-nominate-sanders-at-dem-convention/|access-date=July 26, 2016|publisher=Big Island Video News|date=July 26, 2016}}</ref>
 
In July 2016, Gabbard launched a petition to end the Democratic Party's process of appointing [[superdelegate]]s in the nomination process.<ref>{{cite web|last1=East|first1=Kristen|title=Tulsi Gabbard launches petition to end Democratic Party superdelegate process|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/06/tulsi-gabbard-superdelegate-petition-224220|website=Politico|access-date=June 14, 2016|date=June 11, 2016}}</ref> She endorsed [[Keith Ellison]] for DNC chair in the [[2017 Democratic National Committee chairmanship election|2017 chairmanship elections]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2016/12/keith-ellison-dnc-endorsements-232420|title=Ellison adds more congressional endorsements in DNC bid|newspaper=POLITICO|access-date=February 26, 2017}}</ref>
 
Gabbard was assigned as Bernie Sanders' running mate in California for any write-in votes for him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-sac-essential-politics-updates-california-here-are-all-of-your-1477703160-htmlstory.html|title=California, your official presidential write-in options include Bernie Sanders and Evan McMullin|first=Christine|last=Mai-Duc|date=October 28, 2016|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> Shortly after the election, she was mentioned as a possible presidential candidate for [[2020 United States presidential election|2020]].<ref name="Boston_Globe_Pindell">{{cite news|last1=Pindell|first1=James|title=20 candidates who could run in 2020 — Democrats and Republicans|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/politics/2016/11/16/candidates-who-could-run-democrats-and-republicans/hxdFmFwXHg64rEEaIgKa9I/story.html|access-date=April 10, 2017|work=[[The Boston Globe]]|date=November 16, 2016}}</ref><ref name="New_Yorker_Davidson">{{cite news|last1=Davidson|first1=Amy|title=Thirteen Women Who Should Think About Running For President in 2020|url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/amy-davidson/thirteen-women-who-should-think-about-running-for-president-in-2020|access-date=April 10, 2017|magazine=The New Yorker|date=December 12, 2016}}</ref> In the [[2016 United States presidential election]], a [[Minnesota]] elector voted for Gabbard for vice president, but had that vote invalidated and given to [[Tim Kaine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/12/19/minnesota-electors-cast-10-votes-for-clinton|title='Faithless elector' dismissed, Minnesota's 10 votes go to Clinton|first=Brian|last=Bakst|work=[[KNOW-FM]]|date=December 19, 2016|access-date=February 4, 2021}}</ref>
 
=== 2020 presidential campaign ===
{{Main|Tulsi Gabbard 2020 presidential campaign}}
 
[[File:Tulsi Gabbard (48011714787).jpg|thumb|Gabbard campaigning for president in San Francisco, California]]
 
[[File:Tulsi Gabbard 2020 presidential campaign logo.svg|thumb|Tulsi Gabbard 2020 presidential campaign logo]]
 
In February 2019, Gabbard officially launched her 2020 presidential campaign.<ref name=CNN-rocky>{{cite news |last1=Merica |first1=Dan |last2=Saenz |first2=Arlette |title=Tulsi Gabbard officially launches 2020 campaign after rocky start |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/02/politics/tulsi-gabbard-2020-launch/index.html |access-date=February 4, 2019 |work=CNN|date=February 2, 2019}}</ref> Gabbard was the first female [[combat veteran]] to run for president.<ref>{{cite web|last=Peterson|first=Beatrice|date=September 27, 2019|title=Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard changes course on impeachment inquiry|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hawaii-rep-tulsi-gabbard-impeachment-inquiry/story?id=65890153|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125023604/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hawaii-rep-tulsi-gabbard-impeachment-inquiry/story?id=65890153|archive-date=November 25, 2020|access-date=October 18, 2019|website=ABC News|language=en}}</ref> [[CNN]] described her foreign policy platform as [[Non-interventionism|anti-interventionist]] and her economic platform as [[Populism|populist]].<ref name=CNN-rocky />
 
Gabbard was the most frequently Googled candidate after the first, second, and fourth [[2020 Democratic Party presidential debates and forums|2020 Democratic debates]].<ref name="HillFirstDebate">{{cite web |last1=Concha |first1=Joe |title=Gabbard is most searched on Google after Democratic debate |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/media/450601-gabbard-is-most-searched-on-google-after-democratic-debate |website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |access-date=June 27, 2019|date=June 27, 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Tulsi Gabbard breaks through in fiery debate performance|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/01/politics/tulsi-gabbard-debate-performance/index.html|first=Paul|last=LeBlanc|date=August 1, 2019|publisher=CNN}}</ref><ref name="HaaretzFourthDebate">{{cite news |title=Gabbard, Again Most Googled Candidate, Slams 'Despicable' CNN, NYT Coverage of Her Syria Policy |url=https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/gabbard-again-most-googled-candidate-slams-despicable-cnn-nyt-1.7993106 |newspaper=Haaretz |access-date=October 16, 2019|date=October 16, 2019 }}</ref>
 
Gabbard did not meet the polling threshold for the third presidential debate, prompting her to criticize the DNC's qualification criteria as not transparent.<ref name="santucci">{{cite news |last1=Santucci |first1=Jeanine |title=Tulsi Gabbard tells Fox News host Tucker Carlson that DNC debate criteria isn't transparent |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/08/29/tulsi-gabbard-didnt-make-3rd-debate-tells-tucker-carlson-no-transparency/2152483001/ |access-date=August 29, 2019 |work=USA Today |date=August 29, 2019}}</ref> She did qualify for the fourth debate in Ohio in October 2019,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Stevens |first1=Matt |title=Tulsi Gabbard Qualifies for Next Debate, Bringing Lineup to 12 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/24/us/politics/tulsi-gabbard-debate.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924161002/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/24/us/politics/tulsi-gabbard-debate.html |archive-date=September 24, 2019 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |access-date=September 24, 2019 |work=The New York Times |date=September 24, 2019}}</ref> but accused the media and the Democratic party of "rigging" the 2020 election, and briefly threatened to boycott the debate<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/us/politics/tulsi-gabbard.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191012091020/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/12/us/politics/tulsi-gabbard.html |archive-date=October 12, 2019 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|title=What, Exactly, Is Tulsi Gabbard Up To?|last=Lerer|first=Lisa|date=October 12, 2019|work=The New York Times|access-date=October 14, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/10/10/tulsi-gabbard-considering-boycotting-october-debate/3928595002/|title=Gabbard considering boycotting October debate, claims DNC and media are 'trying to hijack' election|last=Morin|first=Rebecca|website=USA Today|access-date=October 14, 2019}}</ref> before deciding to participate.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lerer |first1=Lisa |title=Democratic Debate: Tulsi Gabbard, After Threatening Boycott, Will Participate on Tuesday |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/14/us/politics/tulsi-gabbard-debate.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014122025/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/14/us/politics/tulsi-gabbard-debate.html |archive-date=October 14, 2019 |url-access=limited |url-status=live |access-date=October 14, 2019 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=October 14, 2019}}</ref> She skipped the [[League of United Latin American Citizens|LULAC]] Latino Town Hall to appear on [[Hannity]]'s TV show, where she criticized the Democrats' impeachment process.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rynard |first=Pat |date=October 25, 2019 |title=Gabbard Skips Iowa Forum, Appears On Fox News Instead |url=https://iowastartingline.com/2019/10/25/gabbard-skips-iowa-forum-appears-on-fox-news-instead/ |access-date=April 20, 2022 |website=Iowa Starting Line |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
In July 2019, Gabbard was the only 2020 presidential candidate to visit [[Puerto Rico]] and join protests urging Governor [[Ricardo Rosselló]] to resign.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Stracqualursi|first=Veronica|date=July 20, 2019|title=Tulsi Gabbard joins Puerto Rico protests: 'The most important thing is a corrupt governor steps down' - CNN Politics|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/20/politics/puerto-rico-protests-politicians-call-ricardo-rossello-resign/index.html|access-date=March 6, 2021|website=CNN|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Segers|first=Grace|date=July 20, 2019|title=Tulsi Gabbard joins protesters in Puerto Rico and urges governor to resign|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tulsi-gabbard-joins-protesters-in-puerto-rico-and-urges-governor-to-resign/|access-date=March 6, 2021|website=CBS News|language=en-US}}</ref>
 
In October 2019, former [[United States Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] and 2016 presidential nominee [[Hillary Clinton]] said that Republicans were "grooming" a female Democrat to run as a [[Third party (United States)|third-party]] candidate, who would help president [[Donald Trump]] win reelection via a [[spoiler effect]]. She also referred to Gabbard directly as "a favorite of the Russians."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Murphy|first=Mike|title=Turns out Hillary Clinton said Republicans — not Russians — were grooming Tulsi Gabbard|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/turns-out-hillary-clinton-said-republicans-not-russians-were-grooming-tulsi-gabbard-2019-10-24|access-date=October 2, 2020|website=MarketWatch|language=en-US}}</ref> Gabbard repeatedly said she would not run as a third-party candidate in 2020 and did not do so.<ref name="JS">{{cite news |title=Jill Stein Ridicules Hillary Clinton's Russian Asset 'Conspiracy Theory' About Tulsi Gabbard |url=https://www.newsweek.com/jill-stein-tulsi-gabbard-respond-hillary-clinton-russian-asset-conspiracy-theory-third-party-1466477 |work=Newsweek |date=October 19, 2019}}</ref><ref name="CNNClintonSpokes">{{cite news |title=Hillary Clinton suggests Russians are 'grooming' Tulsi Gabbard for third-party run |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/18/politics/hillary-clinton-tulsi-gabbard/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=November 17, 2019}}</ref> Gabbard filed a [[United States defamation law|defamation lawsuit]] against Clinton in January 2020,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Peterson |first1=Beatrice |title=Rep. Tulsi Gabbard files defamation lawsuit against Hillary Clinton |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep-tulsi-gabbard-files-defamation-lawsuit-hillary-clinton/story?id=68449011 |access-date=January 22, 2020 |work=ABC News |date=January 22, 2020}}</ref> but dropped it five months later with her lawyers stating the legal merit was valid but living in a "post-Covid world" they could better focus their attention elsewhere.<ref name="SuitDropped">{{Cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/27/politics/tulsi-gabbard-clinton-lawsuit/index.html|author=Dan Merica|date=May 27, 2020|title=Tulsi Gabbard drops defamation lawsuit against Hillary Clinton|publisher=CNN}}</ref> To represent her in her lawsuit against Clinton, Gabbard retained two attorneys with the Los Angeles law firm Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht and Davidoff Hutcher & Citron which, during the [[Robert Mueller|Mueller]] [[Mueller special counsel investigation|probe]] into [[Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections]], also had represented [[George Papadopoulos]] and [[Rudy Giuliani]].<ref name="StarAdvertiser22012020">{{cite news |url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2020/01/22/breaking-news/tulsi-gabbard-sues-hillary-clinton-over-russian-asset-line/ |title=Tulsi Gabbard sues Hillary Clinton over 'Russian asset' line |work=[[Honolulu Star-Advertiser]] |last=Dayton |first=Kevin |date=January 22, 2020 |access-date=February 13, 2021}}</ref>
 
Gabbard's presidential campaign received endorsements from [[David Duke]] and [[Richard&nbsp;B. Spencer]], which she disavowed.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 17, 2020|title=Once Ardent Trump Supporters, White Nationalists Splinter Ahead of Presidential Vote – Voice of America|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/usa_us-politics_once-ardent-trump-supporters-white-nationalists-splinter-ahead-presidential-vote/6185967.html|access-date=November 4, 2021|language=en-US}}</ref>
 
On March 3, 2020, Gabbard, who is of Samoan descent, earned two delegates in American Samoa,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Touchberry|first=Ramsey|date=March 9, 2020|title=Tulsi Gabbard, with only two delegates, isn't the first candidate to stay in the race this long|url=https://www.newsweek.com/tulsi-gabbard-only-two-delegates-isnt-first-candidate-stay-race-this-long-1491334|access-date=February 5, 2021|website=Newsweek|language=en}}</ref> making her the second woman of color (after [[Shirley Chisholm]]) and the first Asian-American and Pacific-Islander presidential candidate to earn primary delegates.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Peterson|first=Beatrice|title=Why Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is continuing her bid for president|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/hawaii-rep-tulsi-gabbard-continuing-bid-president/story?id=69412140|access-date=February 5, 2021|website=ABC News|language=en}}</ref> She was also the only non-white Democratic party candidate to earn delegates in the 2020 election cycle.<ref name="Fung-2020">{{Cite web|last=Fung|first=Katherine|date=August 21, 2020|title=Tulsi Gabbard, the only non-white Dem candidate with primary delegates, confirms she was not invited to DNC|url=https://www.newsweek.com/tulsi-gabbard-only-non-white-dem-candidate-primary-delegates-confirms-she-was-not-invited-dnc-1526776|access-date=February 5, 2021|website=Newsweek|language=en}}</ref>
 
On March 19, 2020, Gabbard dropped out of the 2020 election and endorsed former vice president [[Joe Biden]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/03/19/tulsi-gabbard-ends-presidential-campaign/2009989001/|title=Tulsi Gabbard Ends Presidential Campaign|newspaper=USA Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2020/03/19/gabbard-ends-long-shot-2020-bid-throws-support-to-biden/|title= Gabbard ends long shot bid|newspaper=Orange County Register}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/19/tulsi-gabbard-drops-out-of-the-democratic-presidential-primary.html|title=Tulsi Gabbard drops out of the Democratic presidential primary|date=March 19, 2020|publisher=CNBC}}</ref>
 
