Tulsi Gabbard

American politician (born 1981)

Tulsi Gabbard

Gabbard in 2025 as Director of National Intelligence

Director of National Intelligence

Incumbent

Assumed office
February 2025
President| Donald Trump
Preceded by| Avril Haines
Member of the United States House of Representatives
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Hawaii's 2nd district
In office
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2021
Preceded by| Mazie Hirono
Succeeded by| Kai Kahele
Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee
In office
January 22, 2013 – February 27, 2016
Chair| Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Preceded by| Mike Honda
Succeeded by| Grace Meng
Member of the Honolulu City Council
from the 6th district
In office
January 2, 2011 – August 16, 2012
Preceded by| Rod Tam
Succeeded by| Carol Fukunaga
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
from the 43rd district
In office
December 2002 – December 2004
Preceded by| Mark Moses
Succeeded by| Rida Cabanilla
Personal details
Born|  (1981-04-12) April 12, 1981 (age 45)
Leloaloa, American Samoa
Political party| Republican (2024–present)[1]
Other political
affiliations| Independent (2022–2024)
Democratic (until 2022)[2]
Spouse(s)|

Eduardo Tamayo

(m. 2002; div. 2006)​

Abraham Williams

(m. 2015)​

Relatives| Mike Gabbard (father)
Education| Leeward Community College
Hawaii Pacific University (BS)
Awards| Combat Medical Badge
Meritorious Service Medal
Signature| Tulsi Gabbard's signature
Military service
Allegiance| United States
Branch/service| United States Army
Years of service| 2003–present
Rank| Lieutenant Colonel
Unit| United States Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command
United States Army Reserve
Battles/wars| Iraq War

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Tulsi Gabbard (/ˈtʌlsi ˈɡæbərd/; born April 12, 1981) is an American public official, military officer, and former congresswoman who has served as Director of National Intelligence since 2025. She previously served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2021, representing a largely rural and neighbor-island constituency. Gabbard was the first female combat veteran elected to the United States Congress, the first Hindu member of the House of Representatives, and the first Samoan-American voting member of Congress.[3][4]

Gabbard began her political career in Hawaii, serving in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 2002 to 2004 and later on the Honolulu City Council. Alongside her civilian career, she served in the Hawaii Army National Guard and the U.S. Army Reserve, deploying to Iraq in 2004–2005 with a medical unit and later serving in Kuwait as a military police platoon leader. Her military service has been a central feature of her political identity and foreign policy views, particularly her opposition to U.S. military intervention and regime-change operations abroad.[5]

In 2020, Gabbard ran for the Democratic nomination for president, campaigning on a platform that emphasized non-interventionist foreign policy, criticism of party leadership, and skepticism toward what she described as entrenched political and media establishments. During the primary campaign, she drew national attention through debate performances and repeated surges in public interest, while also becoming the subject of controversy following untoward and factually incorrect remarks by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, which were widely interpreted as alleging that Gabbard was being "groomed" by Russia as a foreign-backed third-party candidate, claims that were later clarified and corrected by multiple news organizations. Subsequent reporting clarified that Clinton had referred to Republicans rather than Russia, and the Associated Press issued a correction acknowledging earlier erroneous characterizations of Clinton's remarks.[6]

Gabbard earned two delegates in the American Samoa Democratic caucuses, becoming the first Asian-American and Pacific Islander candidate to win primary delegates in a Democratic presidential contest, before ending her campaign in March 2020. She endorsed former then Vice President Joe Biden, stating that while she disagreed with him on several issues, she viewed his candidacy as an opportunity to influence policy direction and promote national unity during a polarized election cycle.[7]

After leaving Congress, Gabbard became an increasingly vocal critic of Democratic Party leadership and U.S. foreign policy, announcing her departure from the Democratic Party in 2022. She later aligned with the Trump administration on national security and foreign policy issues, culminating in her appointment as Director of National Intelligence. Her appointment marked a notable political realignment and positioned her as a senior figure in U.S. intelligence oversight despite her prior role as a Democratic presidential candidate and congresswoman.[8]

## Contents

* 1 Early life and education
* 2 Military service
* 3 Political career
* 3.1 Hawaii House of Representatives (2002–2004)
* 3.2 Honolulu City Council (2011–2012)
* 3.3 United States House of Representatives (2013–2021)
* 3.3.1 2012 election and first term (113th Congress)
* 3.3.2 Second term (114th Congress)
* 3.3.3 Third term (115th Congress)
* 3.3.4 Fourth term (116th Congress)
* 3.4 Democratic National Committee
* 3.5 2020 presidential campaign
* 3.6 Post-presidential primary activities
* 3.7 Post-congressional career
* 4 Political positions
* 4.1 Drug policy and criminal justice reform
* 4.2 Immigration
* 4.3 Environment
* 4.4 Foreign affairs
* 4.5 Healthcare and GMO labeling
* 4.6 First impeachment of Donald Trump
* 4.7 LGBT issues
* 5 Personal life
* 6 Awards and honors
* 7 Published works
* 8 See also
* 9 References
* 10 External links

## Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Gabbard was born on April 12, 1981, in Leloaloa, Maʻopūtasi County, on American Samoa's main island of Tutuila.[9][10] She was the fourth of five children born to Carol (née Porter) Gabbard and her husband, Mike Gabbard.[11] In 1983, when Gabbard was two years old, her family moved to Hawaii, where her family had lived in the late 1970s.[12][13][14]

Gabbard has both European and Samoan ancestry, and was raised in a multicultural household.[15][16][17][18] Her mother was born in Indiana and grew up in Michigan.[19] Her father was born in American Samoa and lived in Hawaii and Florida as a child;[20] he is of Samoan and European ancestry.[18]

Gabbard was raised in part according to the teachings of the Science of Identity Foundation (SIF) religious community and its spiritual leader, Chris Butler, and was sheltered from outside influences.[21][22][23] She has said Butler's work still guides her.[24][25] In 2015, Gabbard called Butler her guru dev (roughly, "spiritual teacher").[12][22][26] Gabbard's husband and ex-husband have also been members of the community.[26] Gabbard has been reluctant to speak publicly about the SIF.[23] Gabbard was homeschooled through high school, except for two years at an all-girls SIF boarding school in the Philippines.[12][25][27][28] Her first name, Tulasi in Sanskrit, is the word for holy basil, which Hindus regard as an earthly manifestation of the goddess Tulasi. Her siblings also have Sanskrit-origin names.[11]

Gabbard embraced the Hindu faith as a teenager.[11][29][30]

Gabbard worked for a number of organizations founded by her father, including:

* The Alliance for Traditional Marriage and Values, an anti-gay political action committee (PAC) founded to pass an amendment giving the Hawaii state legislature the power to "reserve marriage to opposite-sex couples;" she began working for the organization in 1998 and spoke on its behalf as late as 2004.[31][32][33]

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Gabbard at the ceremony of her promotion to major on October 12, 2015

* Stand Up For America (SUFA), founded in the wake of the September 11 attacks.[34][35][36]
* The Healthy Hawai'i Coalition, for which she worked as an educator.[37]

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 successfully run for election to the Hawaii House of Representatives.[38][39][40]

In 2009, Gabbard graduated from Hawaii Pacific University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a concentration in International Business.[41][42][43]

## Military service[edit | edit source]

In April 2003, while serving in the Hawaii State Legislature, Gabbard enlisted in the Hawaii Army National Guard.[44] In July 2004, she was deployed for a 12-month tour in Iraq, serving as a specialist with the Medical Company, 29th Support Battalion, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.[45][46] In Iraq, Gabbard served at Logistical Support Area Anaconda, completing her tour in 2005.[47][48] Because of the deployment, she chose not to campaign for reelection to the state legislature.[49]

In March 2007, she graduated from the Accelerated Officer Candidate School at the Alabama Military Academy. She was commissioned as a second lieutenant, and assigned to the 29th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the Hawaii Army National Guard, this time to serve as an Army Military Police officer.[50][51] She was stationed in Kuwait from 2008 to 2009.[48][52][53] She was one of the first women to enter a Kuwaiti military facility,[54][55] as well as the first woman to receive an award of appreciation from the Kuwait National Guard.[56][54]

Gabbard is a recipient of the Combat Medical Badge and the Meritorious Service Medal.[57] On October 12, 2015, she was promoted from the rank of captain to major at a ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific.[58][59] 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.[60][61]

On August 7, 2018, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported that the Hawaii Army National Guard had instructed Gabbard that a video of her in uniform on her VoteTulsi Facebook page did not comply with military ethics rules. Gabbard's campaign removed the video and added a disclaimer to the website's banner image of Gabbard in uniform in a veterans' cemetery that the image does not imply an endorsement from the military. A similar situation had happened during a previous Gabbard congressional campaign. A spokeswoman for Gabbard said the campaign would work closely with the Department of Defense to ensure compliance with all regulations.[62] In October 2020, Gabbard left the Hawaii Army National Guard to join the Army Reserves with a California-based unit.[63] On July 4, 2021, Gabbard was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel.[64]