Gabbard was the only candidate with primary delegates to not be invited to the [[2020 Democratic National Convention]].<ref name="Fung-2020" />
 
=== Post-presidential primary activities (2020–2021) ===
 
In May 2020, Gabbard gave her sole 2020 down-ballot endorsement to Democratic candidate Isaac Wilson, who was running for election to the 63rd district of the [[South Carolina House of Representatives]] against incumbent Republican Rep. [[Jay Jordan (politician)|Jay Jordan]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Christian|first=Matthew|date=August 3, 2020|title=WATCH NOW: Tulsi Gabbard endorses Isaac Wilson for statehouse seat|url=https://scnow.com/news/local/watch-now-tulsi-gabbard-endorses-isaac-wilson-for-statehouse-seat/article_83ed0018-ff0d-5498-92fb-0ab0c3327a5f.html|access-date=February 13, 2021|website=SCNow|language=en}}</ref> Wilson later lost in the general election, earning 35.3% to Jordan's 64.7%.<ref>{{Cite web|title=South Carolina State House - District 63 Election Results {{!}} USA TODAY|url=https://www.usatoday.com/elections/results/race/2020-11-03-state_house-SC-41116/|access-date=February 13, 2021|website=USA Today|language=en}}</ref>
 
In June 2020, Gabbard donated about $4,400 to [[Direct Relief]] and the [[Semper Fi Fund|Semper Fi & America's Fund]], fundraised using proceeds from sales of excess merchandise in April and May.<ref name="Newhauser-2020">{{Cite web|last=Newhauser|first=Daniel|date=September 14, 2020|title=Tulsi Gabbard's New Leadership PAC|url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2020/09/tulsi-gabbards-new-leadership-pac/|access-date=February 13, 2021|website=Honolulu Civil Beat|language=en}}</ref> As Gabbard had already suspended her campaign back in March, the [[Federal Election Commission|Federal Election Commission (FEC)]] sent a letter notifying that the fundraising efforts were not permitted and that her campaign ought to refund all primary election contributions made after her campaign suspension.<ref name="Newhauser-2020" />
 
In July 2020, the family of [[Killing of Vanessa Guillén|Vanessa Guillén]], a U.S. Army soldier and victim of [[Sexual harassment in the military|military sexual harassment]] who was found murdered after previously being reported missing, and their attorney Natalie Khawam met with Gabbard.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bonvillian|first=Crystal|date=July 1, 2020|title=Suspect in Fort Hood soldier case kills self, 2nd suspect jailed after human remains found|url=https://www.actionnewsjax.com/news/trending/suspect-fort-hood-soldier-case-kills-self-2nd-suspect-jailed-after-partial-human-remains-found/VGTHC3TKPZHVBMTJAE4L6EWHM4/|access-date=February 19, 2021|website=WJAX}}</ref> She later spoke at their July 1 news conference, where she said that as a fellow service member in the U.S. Army, she was "stand[ing] here for Vanessa", "for her family", and "for every service member who has experienced sexual harassment or assault and did not feel safe reporting it out of fear of retaliation".<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 1, 2020|title=Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillen is dead, family says; one suspect dead, another arrested|url=https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/missing-fort-hood-soldier-vanessa-guillen-dead-suspect-killed-himself-family-says|access-date=February 19, 2021|website=KEYE}}</ref> In August 2020, Gabbard was a panelist on "Electability" during [[The 19th]] Represents Virtual Summit on the same day as Hillary Clinton but on a different panel.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Schedule|url=https://summit.19thnews.org/schedule|access-date=February 18, 2021|website=The 19th Represents Virtual Summit 2020|language=en-US}}</ref> She spoke on the pre-recording, albeit not in the live recording made after [[Kamala Harris]] was announced as [[Joe Biden]]'s [[running mate]].<ref>{{Citation|title=The 19th Represents: Electability*| date=August 14, 2020 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofl6eO1_CeI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/ofl6eO1_CeI |archive-date=December 15, 2021 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=February 18, 2021}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
 
Later that same month, Gabbard and Dr. Scott Miscovich held a press conference lauding Dr. Jennifer Smith, the state's epidemiological specialist who [[blew the whistle]] regarding the [[Hawaii Department of Health]]'s lack of [[contact tracers]] to deal with the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Hawaii|COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Yerton|first=Stewart|date=August 15, 2020|title=This Whistleblower Exposed The Health Department's COVID-19 Shortcomings|url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2020/08/this-whistleblower-exposed-the-health-departments-covid-19-shortcomings/|access-date=February 19, 2021|website=Honolulu Civil Beat|language=en}}</ref> Gabbard called for the Hawaii DOH Director Bruce Anderson and state epidemiologist Sarah Park to step down<ref>{{Cite web|last=McAvoy|first=Audrey|date=June 6, 2021|title=Emails show strain on Hawaii administration amid pandemic|url=https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2021/06/06/hawaii-news/emails-show-strain-on-hawaii-administration-amid-pandemic/|access-date=June 7, 2021|website=West Hawaii Today|language=en-US}}</ref> and alleged that [[Governor of Hawaii|Hawaii Governor]] [[David Ige]] is partly to blame.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Morales|first=Manolo|date=August 15, 2020|title=Whistleblower says DOH lying about number of contact tracers|url=https://www.khon2.com/coronavirus/whistleblower-says-doh-lying-about-number-of-contact-tracers/|access-date=February 19, 2021|website=KHON2|language=en-US}}</ref> In the aftermath, Anderson retired from his position,<ref name="Yerton-2020">{{Cite web|last=Yerton|first=Stewart|date=September 8, 2020|title=Hawaii Dept Of Health Whistleblower Forced Out As Shakeup Continues|url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2020/09/hawaii-dept-of-health-whistleblower-forced-out-as-shakeup-continues/|access-date=February 19, 2021|website=Honolulu Civil Beat|language=en}}</ref> whereas Park was later replaced and put on leave.<ref name=StarAdvertiser2021a/> However, Smith was also put on [[Paid leave of absence|paid leave]] and Gabbard responded, saying that the action "further erodes the public trust" and that it "sends a dangerously chilling message to others in our government who are doing the right thing, that they better toe the line or they will be punished".<ref name="Yerton-2020" /> On November 2, 2020, Smith returned to work from her paid leave.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Avendaño|first=Eleni|date=November 3, 2020|title=The Hawaii Health Department Whistleblower Is Back At Work|url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2020/11/the-hawaii-health-department-whistleblower-is-back-at-work/|access-date=February 19, 2021|website=Honolulu Civil Beat|language=en}}</ref> On February 1, 2021, Park left the Hawaii Department of Health.<ref name=StarAdvertiser2021a>{{Cite web|last=Consillio|first=Kristen|date=February 1, 2021|title=Former state epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Park leaves Hawaii Department of Health|url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2021/02/01/breaking-news/dr-sarah-park-leaves-job-with-state-department-of-health/|access-date=February 19, 2021|website=Honolulu Star-Advertiser|language=en-US}}</ref>
 
Gabbard was a presenter at [[iHeartRadio]] Honolulu's virtual festival, Island Music Awards, and announced the winner of the "Female Artist of the Year" award in August 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Island Music Awards 2020 #islandmusicawards|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz2MdXf1l7A&feature=youtu.be |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/hz2MdXf1l7A |archive-date=December 15, 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=February 18, 2021|website=iHeartRadio Honolulu via YouTube| date=August 29, 2020 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>
 
In September 2020, Gabbard filed paperwork with the FEC to change her presidential campaign committee, Tulsi Now, into Tulsi Aloha, a [[leadership PAC]], as well as a legal expense trust fund to pay off debts from the lawsuit against Clinton.<ref name="Newhauser-2020" /> Later that same month, she weighed in to the public disagreement surrounding the [[Netflix]] film ''[[Cuties]]'', alleging that Netflix was "complicit" in "help[ing] fuel the [[child sex trafficking]] trade".<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Cole|first=Brendan|date=September 12, 2020|title=Democrat Tulsi Gabbard says Netflix is complicit in child sex trafficking for "child porn" film "Cuties"|url=https://www.newsweek.com/tulsi-gabbard-netflix-cuties-child-trafficking-1531474|access-date=February 13, 2021|magazine=[[Newsweek]]|language=en}}</ref> In December 2020, Gabbard endorsed and her Tulsi Aloha PAC donated $2,800 to [[Nina Turner]] for the [[2021 Ohio's 11th congressional district special election|2021 special election for Ohio's 11th congressional district]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Eaton|first=Sabrina|date=February 1, 2021|title=Nina Turner takes big fundraising lead in congressional race to succeed Marcia Fudge; her donors include actress Susan Sarandon and entrepreneur Andrew Yang|url=https://cleveland.com/open/2021/02/nina-turner-takes-big-fundraising-lead-in-congressional-race-to-succeed-marcia-fudge-her-donors-include-actress-susan-sarandon-and-entrepreneur-andrew-yang.html|access-date=February 13, 2021|website=Cleveland/The Plain Dealer}}</ref>
 
=== Post-congressional activities (2021–2022) ===
In January 2021, Gabbard launched her own podcast: ''This is Tulsi Gabbard''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.civilbeat.org/beat/tulsi-gabbard-launches-a-podcast/|title=Tulsi Gabbard Launches A Podcast|first=Chad|last=Blair|work=[[Honolulu Civil Beat]]|date=January 21, 2021|access-date=February 4, 2021}}</ref> She has also made several appearances on [[Fox News]] programs since leaving Congress where she criticized figures such as House speaker [[Nancy Pelosi]] and U.S. Representative [[Adam Schiff]], calling the latter a "domestic terrorist" for what she deemed as his attempt to "undermin[e] our constitution by trying to take away our civil liberties and rights" in the aftermath of the [[2021 storming of the United States Capitol|2021 storming of the U.S. Capitol]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gabbard-pelosis-enemy-is-within-the-house-claim-is-like-match-into-a-tinderbox|title=Gabbard: Pelosi's 'enemy is within the House' claim is like 'match into a tinderbox'|first=Charles|last=Creitz|work=[[Fox News]]|date=January 30, 2021|access-date=February 4, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201063713/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gabbard-pelosis-enemy-is-within-the-house-claim-is-like-match-into-a-tinderbox|archive-date=February 1, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tulsi-gabbard-brennan-schiff-domestic-terror-capitol-rioters|title=Gabbard doubles down on slam of Schiff, Brennan as greater dangers to America than Capitol rioters|first=Yael|last=Halon|work=[[Fox News]]|date=January 26, 2021|access-date=February 4, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129110353/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tulsi-gabbard-brennan-schiff-domestic-terror-capitol-rioters|archive-date=January 29, 2021}}</ref>
 
In November 2021, she called the victory of Republican candidate [[Glenn Youngkin]] in the [[2021 Virginia gubernatorial election|Virginia Gubernatorial election]] over Democratic candidate [[Terry McAuliffe]] a victory for all Americans.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Palmer |first1=Ewan |title=Tulsi Gabbard calls Glenn Youngkin's Virginia win a "victory for all Americans" |url=https://www.newsweek.com/tulsi-gabbard-glenn-youngkin-mcauliffe-critical-race-theory-1645763 |website=Newsweek |access-date=July 2, 2022 |language=en |date=November 4, 2021}}</ref> In an appearance on ''[[Hannity]]'' in April 2022, she expressed support for Florida's publicly debated [[Florida House Bill 1557|Parental Rights Bill]], and said that in her opinion it did not go far enough.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 5, 2022 |title=Tulsi Gabbard Thinks Fla.'s 'Don't Say Gay' Law Doesn't Go Far Enough |url=https://www.advocate.com/news/2022/4/05/tulsi-gabbard-thinks-florida-dont-say-gay-law-doesnt-go-far-enough |access-date=April 20, 2022 |website=www.advocate.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2022 Gabbard spoke at the [[Conservative Political Action Conference]],<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Dickinson |first=Tim |date=February 21, 2022 |title=Tulsi Gabbard to Speak at CPAC, Joining Its 'Great Un-Wokening' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/tulsi-gabbard-to-speak-at-cpac-joining-its-great-un-wokening-1310422/ |access-date=March 6, 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> drawing criticism from Hawaii Democrats.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 1, 2022 |title=CPAC Speech Could Lead To Gabbard's Expulsion From Hawaii Democrats |url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2022/03/cpac-speech-could-lead-to-gabbards-expulsion-from-hawaii-democrats/ |access-date=March 6, 2022 |website=Honolulu Civil Beat |language=en}}</ref>
 
=== Departure from the Democratic Party (2022) ===
On October 11, 2022, Gabbard announced on Twitter that she was leaving the Democratic Party, accusing its leadership of "cowardly [[woke]]ness, anti-white racism, (being) hostile to people of faith and spirituality, and dragging us closer to nuclear war".<ref name="ABC News" /> Shortly thereafter, Gabbard endorsed and campaigned for several [[Donald Trump]]-endorsed Republican candidates in the [[2022 midterm elections]].<ref name="Walsh-2022" /> Among the candidates were Senate candidates [[Don Bolduc]], [[Adam Laxalt]] and [[JD Vance]], and Arizona gubernatorial candidate [[Kari Lake]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Tulsi Gabbard Has Endorsed At Least 12 Republicans This Election Season |url=https://newrepublic.com/post/168438/tulsi-gabbard-endorsed-least-at-least-10-republicans-election-2022 | access-date=December 30, 2022 | magazine= The New Republic |date=November 2022 |last1=Thakker |first1=Prem |last2=Otten |first2=Tori |last3=Tomasky |first3=Michael |last4=Thakker |first4=Prem |last5=Otten |first5=Tori |last6=Otten |first6=Tori |last7=Thakker |first7=Prem |last8=Otten |first8=Tori |last9=Thakker |first9=Prem |last10=Otten |first10=Tori }}</ref>
 
=== Political talk show personality (2022 onwards) ===
[[File:Tulsi Gabbard (52277946746).jpg|thumb|Gabbard at the [[Young Americans for Liberty]]'s (YAL) "Revolution 2022" event in August 2022]]
In August 2022, Gabbard started serving as the fill-in host for ''[[Tucker Carlson Tonight]]'', and continued to be frequent guest host of ''[[Tucker Carlson Tonight]]'' until its cancellation in 2023.<ref name="mediaite.com"/>
 
In November 2022, Gabbard signed a deal with [[Fox News]] as a paid contributor after years of being a frequent guest on several of their programs. She also serves as a frequent guest and occasional host on shows such as [[The Five (talk show)|''The Five'']], [[Outnumbered (American TV program)|''Outnumbered,'']] ''Hannity, [[Jesse Watters Primetime]], [[Gutfeld!]]'' and more.<ref name="Battaglio-2022">{{Cite web |last=Battaglio |first=Stephen |date=November 14, 2022 |title=Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democrat, signs on as a contributor to Fox News |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2022-11-14/tulsi-gabbard-signs-as-a-contributor-for-fox-news |access-date=December 29, 2022 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
=== Joining the Republican Party (2024) ===
Following Trump's entry into the [[2024 Republican Party presidential primaries|2024 Republican presidential primary]], commentators suggested that Gabbard may be considered by Trump as a potential vice presidential running mate.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=David |date=January 2, 2023 |title=2024 Veepstakes: who will Donald Trump choose as his running mate? |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/02/donald-trump-2024-vice-president-running-mate |access-date=February 18, 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 12, 2023 |title=Donald Trump allies floating Tulsi Gabbard as 2024 running mate, report says |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-tulsi-gabbard-2024-b2261134.html |access-date=February 18, 2023 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lewis |first=Matt |date=January 13, 2023 |title=Trump Shouldn't Pick Tulsi Gabbard as His Next Veep |language=en |work=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-shouldnt-pick-tulsi-gabbard-as-his-next-veep |access-date=February 18, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Palmer |first=Ewan |date=October 13, 2022 |title=Tulsi Gabbard favored over Mike Pence to win 2024 GOP nomination—bookmakers |url=https://www.newsweek.com/tulsi-gabbard-president-gop-mike-pence-2024-odds-1751423 |access-date=February 18, 2023 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref>
 
Gabbard joined the Republican party in October 2024.<ref>[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4948241-tulsi-gabbard-joining-gop-trump-rally-in-north-carolina/ Tulsi Gabbard says she’s joining the GOP at Trump rally in North Carolina], [[The Hill]], 22 October 2024.</ref>
 
[[Greg Gutfeld]], the host of ''[[Gutfeld!]]'' on [[Fox News]], predicted that Gabbard would be chosen as Trump's running mate back in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 11, 2022 |title=Tulsi Gabbard is going to be Trump's VP, Greg Gutfeld predicts |url=https://www.foxnews.com/media/tulsi-gabbard-trumps-vp-greg-gutfeld |access-date=February 18, 2023 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref> On February 22, 2024 she was a featured speaker at [[Conservative Political Action Conference|CPAC]], raising speculation of her candidacy as a potential vice presidential selection.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Contorno |first=Steve |date=February 24, 2024 |title=At CPAC, Trump's potential running mates compete to prove their loyalty {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/24/politics/cpac-trump-potential-running-mates/index.html |access-date=February 24, 2024 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref> During a ''Fox & Friends'' interview on March 6, Gabbard was directly asked about serving as Trump's vice-president. She responded, "''I would be honored to serve our country in that way and be in a position to help President Trump''..."<ref>{{cite web |title=Tulsi Gabbard: More Americans are realizing the Biden administration's policies have been a 'failure' |url=https://www.foxnews.com/video/6348328703112 |website=Fox News |date=March 6, 2024 |access-date=March 11, 2024}}</ref> In March 2024, Gabbard was cited by Trump as one of his potential choices for his vice presidential running mate.<ref name=forbes>{{Cite web |last=Ray |first=Siladitya |title='All Solid': Trump Acknowledges VP Shortlist That Includes Former Primary Rivals|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2024/02/21/all-solid-trump-acknowledges-vp-shortlist-that-includes-former-primary-rivals/ |access-date=March 2, 2024 |website=Forbes |language=en |archive-date=March 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240302183329/https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/2024/02/21/all-solid-trump-acknowledges-vp-shortlist-that-includes-former-primary-rivals/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
On August 26, Gabbard endorsed former President Trump's [[Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign|re-election bid]] during a [[National Guard Association of the United States|National Guard Association]] gathering in [[Michigan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spady |first=Aubrie |title=Former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard endorses Trump in the 2024 presidential race|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/former-democrat-tulsi-gabbard-endorses-trump-2024-presidential-race |access-date=August 26, 2024 |website=Fox News|date=August 26, 2024 |language=en }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Yurow |first=Jeremy |title=Tulsi Gabbard endorses Trump: Why the former Hawaii Democrat is backing him |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/08/26/tulsi-gabbard-endorses-trump-president/74957591007/ |access-date=August 28, 2024 |website=USA Today |language=en-US}}</ref> The next day, Gabbard was named as an honorary co-chair of Donald Trump's presidential transition team, alongside [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]], joining the former president's sons and the Republican vice presidential nominee [[JD Vance]].<ref name="Transition_Team">{{Cite news |last1=Haberman |first1=Maggie |last2=Swan |first2=Jonathan |last3=O’Brien |first3=Rebecca Davis |date=August 27, 2024 |title=Trump to Put Kennedy and Gabbard on His Transition Team |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/27/us/politics/trump-transition-rfk-tulsi-gabbard.html |access-date=August 28, 2024 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Singman |first=Brooke |date=August 27, 2024 |title=Trump adds RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard to his transition team as he recruits supporters 'across partisan lines' |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-adds-rfk-jr-tulsi-gabbard-his-transition-team-he-recruits-supporters-across-partisan-lines |access-date=August 28, 2024 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref> Gabbard announced she was joining the Republican Party on October 22 during a Trump rally in [[Greensboro, North Carolina]].<ref name=GOP2024/>
 
=== Nomination for Director of National Intelligence ===
In November 2024, President-elect [[Donald Trump]] announced that he had chosen Gabbard to serve as the [[Director of National Intelligence]] in his [[Second presidency of Donald Trump|second term]], stating that Gabbard would bring “a fearless spirit” to the intelligence agencies and secure “peace through strength.”<ref name ="NYT-TG-DNI">{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/us/politics/trump-tulsi-gabbard-director-national-intelligence.html|title=Trump Chooses Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence |date=November 13, 2024 |publisher=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=November 13, 2024| quote="Ms. Gabbard, a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve who served in Iraq"}}</ref>
 
The nomination received mixed reactions, with some expressing support citing her military veteran background <ref name=""ABC-Tulsi-G">{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is Trump's pick for director of national intelligence |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/former-democratic-rep-tulsi-gabbard-trumps-pick-director/story?id=115772928 |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref>, while several others considering it controversial, including some intelligence community members and conservative commentators.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rogers |first=Katie |date=November 13, 2024 |title=Gaetz, Gabbard and Hegseth: Trump’s Picks Are a Show of Force |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/us/politics/gaetz-gabbard-hegseth-trump-appointees.html |access-date=November 14, 2024 |website=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> She received significant criticism for her lack of experience in the area of intelligence, and her controversial foreign positions on Russia, China, Syria, and Iran.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nichols |first=Tom |date=2024-11-14 |title=Tulsi Gabbard’s Nomination Is a National-Security Risk |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2024/11/tulsi-gabbard-nomination-security/680649/ |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}</ref> A conservative foreign policy editor even called it one of the worst possible choices possible for this position.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rogan |first=Tom |date=2024-11-13 |title=Senate GOP must stop Tulsi Gabbard from getting keys to intelligence castle - Washington Examiner |url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3229135/senate-gop-must-stop-tulsi-gabbard-from-getting-keys-to-intelligence-castle/ |access-date=2024-11-14 |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
Gabbard's nomination garnered support from segments that were aligned with her view against military interventions, and her calls for reform in intelligence agencies resonated with those advocating for more transparency and accountability.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-12-27 |title=Udall Bill Would Strengthen Ability of Privacy Oversight Board to Protect Americans' Constitutional Rights {{!}} U.S. Senator Tom Udall of New Mexico |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227150121/https://www.tomudall.senate.gov/news/press-releases/udall-bill-would-strengthen-ability-of-privacy-oversight-board-to-protect-americans-and-039-constitutional-rights |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=DeCamp |first=Dave |title=Trump Picks Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence |url=https://news.antiwar.com/2024/11/13/trump-picks-tulsi-gabbard-for-director-of-national-intelligence/ |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=News From Antiwar.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Supporters argue that Gabbard's willingness to challenge the status quo and call out corruption within the intelligence community could bring a new direction that prioritizes national interests and accountability over entrenched bureaucratic interests.<ref name = "MSN-Tulsi-DNI">{{Cite web |title=How proud Hindu Tulsi Gabbard became Trump's Director of National Intelligence |url=https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/how-proud-hindu-tulsi-gabbard-became-trump-s-director-of-national-intelligence/ar-AA1u4Rdd |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=www.msn.com}}</ref><ref name=""ABC-Tulsi-G">{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is Trump's pick for director of national intelligence |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/former-democratic-rep-tulsi-gabbard-trumps-pick-director/story?id=115772928 |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=ABC News |language=en}}</ref> Additionally, some have praised her for her independent thinking and willingness to stand up to political pressures.<ref name=""NI-Tulsi">{{Cite web |last=Kass |first=Harrison |date=2024-02-11 |title=Why Democrats Fear Tulsi Gabbard |url=https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/why-democrats-fear-tulsi-gabbard-209280 |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=The National Interest |language=en}}</ref>
 
== Political positions ==
{{Main|Political positions of Tulsi Gabbard}}
[[File:House Democrats demand commonsense gun safety measures 22220814.jpg|thumb|Standing with fellow House Democrats to demand a vote on [[gun control]] measures]]
Gabbard criticizes what she describes as a push by the "[[neoliberal]]/[[neoconservative]] war machine" for U.S. involvement in "counterproductive, wasteful foreign wars", saying they have not made the United States any safer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.conwaydailysun.com/news/local/gabbard-parries-sun-s-questions-then-hits-the-slopes/article_cef72df0-4206-11ea-93e6-db5d211fe641.html|title=Gabbard parries Sun's questions, then hits the slopes|last=Jones|first=Lloyd|website=The Conway Daily Sun|date=January 28, 2020 |language=en|access-date=January 30, 2020}}</ref> and have started a [[Second Cold War|New Cold War]] and [[nuclear arms race]].<ref>
*{{cite web|url=https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/rep-gabbard-the-leadership-i-bring-is-to-end-regime-change-wars-62500421582|title=Rep. Gabbard: The leadership I bring is to end 'regime change wars'|website=MSNBC|language=en|access-date=August 28, 2019}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/05/06/tulsi_gabbard_ad_neoliberals_and_neocons_sing_from_the_same_songsheet_war_war_war.html|title=Tulsi Gabbard Ad: Neoliberals And Neocons Sing From The Same Songsheet, War War War|last=Hains|first=Tim|date=May 6, 2019|work=RealClearPolitics|access-date=August 28, 2019}}
*{{cite web|url=http://www.4president.org/speeches/2020/tulsigabbard2020announcement.htm|title=Tulsi Gabbard 2020 Announcement February 2, 2019|last=Gabbard|first=Tulsi|date=February 2, 2019|website=www.4president.org|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190814042507/http://www.4president.org/speeches/2020/tulsigabbard2020announcement.htm|archive-date=August 14, 2019|access-date=August 28, 2019}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4777775/representative-tulsi-gabbard-presidential-campaign-announcement|title=Representative Tulsi Gabbard Presidential Campaign Announcement|website=www.c-span.org|language=en-us|access-date=August 28, 2019}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/07/25/hawaii-news/hawaii-congresswoman-tulsi-gabbard-sues-google-for-50-million/|title=Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard sues Google for $50 million|last=Cocke|first=Sophie|date=July 25, 2019|website=Honolulu Star-Advertiser|language=en-US|access-date=August 28, 2019}}</ref> She describes herself as a [[War hawk|hawk]] "[w]hen it comes to the [[War on Terror|war against terrorists]]", but "when it comes to counterproductive wars of regime change, I'm a [[War dove|dove]]."<ref name="PeaceWarrinGroup">
*{{cite news|newspaper=Hawaii Tribune Herald|date=August 28, 2016|url=https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2016/08/28/hawaii-news/the-rise-of-gabbard-no-telling-how-far-independent-path-will-take-her/|title=The rise of Gabbard: No telling how far independent path will take her}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/watch/rep-gabbard-the-leadership-i-bring-is-to-end-regime-change-wars-62500421582|title=Rep. Gabbard: The leadership I bring is to end 'regime change wars'|date=June 22, 2019|website=MSNBC|access-date=August 6, 2019}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/2020-election/candidates-views-on-the-issues/tulsi-gabbard/|title=Tulsi Gabbard Views on 2020 Issues: A Voter's Guide|date=August 23, 2019|website=Politico|access-date=August 26, 2019}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/18/tulsi-gabbard-2020-progressive-steve-bannon-right|title=Who is Tulsi Gabbard? The progressive 2020 hopeful praised by Bannon and the right|last=McCarthy|first=Tom|date=May 13, 2019|website=The Guardian|access-date=August 26, 2019}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2019/05/06/tulsi_gabbard_ad_neoliberals_and_neocons_sing_from_the_same_songsheet_war_war_war.html|title=Tulsi Gabbard Ad: Neoliberals And Neocons Sing From The Same Songsheet, War War War|last=Hains|first=Tim|date=May 6, 2019|website=Real Clear Politics}}
*{{cite news|url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2019/07/25/hawaii-news/hawaii-congresswoman-tulsi-gabbard-sues-google-for-50-million|title=Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard sues Google for $50 million|last=Cocke|first=Sophie|date=July 25, 2019|work=StarAdvertiser|access-date=August 7, 2019|location=Honolulu, HI}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.cfr.org/election2020/candidate-tracker/tulsi-gabbard|title=Tulsi Gabbard's Foreign Policy Positions|date=October 24, 2019|website=Council on Foreign Relations|language=en|access-date=December 26, 2019}}</ref>
 
Gabbard's domestic policy platform in her [[Tulsi Gabbard 2020 presidential campaign|2020 presidential campaign]] was economically and socially progressive.<ref name="Beauchamp">{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/1/16/18182114/tulsi-gabbard-2020-president-campaign-policies|title=Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, 2020 Democratic candidate, explained|last=Beauchamp|first=Zack|date=January 16, 2019|website=Vox|access-date=October 3, 2019}}</ref><ref name="politico">{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/2020-election/candidates-views-on-the-issues/tulsi-gabbard/|title=Tulsi Gabbard|date=January 31, 2020|website=[[Politico]]|access-date=January 31, 2020}}</ref><ref name="votesmart">{{cite web|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/129306/tulsi-gabbard|title=Tulsi Gabbard's Ratings and Endorsements|date=January 31, 2020|website=[[Vote Smart]]|access-date=January 31, 2020}}</ref> After the presidential campaign, she agreed with Republicans on some cultural and social issues.<ref name="Palmeri">{{Cite web|last=Palmeri|first=Tara|title=Gabbard's message to CPAC: Can't we all just get along?|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/24/tulsi-gabbard-cpac-message-00011694|access-date=February 25, 2022|website=Politico|date=February 24, 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
 
===Drug policy and criminal justice reform===
[[File:Tulsi Gabbard Don Young NORML cannabis legalization.jpg|thumb|Gabbard speaking in support of the [[Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act]] with Rep. [[Don Young]] (R-AK) in 2019]]
Gabbard has been outspoken against a "broken criminal justice system" that puts "people in prison for smoking [[marijuana]]" while allowing pharmaceutical corporations responsible for "[[Opioid epidemic in the United States|opioid-related deaths of thousands]] to walk away scot-free with their coffers full".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mauiindependent.org/tulsi-gabbard-emerges-as-most-outspoken-anti-war-candidate-in-decades|title=Tulsi Gabbard Emerges As Most Outspoken Anti-War Candidate in Decades Warfare State Politicians and Media Continue Relentless Attacks|last=Woodhouse|first=Jon|date=February 20, 2019|access-date=August 10, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924161320/http://mauiindependent.org/tulsi-gabbard-emerges-as-most-outspoken-anti-war-candidate-in-decades/|archive-date=September 24, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> Gabbard has said that as president she would "end the failed [[war on drugs]], [[Legalization of non-medical cannabis in the United States|legalize marijuana]], end [[Bail in the United States|cash bail]], and ban [[private prison]]s".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Jaeger |first1=Kyle |title=Where Presidential Candidate Tulsi Gabbard Stands On Marijuana |url=https://www.marijuanamoment.net/where-presidential-candidate-tulsi-gabbard-stands-on-marijuana/ |access-date=December 18, 2019 |work=Marijuana Moment |date=January 18, 2019}}</ref> Bills she has introduced include the [[Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act]] and the [[Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act]].<ref>{{cite press release |date=March 7, 2019 |title=PHOTOS & VIDEO: Reps. Tulsi Gabbard and Don Young Introduce Landmark Bipartisan Marijuana Reform |url=https://gabbard.house.gov/news/press-releases/photos-video-reps-tulsi-gabbard-and-don-young-introduce-landmark-bipartisan |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=house.gov |access-date=December 18, 2019 |archive-date=December 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218080408/https://gabbard.house.gov/news/press-releases/photos-video-reps-tulsi-gabbard-and-don-young-introduce-landmark-bipartisan |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |date=July 24, 2019 |title=Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Bill to End Marijuana Prohibition, Expunge Prior Convictions, Invest in Underserved Communities |url=https://gabbard.house.gov/news/press-releases/rep-tulsi-gabbard-introduces-bill-end-marijuana-prohibition-expunge-prior |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=house.gov |access-date=December 18, 2019 |archive-date=March 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319171226/https://gabbard.house.gov/news/press-releases/rep-tulsi-gabbard-introduces-bill-end-marijuana-prohibition-expunge-prior |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
In June 2020, Gabbard introduced an amendment to the House version of the [[William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021|2021 NDAA]] to allow members of Armed Services to use products containing [[Cannabidiol|CBD]] and other [[hemp]] derivatives.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Whalen|first=Andrew|date=July 21, 2020|title=NDAA amendment would let soldiers use cannabis derivatives like CBD|url=https://www.newsweek.com/cbd-products-ndaa-2021-amendments-cannabis-sativa-tulsi-gabbard-1519490|access-date=February 4, 2021|website=Newsweek|language=en}}</ref> It was approved 336 to 71 as a package, although House leaders did not fight for its inclusion in the final bill.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jaeger|first=Kyle|date=December 8, 2020|title=Congress Cautions Military Leaders About Marijuana Punishments For Recruits In Defense Bill Report|url=https://www.marijuanamoment.net/congress-cautions-military-leaders-about-marijuana-punishments-for-recruits-in-defense-bill-report/|access-date=February 4, 2021|website=Marijuana Moment|language=en-US}}</ref>
 
In January 2020, in response to a question from a voter, Gabbard called for legalizing and regulating all drugs, citing [[Drug policy of Portugal|Portugal's model for drug decriminalization]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Angell|first=Tom|title=Tulsi Gabbard Endorses Legalizing Drugs|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomangell/2020/01/19/tulsi-gabbard-endorses-legalizing-drugs/|access-date=February 4, 2021|website=Forbes|language=en}}</ref>
 
=== Immigration ===
Gabbard along with 47 other Democrats expressed support in 2015 for increased border security and voted with Republicans for vetting of Iraqi and Syrian refugees.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 20, 2015 |title=House Democrats who backed refugee bill face social media backlash |url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/nov/20/house-democrats-refugee-bill-social-media-backlash |access-date=August 15, 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}</ref> At that time, Gabbard also called for halting the visa waiver program after mass numbers of Syrian immigrants entered Germany, until the threat of terrorist attacks was resolved.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Huetteman |first=Emmarie |date=November 29, 2015 |title=Tulsi Gabbard, Rising Democratic Star From Hawaii, Makes Mark on Party by Defying It |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/29/us/politics/tulsi-gabbard-rising-democratic-star-from-hawaii-makes-mark-on-party-by-defying-it.html |access-date=August 15, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> However, between 2013 and 2021, Gabbard had also expressed support for an easier path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, increasing skilled immigration, and granting work visas to immigrants.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tulsi Gabbard's Policies on Immigration Issues |url=https://www.isidewith.com/candidates/tulsi-gabbard/policies/immigration |access-date=August 15, 2022 |website=iSideWith |language=en}}</ref>{{better source|date=November 2024}}<!-- the source is missing when any of these positions were stated by Gabbard or analyzed by the isidewith web site; unclear if they were all held at the same time or at different times --> By 2022, she had said she would be open to a proposal for a border wall if experts say it is warranted.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How Democratic presidential candidates would reform immigration {{!}} Bridge Michigan |url=https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/how-democratic-presidential-candidates-would-reform-immigration |access-date=August 15, 2022 |website=www.bridgemi.com |language=en}}</ref>
 
===Environment===
Gabbard has often supported the causes of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] and tribal lands, such as her support for the ''Standing Rock Sioux Tribe'' against the construction of the controversial [[Dakota Access Pipeline]] in 2016,<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Hayden|first1=Michael Edison| last2=Thorbecke| first2=Catherine| last3=Simon|first3=Evan|date=December 4, 2016|title=At Least 2,000 Veterans Arrive at Standing Rock to Protest Dakota Pipeline|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/2000-veterans-arrive-standing-rock-protest-dakota-pipeline/story?id=43964136}}</ref> wherein she co-signed a letter requesting the Obama administration to address the tribal concerns about the project.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Medina|first=Daniel A.|date=September 30, 2016|title=Congress Members Send Letter Urging Obama to Stop Controversial Pipeline|work=[[NBC News]]|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/congress-members-send-letter-president-obama-stop-controversial-pipeline-n657761}}</ref> Gabbard successfully passed an amendment to the [[John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019|2019 National Defense Authorization Act]] that would require the [[United States Department of Energy|Department of Energy]] to reexamine the safety of the [[Runit Island#Runit Dome|Runit Dome]], a leaking [[Cold War]] era nuclear waste site in the [[Marshall Islands]].<ref name="Rust-2020">{{Cite web|last=Rust|first=Susanne|date=November 27, 2020|title=Rep. Tulsi Gabbard rebuts U.S. claim that Marshall Islands nuclear waste site is safe|url=https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2020-07-27/tulsi-gabbard-rebuts-claim-marshall-islands-nuclear-site-proven-safe|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref> She later called for "fresh eyes" to ensure a more independent assessment of the waste site's safety.<ref name="Rust-2020" />
 
Gabbard has spoken in favor of a [[Green New Deal]] but expressed concerns about vagueness in some proposed versions of the legislation<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/430780-gabbard-cites-concerns-about-vagueness-of-green-new-deal|title=Gabbard cites 'concerns' about 'vagueness' of Green New Deal|last=Cama|first=Timothy|date=February 20, 2019|website=The Hill|language=en|access-date=February 20, 2019}}</ref> and its inclusion of [[Nuclear energy policy of the United States|nuclear energy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22082019/tulsi-gabbard-climate-change-global-warming-election-2020-candidate-profile|title=Tulsi Gabbard on Climate Change: Where the Candidate Stands|last=Pullano|first=Nina|date=August 22, 2019|website=InsideClimate News|language=en-US|access-date=November 24, 2019}}</ref> She advocates her own "Off Fossil Fuels for a Better Future Act" ("OFF Act") as legislation to transition the United States to [[Renewable energy in the United States|renewable energy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3671/text|title=Text - H.R.3671 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): Off Fossil Fuels for a Better Future Act|last=Gabbard|first=Tulsi|date=May 22, 2018|website=www.congress.gov|access-date=January 22, 2019}}</ref><ref name="PBS">{{cite web|first=Lisa|last=Desjardines|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/what-does-rep-tulsi-gabbard-believe-where-the-candidate-stands-on-7-issues|title=What does Tulsi Gabbard believe? Where the candidate stands on 7 issues|date=January 14, 2019|website=PBS NewsHour|language=en-us|access-date=January 22, 2019}}</ref>
 
===Foreign affairs===
Gabbard has generally called for reducing military [[Interventionism (politics)|interventionism]] by the United States,<ref name="sfchronicle.com"/> though she has supported strong action on terrorism, especially against [[Islamic terrorism|Islamic terrorist]] organizations such as [[Al Qaeda]], [[Islamic State|ISIS]] and [[Hamas]].<ref name="hawaiitribune-herald.com"/><ref name="WE2023">{{cite web |first=Eden |last=Villalovas |title=Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard calls out Biden and Harris for not attending March for Israel rally in DC | website=[[The Washington Examiner]] | date=November 14, 2023 | url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2452313/former-rep-tulsi-gabbard-calls-out-biden-and-harris-for-not-attending-march-for-israel-rally-in-dc/ | access-date=April 29, 2024}}</ref>
 
In 2017, she had a prominent meeting with Syrian leader [[Bashar al-Assad|Bashar-al-Assad]]. She condemned [[Donald Trump]] in his first term for his trade policies against China in particular, and called on him to end the "destructive [[Trade war|trade war with China]]" and stated that they "should be treated as a partner rather than as an exigent national security threat".<ref name="Rogan" /> On Russia, Gabbard opposed the United States withdrawing from the [[Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty|Intermediate Nuclear Forces]] treaty, blamed [[NATO]] and the [[United States]] for [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russia’s invasion of Ukraine]], and claimed that Ukraine [[Ukraine bioweapons conspiracy theory|has secret bioweapons labs]] that had been covered by the United States government.{{cn|date=November 2024}}
 
The conservative foreign policy, security policy, and intelligence policy analyst Tom Rogan of the conservative ''[[Washington Examiner]]'', has described Gabbard as an "ideological sympathizer" of "Chinese President [[Xi Jinping]] and Russian President [[Vladimir Putin]]".<ref name="Rogan">{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/beltway-confidential/3229135/senate-gop-must-stop-tulsi-gabbard-from-getting-keys-to-intelligence-castle/|title=Senate GOP must stop Tulsi Gabbard from getting keys to intelligence castle|author=Tom Rogan|website=[[Washington Examiner]]|date=November 13, 2024|access-date=November 14, 2024}}</ref>
 
==== China ====
Gabbard condemned Trump for his trade policies against China and called on Trump to end the "destructive trade war with China". Gabbard has rejected the idea that China is a national security threat to the USA.<ref name="Rogan"/>
 
==== Middle East ====
[[File:The Sophomore Class of the 114th Congress lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery (17316362274).jpg|thumb|Gabbard at the [[Tomb of the Unknown Soldier]] at [[Arlington National Cemetery]] in Virginia]]
 
During her time in Congress, Gabbard took a strong stand against [[Islamic terrorism]] in the Middle East, often invoking her experience as a veteran of the [[Iraq War]].<ref name="Fox News-2015" /> In some of her appearances on [[Fox News]] between 2013 and 2017, she faulted President Obama over his refusal to refer to the [[Islamic state|Islamic State]]’s beliefs and terrorism as "[[Islamic extremism]]" or "radical Islam".<ref name="Fox News-2015">{{cite web|url=https://www.politifact.com/article/2019/nov/21/looking-back-tulsi-gabbards-fox-news-presence-obam/|title=Looking back: Tulsi Gabbard's Fox News presence in the Obama years|date=February 28, 2015|website=[[PolitiFact]]|first=Bill|last=McCarthy|access-date=March 3, 2020|quote="Gabbard ramped up her appearances in 2015, going on Fox News several times to blast Obama over his refusal to refer to the Islamic State’s beliefs and terrorism as "Islamic extremism" or "radical Islam."}}</ref><ref name="Vox-Obama">{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/1/16/18182114/tulsi-gabbard-2020-president-campaign-policies|title=Tulsi Gabbard, the controversial, long-shot Democratic 2020 candidate, explained|date=June 26, 2019|website=[[Vox (website)|Vox]]|access-date=March 3, 2020|first=Zack|last=Beauchamp|quote="She joined Republicans in demanding that President Obama use the term “radical Islam.”"}}</ref> In a 2015 interview with [[CNN]]'s Wolf Blitzer, Gabbard criticized the [[Presidency of Barack Obama|Obama administration]] for "refusing" to say that the "real enemy" of the United States is Islamic extremists.<ref name="CNN-Obama"/>
 
On January 18, 2017, Gabbard went on a one-week "fact-finding mission" to [[Syria]] and [[Lebanon]], during which Gabbard met various political and religious leaders from Syria and Lebanon — as well as regular citizens from both sides of the [[Syrian civil war]] — and also had two unplanned meetings with Syrian president [[Bashar al-Assad]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/tulsi-gabbard-claims-met-syrian-president-bashar-al/story?id=45050615|title=Tulsi Gabbard Claims to Have Met With Syrian President Bashar al-Assad|first=Maryalice|last=Parks|work=ABC News|date=January 26, 2017|access-date=January 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2017/01/25/politics/tulsi-gabbard-lead-syria/index.html|title=Gabbard says she met with Assad on Syria trip|first=Julia|last=Manchester|work=[[CNN]]|date=January 25, 2017|access-date=January 12, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://gabbard.house.gov/news/press-releases/congresswoman-tulsi-gabbard-returns-syria-renewed-calls-end-regime-change-war|title=Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard Returns From Syria with Renewed Calls: End Regime Change War in Syria Now|first=Tulsi|last=Gabbard|work=Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard|date=January 25, 2017|access-date=January 12, 2020|archive-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319192631/https://gabbard.house.gov/news/press-releases/congresswoman-tulsi-gabbard-returns-syria-renewed-calls-end-regime-change-war|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/34462021/on-syria-trip-gabbard-met-with-syrian-president-twice|title=Gabbard met with Syrian president twice on recent trip|date=February 8, 2017|website=[[Hawaii News Now]]|access-date=January 20, 2020}}</ref> In April 2017, Gabbard expressed skepticism about claims that Assad used chemical weapons against civilians in [[Khan Shaykhun chemical attack|Khan Shaykhun]], and which were followed by a [[2017 Shayrat missile strike|military attack against Syria]] by the United States. Gabbard said, "a successful prosecution of Assad (at the [[International Criminal Court]]) w[ould] require collection of evidence from the scene of the incident", and that she "support[ed] the United Nations' efforts in this regard".<ref name="Greenwood" /><ref name="Viebeck-2017" /><ref name="Nation 2017">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/democrats-shouldnt-be-trying-to-banish-tulsi-gabbard/|title=Democrats Shouldn't Be Trying to Banish Tulsi Gabbard|work=The Nation|access-date=December 1, 2019|issn=0027-8378|quote=A successful prosecution of Assad (at the International Criminal Court) will require collection of evidence from the scene of the incident, and I support the United Nation's efforts in this regard. Without such evidence, a successful prosecution is impossible.|archive-date=December 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229225236/https://www.thenation.com/article/democrats-shouldnt-be-trying-to-banish-tulsi-gabbard/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="guardian_2019">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/18/tulsi-gabbard-2020-progressive-steve-bannon-right|title=Who is Tulsi Gabbard? The progressive 2020 hopeful praised by Bannon and the right|last=McCarthy|first=Tom|date=May 13, 2019|website=The Guardian|access-date=August 26, 2019}}</ref> In a 2018 interview with ''[[The Nation (magazine)|The Nation]]'', Gabbard said the United States had "been waging a [[CIA activities in Syria|regime change war in Syria]] since 2011".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/tulsi-gabbard-on-the-administrations-push-for-war-in-syria/|title=Tulsi Gabbard on the Administration's Push for War in Syria|last=Carden|first=James|date=September 20, 2018|work=[[The Nation]]|access-date=February 3, 2019|archive-date=January 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111085938/https://www.thenation.com/article/tulsi-gabbard-on-the-administrations-push-for-war-in-syria/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Her stand on [[Bashar al-Assad|Assad]] led to disagreement with mainstream Democrats.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hohmann|first=James|date=January 26, 2017|title=The Daily 202: Is President Trump surrendering America's moral high ground?|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2017/01/26/daily-202-is-president-trump-surrendering-america-s-moral-high-ground/588967e9e9b69b432bc7e08e|url-status=live|access-date=December 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112015710/https://www.washingtonpost.com/gdpr-consent/?next_url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.washingtonpost.com%2fnews%2fpowerpost%2fpaloma%2fdaily-202%2f2017%2f01%2f26%2fdaily-202-is-president-trump-surrendering-america-s-moral-high-ground%2f588967e9e9b69b432bc7e08e%2f|archive-date=November 12, 2020|quote=Leading establishment Democrats also expressed disgust: ... Peter Daou, ... Neera Tanden, ... Brandon Friedman}}</ref> After getting scrutiny for her views on Assad, Gabbard called [[Bashar al-Assad|Assad]] "a brutal dictator just like [[Saddam Hussein]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/01/politics/tulsi-gabbard-assad-dictator-cnntv/index.html|title=Tulsi Gabbard: Bashar Assad is 'a brutal dictator'|first=Paul|last=LeBlanc|website=[[CNN]]|access-date=December 27, 2019}}</ref>
 
On December 20, 2019, the [[Stop Arming Terrorists Act]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2016/12/10/505079126/hawaii-congresswoman-tulsi-gabbard-introduces-bill-to-halt-u-s-arms-supplies-to|title=Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Bill To Halt U.S. Arms Supplies To Syrian Allies|date=December 10, 2016|website=[[NPR]]|access-date=April 14, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://video.foxnews.com/v/5280982576001/#sp=show-clips|title=Behind Tulsi Gabbard's 'Stop Arming Terrorists' bill|date=January 13, 2017|work=[[Fox News]]}}</ref> that she introduced in 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenation.com/article/why-does-the-us-continue-to-arm-terrorists-in-syria/|title=Why Does the US Continue to Arm Terrorists in Syria?|last=Carden|first=James|magazine=[[The Nation (magazine)|The Nation]]|date=March 3, 2017|access-date=December 27, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0027-8378|archive-date=December 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228005242/https://www.thenation.com/article/why-does-the-us-continue-to-arm-terrorists-in-syria/|url-status=dead}}</ref> became law as part of [[National Defense Authorization Act]] for Fiscal Year 2020, § 1228<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1790/text#toc-H892EE30A450045DD974CC738F00B7CEF|title=S.1790 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020|work=116th Congress (2019-2020)|date=December 20, 2019|access-date=January 25, 2020|language=en-US}}</ref> to prohibit the [[U.S. Department of Defense|Department of Defense]] from "knowingly providing weapons or any other form of support to [[Al-Qaeda|Al Qaeda]]" or other terrorist groups or any individual or group affiliated with any such organization.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gabbard.house.gov/news/press-releases/rep-tulsi-gabbard-opposes-defense-bill-worsens-new-cold-war-and-nuclear-arms|title=Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Opposes Defense Bill that Worsens New Cold War and Nuclear Arms Race|work=Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard|date=December 12, 2019|access-date=January 25, 2020|language=en-US|archive-date=January 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125201701/https://gabbard.house.gov/news/press-releases/rep-tulsi-gabbard-opposes-defense-bill-worsens-new-cold-war-and-nuclear-arms|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 
Gabbard criticized the U.S. military's [[2020 Baghdad International Airport airstrike]] (which killed high-level Iranian General [[Qasem Soleimani]]) as an act of war by U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] and a violation of the [[U.S. Constitution]], arguing that Trump did not have [[Declaration of war by the United States|congressional authorization]] for this act.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/media/qassem-soleimani-tulsi-gabbard-trump-iran |title=Tulsi Gabbard rips Soleimani strike: Trump isn't acting like he wants to end 'forever wars' |date=January 3, 2020 |first=Julia |last=Musto |website=[[Fox News]]}}</ref>
 
After [[2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel|Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack on Israel]], Gabbard came out strongly in support of Israel and condemned Hamas, calling it an [[Islamism|Islamist]] terrorist organization.<ref name="Hill2023">{{cite web |title=Tulsi Gabbard attacked over Hamas condemnation | website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] | date=November 3, 2023 | url=https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/4291944-rising-november-3-2023/ | access-date=April 29, 2024}}</ref> In November 2023, she attended the [[March for Israel]] at the [[National Mall]] in Washington, D.C.<ref name="WE2023"/>
 
==== Azerbaijan and Armenia ====
Gabbard has often expressed her support for the [[Armenians|Armenian]] [[Christians|Christian]] population<ref name =Armenia2019>{{cite news |title=Tulsi Gabbard: Turkey, which denies genocide, has no fear of committing it again |url=https://en.armradio.am/2019/11/01/tulsi-gabbard-turkey-which-denies-genocide-has-no-fear-of-committing-it-again/ |work=Public Radio of Armenia |date=November 1, 2019}}</ref> in the conflict with [[Azerbaijan]].<ref name="ArmWeek"/> In 2017, Gabbard was part of a team of US lawmakers that visited [[Armenia]], including the disputed, breakaway region of [[Nagorno-Karabakh]], which is also claimed by [[Azerbaijan]]; she was thus blacklisted by Azerbaijan.<ref>{{cite news |title=Azerbaijan Blacklists Three U.S. Lawmakers For Visiting Nagorno-Karabakh |url=https://www.rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-blacklists-three-us-lawmakers-visiting-nagorno-karabakh/28752231.html |work=Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty |date=September 23, 2017}}</ref> Later, she accused [[Turkey]] of encouraging and inciting [[2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict]] between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, and co-signed a letter to Secretary of State [[Mike Pompeo]] expressing concern over Azerbaijan's renewed aggression against Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) and possible conflict with Armenia.<ref name="ArmWeek">{{cite news |title=Senate and House Leaders to Secretary of State Pompeo: Cut Military Aid to Azerbaijan; Sanction Turkey for Ongoing Attacks Against Armenia and Artsakh |url=https://armenianweekly.com/2020/10/02/senate-and-house-leaders-to-secretary-of-state-pompeo-cut-military-aid-to-azerbaijan-sanction-turkey-for-ongoing-attacks-against-armenia-and-artsakh/ |work=The Armenian Weekly |date=October 2, 2020}}</ref> Gabbard stated:<blockquote>The United States must urge Azerbaijan to immediately end their attacks, and Turkey to cease its involvement both directly through the use of its armed forces, and indirectly by sending Al-Qaeda associated proxies to wipe out Nagorno-Karabakh's [[Armenians|Armenian]] population — a tactic Turkey used against [[Kurds in Syria|Syrian Kurds]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Tulsi Gabbard: Azerbaijan's and Turkey's attack on Nagorno-Karabakh threatens to bring NATO into conflict with Russia |url=https://news.am/eng/news/605335.html |work=NEWS.am |date=October 1, 2020}}</ref></blockquote>
 
In 2019, Gabbard was a co-sponsor of the ''Armenian Genocide Resolution'' legislation, along with several other US Senators and US Representatives, to lock in official US recognition and permanent remembrance of the [[Armenian Genocide]].<ref>{{cite news |title=US presidential candidates line up behind Armenian Genocide resolution |url=https://www.tert.am/en/news/2019/06/05/us-armenia/3016994 |work=Tert.am |date=May 6, 2019 }}</ref> While talking about the 1915 mass killings, Gabbard said, "the Ottoman Empire was attempting to cleanse itself of the Armenian and [[Christians|Christian]] populations, and the US became home to many survivors".<ref name=Armenia2019/> Eventually, in 2021, in spite of opposition by [[Turkey]], President [[Joe Biden]] recognized the Ottoman-era [[Armenian genocide|mass killings of Armenians]] as a ''genocide''.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Katie |last1=Rogers |first2=Carlotta |last2=Gall |title=Breaking With Predecessors, Biden Declares Mass Killings of Armenians a Genocide |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/24/us/politics/armenia-genocide-joe-biden.html |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=April 24, 2021 }}</ref>
 
==== Ukraine and Russia ====
In 2022, she stated that [[NATO]] and the [[Presidency of Joe Biden|Biden administration]] not taking the possibility of Ukraine joining NATO off the table may be one of the factors provoking the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref name="Mackey-2022">{{Cite web|last=Mackey|first=Robert|date=February 24, 2022|title=Russian TV Uses Tucker Carlson and Tulsi Gabbard to Sell Putin's War|url=https://theintercept.com/2022/02/24/russian-tv-uses-tucker-carlson-tulsi-gabbard-sell-putins-war/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909022910/https://theintercept.com/2022/02/24/russian-tv-uses-tucker-carlson-tulsi-gabbard-sell-putins-war/|url-access=registration|archive-date=September 9, 2024|url-status=live|access-date=February 25, 2022|work=[[The Intercept]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Downey |first=Caroline |date=February 26, 2022 |title=Tulsi Gabbard Slams Fellow Dems for Promoting Freedom Abroad While Undermining It at Home: 'Hypocrites' |url=https://news.yahoo.com/amphtml/tulsi-gabbard-slams-fellow-dems-125257903.html |access-date=February 27, 2022 |via=[[Yahoo]] |work=[[National Review]] |language=en-US |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909022245/https://www.yahoo.com/news/tulsi-gabbard-slams-fellow-dems-125257903.html}}</ref> She also argued against economic sanctions on Russia on the basis that Americans would suffer from higher [[oil]] and [[Gasoline and diesel usage and pricing|gas prices]].<ref name="Mackey-2022"/> Gabbard stated that “the [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] power elite” is trying to turn [[Ukraine]] into another [[Afghanistan]].<ref name="Fox News 2022">{{cite web | title=Tulsi Gabbard: Washington's power elite want to turn Ukraine into another Afghanistan | website=[[Fox News]] | date=March 9, 2022 | url=https://www.foxnews.com/media/tulsi-gabbard-washington-power-elite-ukraine |archive-date=September 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909021951/https://www.foxnews.com/media/tulsi-gabbard-washington-power-elite-ukraine |url-status=live | access-date=March 12, 2022}}</ref> In March 2022, she said media freedom in [[Russia]] is "not so different" from that in the [[United States]]. [[PolitiFact]] described her claim as false, noting that in Russia the government represses independent media and free speech, including imprisoning critics of the invasion of Ukraine.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tulsi Gabbard falsely claims U.S. 'not so different' from Russia on freedom of speech |url=https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/mar/18/tulsi-gabbard/tulsi-gabbard-falsely-claims-us-not-so-different-r/ |archive-date=March 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220321104958/https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/mar/18/tulsi-gabbard/tulsi-gabbard-falsely-claims-us-not-so-different-r/ |url-status=live |first=Bill |last=McCarthy |date=March 18, 2022 |access-date=December 12, 2022|website=[[PolitiFact]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
In February 2024, Trump met with Gabbard, who has been an outspoken critic of aid to Ukraine, to discuss the future of US foreign policy in case of his re-election.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Josh |last1=Dawsey |first2=Ashley |last2=Parker
|first3=Dan |last3=Lamothe |title=Trump talks with Gabbard about U.S. defense, reflecting isolationist approach |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/02/14/tulsi-gabbard-trump-defense/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240214213304/https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/2024/02/14/tulsi-gabbard-trump-defense/ |url-status=live |archive-date=February 14, 2024 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=February 14, 2024 }}</ref>
 
===Healthcare and GMO labeling===
Gabbard supports a national healthcare insurance program that covers uninsured, as well as under-insured people,<ref>{{cite tweet |first= Tulsi |last= Gabbard |user=TulsiGabbard |number=971800451552284672 |title=It's time for the United States to guarantee #MedicareForAll |date=March 8, 2018 |access-date=August 23, 2019}}</ref> and allows supplemental but not duplicative private insurance.<ref name="PBS" /> She has since advocated for a [[Two-tier healthcare|two-tier]] [[universal health care]] plan that she calls "Single Payer Plus", loosely modeled after Australia's system and allowing for both supplementary and duplicative private insurance.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Urquhart|first=Adam|date=February 5, 2020|title=Tulsi targets Big Pharma at local event|url=https://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/local-news/2020/02/05/tulsi-targets-big-pharma-at-local-event/|access-date=February 9, 2021|website=The Telegraph|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lahut|first=Jake|date=January 22, 2020|title=Gabbard pitches pro-peace, bipartisan agenda to Sentinel editorial board|url=https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/gabbard-pitches-pro-peace-bipartisan-agenda-to-sentinel-editorial-board/article_7ad42636-8503-50c0-8e62-5a779a051d72.html|access-date=January 28, 2020|work=[[The Keene Sentinel]]|language=en}}</ref>
 
Gabbard has previously pushed to reinstate Medicaid eligibility for people from the Marshall Islands, [[Micronesia]] and [[Palau]] who are working and living in the United States.<ref name="Rust-2020" /> She has called for addressing the national nursing shortage<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aacnnursing.org/News-Information/Press-Releases/View/ArticleId/23047/title-viii-2019-commitment |title=AACN Applauds Bipartisan Commitment to Support Investments in Nursing Education and Practice |work=American Association of Colleges of Nursing |date=January 23, 2019 |access-date=August 26, 2019 |archive-date=January 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200103001841/https://www.aacnnursing.org/News-Information/Press-Releases/View/ArticleId/23047/title-viii-2019-commitment |url-status=dead }}</ref> and supports clear [[GMO labeling]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/36068071/gabbard-usda-should-require-clear-gmo-labeling-on-all-foods|title=Gabbard: USDA should require clear GMO labeling on all foods|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=2013|website=Hawaii News Now|language=en-US|access-date=February 21, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mauinow.com/2013/04/25/gabbard-cosponsors-genetically-engineered-labeling-bill/|title=Maui Now: Gabbard Cosponsors Genetically Engineered Labeling Bill|website=Maui Now |language=en-US|date=April 25, 2013|access-date=February 21, 2019}}</ref> voting in 2016 against a GMO-labeling bill she said was too weak.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2016/07/16/hawaii-news/gmo-labeling-bill-headed-to-presidents-desk/|title=GMO labeling bill headed to president's desk|author=Ivy Ashe / Hawaii Tribune-Herald|date=July 16, 2016|website=West Hawaii Today|language=en-US|access-date=February 21, 2019}}</ref>
 
=== First impeachment of Donald Trump ===
{{main|First impeachment of Donald Trump}}
Gabbard voted "present" when the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] voted to impeach President [[Donald Trump|Trump]] in December 2019. In two video messages<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/1207649784036614144|title=A house divided cannot stand. And today we are divided. Fragmentation and polarity are ripping our country apart. Today, I come before you to make a stand for the center, to appeal to all of you to bridge our differences and stand up for the American people.|last=Gabbard|first=Tulsi|date=December 19, 2019|website=Tulsi Gabbard on Twitter|language=en|access-date=December 19, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TulsiGabbard/status/1207753618935308288|title=My 'present' vote was an active protest against the zero-sum game the two opposing political sides have trapped America in. My vote and campaign is about freeing our country from this damaging mindset so we can work side-by-side to usher in a bright future for all|last=Gabbard|first=Tulsi|date=December 19, 2019|website=Tulsi Gabbard on Twitter|language=en|access-date=December 19, 2019}}</ref> and a press release, she cited [[Federalist No. 65|The Federalist Papers essay No. 65]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/11/18/779938819/fractured-into-factions-what-the-founders-feared-about-impeachment|title=Fractured Into Factions? What The Founders Feared About Impeachment|last=Taylor|first=Jessica|date=November 18, 2019|website=NPR|language=en|access-date=December 23, 2019}}</ref> and described her vote as a protest against "a political [[zero-sum game]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019/12/18/21029243/tulsi-gabbard-house-vote-present-trump-articles-impeachment-hearing|title=Rep. Tulsi Gabbard explains why she voted "present" on the articles of impeachment|last=Collins|first=Sean|date=December 18, 2019|website=Vox|language=en|access-date=December 19, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/475233-gabbard-votes-present-on-impeaching-trump|title=Gabbard votes 'present' on impeaching Trump|last=Marcos|first=Cristina|date=December 18, 2019|website=The Hill|language=en|access-date=December 19, 2019}}</ref> Gabbard introduced H. Res. 766,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-resolution/766|title=H.Res.766 - Censuring President Donald J. Trump.|last=Gabbard|first=Tulsi|date=December 17, 2019|website=116th Congress (2019-2020)|language=en|access-date=December 19, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://gabbard.house.gov/news/press-releases/rep-tulsi-gabbard-calls-house-censure-president-putting-personal-political-gain|title=Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Calls on House to Censure President for Putting Personal Political Gain Over National Interest|last=Gabbard|first=Tulsi|date=December 18, 2019|website=House member Tulsi Gabbard|language=en|access-date=December 19, 2019|archive-date=March 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319181308/https://gabbard.house.gov/news/press-releases/rep-tulsi-gabbard-calls-house-censure-president-putting-personal-political-gain|url-status=dead}}</ref> which would [[Censure in the United States|censure]] [[Donald Trump|Trump]] for several of his foreign policy decisions and "send a strong message to this president and future presidents that their abuses of power will not go unchecked, while leaving the question of removing Trump from office to the voters to decide".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/mattberman/tulsi-gabbard-impeach-trump-present|title=Tulsi Gabbard Was The Only Member Of Congress To Vote "Present" For Donald Trump's Impeachment|last1=Berman|first1=Matt|last2=McLeod|first2=Paul|date=December 18, 2019|website=BuzzFeed News|language=en|access-date=December 19, 2019}}</ref> A week later, Gabbard said she had serious concerns that the impeachment would increase the likelihood that her party would lose [[2020 United States presidential election|the presidential election]] and its [[majority]] in the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/rep-tulsi-gabbard-impeachment-embolden-trump-increasing-reelection/story?id=67960828|title=Rep. Tulsi Gabbard says impeachment will only 'embolden' Trump, increasing his reelection chances|last1=Peterson|first1=Beatrice|last2=Mitropoulos|first2=Arielle|date=December 29, 2019|website=ABC News|language=en|access-date=December 29, 2019}}</ref>
 
===LGBTQ rights===
Gabbard has "touted working for her father’s anti-gay organization, which mobilized to pass a measure against [[same-sex marriage in Hawaii]] and promoted controversial [[conversion therapy]]", which is a discredited, harmful, and [[pseudoscience|pseudoscientific]] practice that falsely purports to "cure" [[homosexuality]].<ref name="Kaczynski-1901132"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Christensen|first=Jen|date=March 7, 2022|title=Conversion therapy is harmful to LGBTQ people and costs society as a whole, study says|url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/07/health/conversion-therapy-personal-and-financial-harm/index.html|website=CNN|access-date=February 14, 2023|archive-date=December 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201070406/https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/07/health/conversion-therapy-personal-and-financial-harm/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In 1998, Gabbard supported her father's successful campaign to amend the [[Constitution of Hawaii]] to give lawmakers the power to limit marriage to opposite-sex couples.<ref name="Kaczynski-1901132" /><ref name="Star_Bulletin_981104">{{Cite news |date=November 4, 1998 |title=Same-sex marriage strongly rejected |language=en |publisher=Honolulu Star Bulletin |url=http://archives.starbulletin.com/98/11/04/news/story3.html |url-status=live |access-date=January 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200116005956/http://archives.starbulletin.com/98/11/04/news/story3.html |archive-date=January 16, 2020}}</ref> The "Alliance for Traditional Marriage" spent more than $100,000 opposing [[same-sex marriage]].<ref name="Kaczynski-1901132"/> In her campaign for the [[Hawaii State Legislature|Hawaii legislature]] in 2002, when asked "What qualifies you to be a state representative?", Gabbard responded "Working with my father, Mike Gabbard, and others to pass a constitutional amendment to protect traditional marriage, I learned that real leaders are willing to make personal sacrifices for the common good. I will bring that attitude of public service to the legislature."<ref name="-020908">{{cite news |date=September 8, 2002 |title=Tulsi Gabbard Tamayo |work=[[Honolulu Star-Bulletin]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/10946849/honolulu_starbulletin/ |access-date=January 15, 2019}}</ref> CNN, in a 2019 review of Gabbard's early career, said this showed "how closely she aligned herself with her father's mission at the time".<ref name="Kaczynski-1901132" />
 
In 2004, the then-22-year-old Gabbard led a protest outside the Hawaii House Judiciary Committee objecting to the committee's decision to hold a hearing on a bill to establish legal parity between same-sex couples in [[Civil unions in United States|civil unions]] and opposite-sex couples in [[Marriage in the United States|marriages]].<ref>*{{Cite news |last=Pang |first=Gordon |date=February 20, 2004 |title=Civil-union hearing packed |pages=A1 (cont'd on A5) |work=The Honolulu Advertiser |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36438241/gabbard/ |access-date=June 9, 2022 }}
*{{Cite news |last=Pang |first=Gordon |date=February 20, 2004 |title=Bill to allow civil unions may be stalled in House |work=Honolulu Advertiser |url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Feb/20/ln/ln09a.html |url-status=dead |access-date=June 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170114235359/http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Feb/20/ln/ln09a.html |archive-date=January 14, 2017 }}</ref> In public testimony, she said: "To try to act as if there is a difference between 'civil unions' and same-sex marriage is dishonest, cowardly, and extremely disrespectful to the people of Hawaii who have already made overwhelmingly clear our position on this issue, … As Democrats, we should be representing the views of the people, not a small number of homosexual extremists."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Antone |first=Rod |date=February 20, 2004 |title=Civil unions bill likely dead again |pages=A1 (cont'd on A9) |work=Honolulu Star-Bulletin |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/103406114/antone-hsb-2202004-p1 |access-date=June 9, 2022}}</ref>
 
That same year, Gabbard opposed efforts to [[child protection|protect]] gay children from [[bullying]] and [[harassment]] in [[Hawaii#Public schools|public schools in Hawaii]], claiming that "the problem we were led to believe exists in our schools — that there is rampant anti-gay harassment — simply does not exist".<ref name="Geraghty-190221" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=DePledge |first1=Derrick |title=Few gays report harassment at school |url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Apr/18/ln/ln12a.html |access-date=December 29, 2022 |work=[[The Honolulu Advertiser]] |date=April 18, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229091651/http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/Apr/18/ln/ln12a.html |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>
 
In 2012, Gabbard apologized for her "anti-gay advocacy"<ref name="David_Knowles_190117">{{cite web |last=Knowles |first=David |date=January 17, 2019 |title=Rep. Tulsi Gabbard apologizes, again, for past anti-gay views |url=https://www.aol.com/article/news/2019/01/17/rep-gabbard-apologizes-again-for-past-anti-gay-views/23645741/ |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190118011853/https://www.aol.com/article/news/2019/01/17/rep-gabbard-apologizes-again-for-past-anti-gay-views/23645741/ |archive-date=January 18, 2019 |access-date=October 11, 2019 |website=Yahoo News |language=en}}</ref> and said she would "fight for the repeal" of the [[Defense of Marriage Act]] (DOMA).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.expression808.com/home/2012/7/5/tulsi-gabbards-moment-of-truth.html|title=Tulsi Gabbard's Moment of Truth|date=July 5, 2012|website=eXpression! Magazine Gay Lesbian Hawaii|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303004653/http://www.expression808.com/home/2012/7/5/tulsi-gabbards-moment-of-truth.html|archive-date=March 3, 2016|access-date=February 29, 2020}}</ref> In June 2013, she was an initial cosponsor of the legislation to repeal DOMA.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/2523/cosponsors|title=Cosponsors - H.R.2523 - 113th Congress (2013-2014): Respect for Marriage Act|date=July 15, 2013|website=www.congress.gov|access-date=February 29, 2020}}</ref>
 
Gabbard was a member of the House [[Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus|LGBT Equality Caucus.]]<ref>
* {{Cite news |last=Johnson |first=Chris |date=February 24, 2015 |title=LGBT caucus membership halved in 114th Congress |publisher=Washington Blade |url=https://www.washingtonblade.com/2015/02/24/lgbt-caucus-membership-halved-114th-congress/}}
* {{cite web |last=Gabbard |first=Tulsi |date=December 13, 2012 |title=Committees and Caucuses |url=https://gabbard.house.gov/about/committees-and-caucuses |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171101210938/https://gabbard.house.gov/about/committees-and-caucuses |archive-date=November 1, 2017 |website=115th US Congress}}
* {{cite web |date=March 11, 2019 |title=House LGBT Caucus Announces Largest Membership in Caucus History with 165 Members in the 116th Congress |url=https://lgbt-cicilline.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/house-lgbt-caucus-announces-largest-membership-in-caucus-history-with |website=[[Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus|LGBT Equality Caucus]]}}</ref> She received ratings of 92%, 88%, 100%, and 84% for her four congressional terms for pro-LGBT legislation from the [[Human Rights Campaign]], a group that advocates for LGBT rights.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 8, 2020 |title=Congressional Scorecard - Measuring Support for Equality |url=https://www.hrc.org/resources/congressional-scorecard |access-date=June 8, 2022 |website=Human Rights Campaign}}</ref>
 
During a 2016 interview, Gabbard said that while her opinions on gay rights as a policy had changed, her personal views on gay people had not.<ref>{{cite web|title=Surfing With Tulsi Gabbard ... Long Before Her Presidential Bid|date=January 2016|url=https://www.ozy.com/the-new-and-the-next/surfing-with-tulsi-gabbard-long-before-her-presidential-bid/62604/|access-date=October 21, 2022|archive-date=October 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021201434/https://www.ozy.com/the-new-and-the-next/surfing-with-tulsi-gabbard-long-before-her-presidential-bid/62604/|url-status=dead}}</ref> After launching her presidential campaign in 2019, she apologized again<ref name="David_Knowles_190117" /> and said that her views had been changed by her experience in the military "with [[Sexual orientation and gender identity in military service|LGBTQ service members]], both here at home and while deployed".<ref name="The Telegraph-2019" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Choi |first1=Matthew |title=Tulsi Gabbard apologizes for past anti-LGBT rhetoric |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2019/01/17/tulsi-gabbard-apology-lgbt-comments-1109541 |access-date=January 17, 2019 |work=POLITICO |language=en|quote=The lawmaker previously apologized for her comments about LGBT issues in 2012 when she was first elected to Congress.}}</ref> After criticism from Democrats over her past anti-gay remarks, she was defended by conservative pundit [[Tucker Carlson]], journalist [[Glenn Greenwald]], and openly gay representative [[Sean Patrick Maloney]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goggin |first=Benjamin |title=As controversy roils over 2020 candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's anti-gay history, a conservative and a leftist came together to defend her |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/tulsi-gabbard-homophobic-history-defended-tucker-carlson-glenn-greenwald-2019-1 |access-date=May 22, 2022 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Samuels |first=Brett |date=January 16, 2019 |title=Openly gay lawmaker defends Gabbard over past LGBT comments |url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/425690-openly-gay-lawmaker-defends-gabbard-over-past-lgbt-comments/ |access-date=May 22, 2022 |website=The Hill |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
On December 10, 2020, Gabbard and Republican U.S. Representative [[Markwayne Mullin]] introduced a bill titled the "Protect Women's Sports Act" that would seek to define [[Title IX]] protections on the basis of an individual's [[biological sex]], making it a violation for institutions that receive federal funding to "permit a person whose biological sex at birth is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls". If passed, this bill would effectively ban many [[transgender]] athletes from participating in programs corresponding with their gender identity.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/college/2020/12/11/tulsi-gabbard-new-bill-title-ix-trans-athletes-rights|title=Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Bill to Apply Title IX Protections Based Only on Biological Sex|first=Nick|last=Shelbe|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=December 11, 2020|access-date=December 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tulsi-gabbard-anti-transgender-bill-title-ix_n_5fd2de33c5b66a75841389b5|title=Tulsi Gabbard Introduces Anti-Transgender Bill After Claiming To Be LGBTQ-Friendly|first=Dominique|last=Mosbergen|work=Huffington Post|date=December 10, 2020|access-date=December 11, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://gabbard.house.gov/news/press-releases/reps-gabbard-and-mullin-introduce-bill-ensure-title-ix-protections-women-and|title=Reps. Gabbard and Mullin Introduce Bill to Ensure Title IX Protections for Women and Girls in Sports|date=December 10, 2020|access-date=December 11, 2020|archive-date=December 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211224546/https://gabbard.house.gov/news/press-releases/reps-gabbard-and-mullin-introduce-bill-ensure-title-ix-protections-women-and|url-status=dead}}</ref> After introducing the bill, Gabbard was condemned by activists and LGBTQ organizations, including the Human Rights Campaign, which said: "Gabbard has lost all credibility as an ally."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/diversity-inclusion/529811-rep-tulsi-gabbard-sponsors-anti-transgender-bill|title=Rep. Tulsi Gabbard sponsors anti-transgender bill after claiming to be pro-LGBTQ|first=Anagha|last=Srikanth|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=December 11, 2020|access-date=December 11, 2020}}</ref>
 
On April 4, 2022, Gabbard endorsed the [[Florida Parental Rights in Education Act]], commonly known as the "Don't Say Gay" act, which prohibits [[State school#United States|public schools]] [[Education in Florida|in Florida]] from having "classroom discussion" or giving "classroom instruction" about [[sexual orientation]] or [[gender identity]] from [[Kindergarten#United States|kindergarten]] through [[Third grade#Examples of the American syllabus|third grade]] or in any manner deemed to be against state standards in all grades. Gabbard said that the bill "bans government and government schools from indoctrinating [[woke]] sexual values in our schools to a captive audience". She also suggested that the bill should apply to all grades.<ref name="mediaite">{{cite news|url=https://www.mediaite.com/politics/tulsi-gabbard-says-floridas-bill-targeting-woke-sexual-teaching-in-schools-doesnt-go-far-enough/|title=Tulsi Gabbard Says Florida's Bill Targeting 'Woke Sexual' Teaching in Schools Doesn't Go Far Enough|first=Zachary|last=Leeman|work=[[Mediaite]]|date=April 4, 2022|access-date=April 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Blitzer |first=Ronn |date=April 4, 2022 |title=Tulsi Gabbard supports Florida's parental rights bill for banning 'woke sexual' indoctrination in schools |url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/tulsi-gabbard-defends-floridas-parental-rights-bill-parents-should-raise-their-kids-not-the-government |access-date=June 7, 2022 |website=Fox News |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
== Personal life ==
Gabbard lived in [[Hawaii]] for most of her early childhood and has been a lifelong [[surfer]].<ref name = NYT2019>{{cite news |last= Bowles |first= Nellie |author-link= Nellie Bowles |title= Tulsi Gabbard Thinks We're Doomed |newspaper= [[The New York Times]] |date= August 2, 2019 |access-date= September 21, 2019 |page= A1 |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/02/us/politics/tulsi-gabbard-2020-presidential-race.html |quote= Ms. Gabbard … would be the first female president, the first American Samoan, the first from Hawaii, the first surfer, the first vegan.}}</ref> A [[yoga]] enthusiast,<ref name=ETyoga>{{cite news|title=US commemorates the inaugural International Yoga Day |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/us-commemorates-the-inaugural-international-yoga-day/articleshow/47736962.cms
|date=June 19, 2015|work=economictimes}}</ref> she regularly practices morning yoga and meditation.<ref name=YahooYoga/><ref name=NDTVyoga>{{cite news|title=Hindu Lawmaker Introduces Resolution In US Congress To Celebrate International Yoga Day |url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/hindu-lawmaker-introduces-resolution-in-us-congress-to-celebrate-international-yoga-day-1715866 |date=June 23, 2017|work=NDTV}}</ref> She has mentioned being a [[Vegetarianism|vegetarian]],<ref name="Sanneh"/><ref name="hindu-hearts"/> though some sources have reported her as a [[vegan]].<ref name = NYT2019/> Her mother, Carol, became a Hindu, and her Catholic Samoan husband later joined her in the faith. According to Gabbard, they raised their family with Hindu values.<ref name="hindu-hearts" /> She follows the [[Vaishnavism|Vaishnava]] tradition of the [[Hindu philosophy|Hindu]] faith,<ref name=huffpojan13/><ref name="hindu-hearts">{{cite news|url=http://www.indoamerican-news.com/?p=12109|title=Tulsi Gabbard's Run for Congress Carries with it Many Hindu Hearts|last=Malhotra|first=Jawahar|date=November 1, 2012|access-date=January 12, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121105052532/http://www.indoamerican-news.com/archives/12109|archive-date=November 5, 2012}}</ref> and values as her spiritual guide the [[Bhagavad Gita]],<ref name=huffpo-1stHindu>{{cite news|last=Sacirbey|first=Omar|title=Tulsi Gabbard, Hawaii Democrat, Poised To Be Elected First Hindu In Congress|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/02/tulsi-gabbard-hawaii-democrat-hindu-in-congress_n_2062358.html|access-date=November 11, 2012|date=November 2, 2012}}</ref> which includes the principles of [[Karma]]<ref>{{cite web|title=The Concept of Dharma and Karma in Bhagavad Gita|url=https://medium.com/@niteshkhanal7/the-concept-of-dharma-and-karma-in-bhagavad-gita-understanding-duty-and-righteousness-3c75897d9d66|access-date=March 30, 2024|date=March 20, 2024|publisher= Medium}}</ref><ref name="TOI-Dharma"/> and [[Dharma]].<ref name="TOI-Dharma">{{cite web|title= Karma and Dharma (in Bhagavad Gita)
|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/readersblog/aryasblog/what-is-karma-and-dharma-10067/
|access-date=March 30, 2024|date=February 10, 2024|publisher= Times of India}}</ref> She has also described herself as a ''[[Karma yoga|Karma Yogi]]'' (action-oriented Yogi).<ref name="new-ia-contenders">{{cite news|url=http://www.newamericamedia.org/2012/10/the-indian-american-contenders.php|title=The Indian American Contenders|last=Kumar|first=Rishi|date=October 10, 2012|newspaper=[[India Currents]]|access-date=November 12, 2012|archive-date=May 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130520124703/http://newamericamedia.org/2012/10/the-indian-american-contenders.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> She took the [[Oath of office#United States|oath of office]] in 2013 with her personal copy of the ''Gita''.<ref name=huffpojan13>{{cite news|last=Kaleem|first=Jaweed|title=Tulsi Gabbard, First Hindu In Congress, Uses Bhagavad Gita At Swearing-In|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/04/tulsi-gabbard-hindu-bhagavad-gita-swearing-in_n_2410078.html|date=January 4, 2013|work=HuffPost}}</ref>
 
After moving to [[Washington, D.C.]], Gabbard lived across the [[Anacostia River]] with her sister, Vrindavan, a [[United States Marshals Service|US Marshal]].<ref name="Sanneh"/> She has worked on several efforts for military [[veteran]]s, and also noted being inspired by former President [[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]].<ref name=kennedy-award>{{cite web|last1=Smith|first1=Dave|title=Gabbard Presented with Kennedy New Frontier Award|url=http://bigislandnow.com/2013/11/25/gabbard-presented-with-kennedy-new-frontier-award/|website=BigIslandNow.com|access-date=August 17, 2015|ref=kennedy-award}}</ref> Among other activities in [[Washington, D.C.|D.C.]], Gabbard has been participating in the celebration of [[Diwali]], the Indian festival of lights, along with members from the [[Indian-American]] community.<ref name=nytimesDiwali>{{cite news|title=On Capitol Hill, the Caucus Grows for Diwali|work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/22/dining/diwali-congress.html |access-date=March 29, 2024|date=October 22, 2019 |last1=Krishna |first1=Priya }}</ref> In 2016, she supported the campaign by [[Hinduism in the United States|Hindu-Americans]]<ref name=ndtv2016>{{cite news|title=Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard Launches Campaign For Diwali Stamp In US|url=https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/congresswoman-tulsi-gabbard-launches-campaign-for-diwali-stamp-in-us-1426811|access-date=March 29, 2024|date=July 1, 2016|quote="This is the final stretch, Ms Gabbard stressed asking Hindu Americans to sign her online petition in this regard"}}</ref> for a ''Diwali'' commemorative stamp in the United States, noting that the Diwali festival honors values such as righteousness "that transcend different religions, and backgrounds.”<ref name=nbc2016>{{cite news|title=USPS Releases Stamp Celebrating Diwali, Hindu Festival of Lights |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/usps-releases-stamp-celebrating-diwali-hindu-festival-lights-n637971 |access-date=March 29, 2024|date=August 25, 2016}}</ref>
 
Earlier in [[Hawaii]], she was briefly associated with [[Science of Identity Foundation]] (SIF), a [[Vaishnavism|Vaishnava Hindu]] and [[Bhakti Yoga]] affiliated organization.<ref>{{cite news|last=Bowles|first=Nellie|date=August 2, 2019|title=Tulsi Gabbard Thinks We're Doomed|newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/02/us/politics/tulsi-gabbard-2020-presidential-race.html|url-status=live|access-date=December 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802203429/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/02/us/politics/tulsi-gabbard-2020-presidential-race.html|archive-date=August 2, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Hurley" /><ref name="Howley">{{Cite news|last=Howley|first=Kerry|date=June 11, 2019|title=Tulsi Gabbard Had a Very Strange Childhood|newspaper=[[New York (magazine)|New York Magazine]]|url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/06/tulsi-gabbard-2020-presidential-campaign.html|url-status=live|access-date=January 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213235130/https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/06/tulsi-gabbard-2020-presidential-campaign.html|archive-date=February 13, 2020}}</ref> She described that SIF's leader, Mr. Butler, was like a ''guide'' and "essentially like a [[Vaishnavism|Vaishnava Hindu]] pastor" during her early years.<ref name = nytTG /> Gabbard has often mentioned that the teachings of ''selfless action'' from the ''Gita''<ref name=huffpo-1stHindu/> motivated her towards social work.<ref name="TOI-Tulsi"/> Later in 2014, as a Congresswoman, she also presented a copy of ''Gita'' to [[India]]'s Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi|Modi]], on the latter's visit to the United States.<ref>{{cite news|date=September 29, 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|title=US lawmaker gifts Gita to Modi|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/world/us-lawmaker-tulsi-gabbard-gifts-copy-of-bhagavad-gita-to-modi/article6457406.ece}}</ref> Gabbard supported the efforts of PM Modi for declaration of an [[International Day of Yoga|International Yoga Day]] by the [[United Nations General Assembly|United Nations]].<ref name=ETyoga14>{{cite news|title=Tulsi Gabbard promises PM Narendra Modi to lead Congress resolution in support of International Yoga Day|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/tulsi-gabbard-promises-pm-narendra-modi-to-lead-congress-resolution-in-support-of-international-yoga-day/articleshow/44080232.cms |date=October 2, 2014|work=economictimes}}</ref><ref name=NDTVyoga/>
 
At the age of 21, in 2002, Gabbard married Eduardo Tamayo.<ref name=resuming-maiden-name>{{cite web|last=Gabbard|first=Tulsi|title=On a Personal Note…|url=http://www.ourhonolulu.org/community/update/70|publisher=Our Honolulu|access-date=November 11, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130629222645/http://www.ourhonolulu.org/community/update/70|archive-date=June 29, 2013}}</ref><ref>[https://issuu.com/indiaherald/docs/binder_feb_18 India Herald, February 18, 2015], page 11</ref> She was deployed to Iraq from 2004 to 2005, serving with the [[Hawaii Army National Guard|National Guard]]. Gabbard was divorced in 2006, citing "the stresses war places on military spouses and families" as a reason for the divorce.<ref name="leftward-journey">{{cite web |last=LaFrance |first=Adrienne |date=January 17, 2012 |title=Tulsi Gabbard's Leftward Journey |url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2012/01/tulsi-gabbards-leftward-journey/ |website=Honolulu Civil Beat |publisher=Civilbeat.com}}</ref> In 2015, Gabbard married freelance cinematographer and editor Abraham Williams, the son of her Honolulu office manager, in a traditional [[Vedic wedding ceremony]].<ref>{{cite news|work=People|title=Inside U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's 'Perfect' Hawaiian Hindu Wedding|url=https://people.com/politics/tulsi-gabbard-u-s-rep-weds-in-hawaii-in-vedic-hindu-ceremony/|first=Kathy Ehrich|last=Dowd|date=April 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Amanda|last=Mitchell|title=Tulsi Gabbard's Husband Abraham Williams Proposed on a Surfboard|website=[[O, The Oprah Magazine]]|url=https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/a28542421/tulsi-gabbard-husband-abraham-williams/|date=July 29, 2019|access-date=August 6, 2019}}</ref> While on [[Meghan McCain|Meghan McCain's]] podcast in 2024, Gabbard mentioned that she and Williams had tried to start a family and had undergone several [[In vitro fertilisation|in-vitro fertilization]] (IVF) procedures, without success.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvhiWVBoobw |title=Tulsi Gabbard's Battle With Infertility {{!}} Navigating Heartbreak & Finding Peace |date=May 24, 2024 |last=Tulsi Gabbard |access-date=July 12, 2024 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
 
Having grown up in [[Hawaii]], Gabbard has noted her lifelong appreciation for the Hawaiian culture and its [[Aloha]] spirit, which broadly refers to values such as peace, compassion, and pleasantness.<ref name="Aloha-Surfer">{{cite web |title= Hawaiian surfer Tulsi Gabbard is running for president in 2020 | url=https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/hawaiian-surfer-tulsi-gabbard-is-running-for-president-in-2020 |access-date=July 14, 2024|date=January 14, 2024|publisher=Surfer Today}}</ref><ref name="Aloha-Hawaii">{{cite web |title= What is the meaning of Aloha? | url=https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/what-is-the-meaning-of-aloha |access-date=July 14, 2024|date=January 14, 2024|publisher=Surfer Today}}</ref> She often greets others with the ''Aloha'' salutation, describing it as "I come to you with respect and with love."<ref name="Aloha-LMU">{{cite web|title= Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Brings the Aloha Spirit to LMU | url = https://newsroom.lmu.edu/campusnews/rep-tulsi-gabbard-brings-the-aloha-spirit-to-lmu/ |access-date=July 14, 2024| date=October 14, 2016|publisher= LMU|quote="I come to you with an open heart, I come to you with respect and with love"}}</ref>
 
== Awards and honors ==
On November 25, 2013, Gabbard received the [[John F. Kennedy]] New Frontier Award at a ceremony at the Institute of Politics at [[Harvard University|Harvard's]] [[John F. Kennedy School of Government]] for her efforts on behalf of [[veteran]]s.<ref name=kennedy-award/> On March 20, 2014, ''[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]'' magazine honored Gabbard, with others, at the [[Embassy of Italy, Washington, D.C.|Italian Embassy in the United States]] during its annual "Women in Washington Power List".<ref name="Gucci and Elle Honor Women in Washington Power List">{{cite news|url=http://wwd.com/eye/parties/gucci-and-elle-honor-women-in-washington-power-list-7617841/?src=nl/wkEye/20140328|title=Gucci and Elle Honor Women in Washington Power List|newspaper=[[Women's Wear Daily]]|date=March 28, 2014|access-date=March 28, 2014|author=Watters, Susan}}</ref>
 
On February 26, 2015, Gabbard received the [[National Association of Counties]] County Alumni Award for her "steadfast commitment to the nation's counties".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gabbard Honored By National Association Of Counties|url=https://mauinow.com/2015/02/26/gabbard-honored-by-national-association-of-counties/|access-date=February 27, 2021|website=Maui Now}}</ref> On July 15, 2015, Gabbard received the Friend of the National Parks Award from the [[National Parks Conservation Association]].<ref name="National Parks Award">{{cite news|title=Rep. Gabbard Honored for Support of National Parks|url=http://mauinow.com/2015/07/17/rep-gabbard-honored-for-support-of-national-parks/|access-date=August 17, 2015|publisher=MauiNow.com|date=July 17, 2015|ref=national-park-award}}</ref>
 
On September 30, 2018, Gabbard received the Ho'ola Na Pua Advocacy Award for "her dedication to serving and empowering [[human trafficking]] survivors in Hawaii" at their annual Pearl Gala.<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 30, 2018|title=US Rep. Tulsi Gabbard named champion for human trafficking survivors|url=https://www.kitv.com/story/39202300/us-rep-tulsi-gabbard-named-champion-for-human-trafficking-survivors|access-date=February 27, 2021|website=KITV|language=en|archive-date=January 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111050947/https://www.kitv.com/story/39202300/us-rep-tulsi-gabbard-named-champion-for-human-trafficking-survivors|url-status=dead}}</ref> On October 16, 2018, Gabbard was honored as [[Hawaii Pacific University|Hawai'i Pacific University]]'s 2018 Paul T. C. Loo Distinguished Alumni.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Named HPU Distinguished Alumni|url=https://bigislandnow.com/2018/10/17/rep-tulsi-gabbard-named-hpu-distinguished-alumni/|access-date=February 4, 2021|website=Big Island Now {{!}} Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Named HPU Distinguished Alumni|language=en-US}}</ref>
 
==Published works==
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* {{Cite book|last=Gabbard|first=Tulsi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kxCkzwEACAAJ|title=For Love of Country: Leave the Democrat Party Behind|publisher=Skyhorse Publishing|year=2024|isbn=9781684514854|author-link=Tulsi Gabbard}}
* {{Cite book|last=Gabbard|first=Tulsi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jnNwDwAAQBAJ|title=Is Today the Day? (Edition-II)|publisher=Grand Central Publishing|year=2021|isbn=9781455542321|author-link=Tulsi Gabbard}}
* {{Cite book|last=Gabbard|first=Tulsi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oa87ngAACAAJ|title=Is Today the Day?|publisher=Grand Central Publishing|year=2019|isbn=9781455542314}}
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==See also==
* [[List of Asian Americans and Pacific Islands Americans in the United States Congress]]
* [[List of Hindu members of the United States Congress]]
* [[Women in the United States House of Representatives]]
 
==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.tulsigabbard.org/ Tulsi Gabbard on the issues – TulsiGabbard.org] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319170231/https://www.tulsigabbard.org/ |date=March 19, 2020 }}
* [http://www.votetulsi.com/ Tulsi Gabbard] official website
{{CongLinks | congbio=G000571 | votesmart=129306 | fec=H2HI02508 | congress=tulsi-gabbard/2122 }}
* [http://www.healthyhawaiicoalition.com Healthy Hawaii Coalition (HHC)]
* [http://www.makers.com/tulsi-gabbard Tulsi Gabbard] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111131238/https://www.makers.com/tulsi-gabbard |date=November 11, 2017 }} Video produced by ''[[Makers: Women Who Make America]]''
* [http://www.standupforamerica.net Stand Up For America (SUFA)]
* {{C-SPAN}}
 
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