## Political career[edit | edit source]

See also: Electoral history of Tulsi Gabbard

Gabbard's political career spans local, state, and federal office and includes a later transition into executive-branch national security leadership. After beginning in the Hawaii House of Representatives and serving on the Honolulu City Council, she represented Hawaii's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2013 to 2021, where she focused primarily on foreign policy and national security issues and held a leadership role as vice chair of the Democratic National Committee. She later sought the Democratic presidential nomination in the 2020 presidential election, a bid that raised her national profile but ended prior to the primaries. Following her departure from Congress, Gabbard broke with Democratic Party leadership, left the party in 2022, and ultimately joined the Republican Party before being appointed to a senior national security role in the administration of President Donald Trump, marking a significant shift from her earlier partisan alignment. The subsections below summarize these phases in chronological order, with detailed coverage provided in related main articles where applicable.[65][66][1]

### Hawaii House of Representatives (2002–2004)[edit | edit source]

Gabbard was elected to the Hawaii House of Representatives in 2002 after winning the Democratic primary for the 42nd district and defeating Republican nominee Alfonso Jimenez in the general election. At age 21, she became the youngest legislator in Hawaii's history and the youngest woman elected to a U.S. state legislature at the time. Her election drew national attention due to her age and rapid ascent into state office.[67][68][69]

During her term, Gabbard emerged as a vocal opponent of legislation that would have legalized same-sex civil unions in Hawaii and publicly advocated support for the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment. Her stance placed her at the center of a high-profile social policy debate within the state legislature. These positions later became a recurring point of reference in assessments of her early political views.[70][71]

In 2004, after filing for reelection, Gabbard volunteered for deployment with the Army National Guard in Iraq and announced that she would not actively campaign for a second term. Although her name remained on the ballot under Hawaii election law, she did not seek reelection, and Rida Cabanilla won the Democratic primary. Gabbard's decision marked the first intersection of her elected service with overseas military deployment.[72][73]

### Honolulu City Council (2011–2012)[edit | edit source]

After returning from overseas deployment, Gabbard ran for the Honolulu City Council seat representing the 6th district in 2010. She placed first in the nonpartisan primary and went on to win the general election, succeeding Rod Tam. Her campaign emphasized local governance issues and small-business concerns.[74][75][76]

While serving on the City Council, Gabbard sponsored legislation easing parking restrictions for food truck vendors and introduced Bill 54, which authorized the removal of personal property from public sidewalks after notice. The measure generated opposition from civil liberties organizations and housing advocates but was ultimately adopted as city ordinance. Her council tenure concluded in 2012 when she ran for federal office.[77][78]

### United States House of Representatives (2013–2021)[edit | edit source]

#### 2012 election and first term (113th Congress)[edit | edit source]

Main article: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii § District 2

In early 2011, Mazie Hirono, the incumbent Democratic U.S. Representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district, announced that she would run for the United States Senate. In May 2011, Gabbard announced her candidacy for Hirono's House seat.[79] 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."[80] After winning the primary, Gabbard resigned from the City Council on August 16 "in order to focus on her congressional campaign"[81] and to prevent the cost of holding a special election.[82][83]

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."[84][85] As expected in heavily Democratic Hawaii, she won the general election on November 6, 2012, defeating Republican Kawika Crowley by 168,503 to 40,707 votes (80.6%–19.4%),[86] becoming the first voting Samoan-American[87][88] and first Hindu member of Congress.[89][90]

In December 2012, Gabbard applied to be considered for appointment to the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the death of Daniel Inouye.[91] Despite support from some prominent mainland Democrats,[92][93] she was not on the list of three candidates which the Democratic Party of Hawaii sent to the governor.[94]

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.[95][96][97] She also introduced the House version of the Military Justice Improvement Act.[98][99][100]

#### Second term (114th Congress)[edit | edit source]

See also: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii § District 2

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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 candidate Joe Kent garnered 4,693 votes (2.6%).[101]

Along with Senator Hirono, Gabbard introduced a bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Filipinos and Filipino American veterans who had fought in World War II.[102] The bill passed Congress[103] and was signed into law by President Obama in December 2016.[104]

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.[105][106][107]

#### Third term (115th Congress)[edit | edit source]

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%).[108]

In 2017, Gabbard introduced the Off Fossil Fuels (OFF) Act, which sought to "justly transition away from fossil fuel sources of energy to 100% clean energy by 2035, and for other purposes."[109][110]

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.[111]

#### Fourth term (116th Congress)[edit | edit source]

See also: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii § District 2

Gabbard was reelected in November 2018,[112] defeating Republican nominee Brian Evans by 153,271 to 44,850 votes (77.4%–22.6%).

In September 2018, Gabbard and Representative 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."[113]

On October 25, 2019, Gabbard announced that she would not seek reelection to the House in 2020, citing her presidential campaign.[114][115] 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,[116] 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.[117][118]

In October 2020, Tulsi Gabbard and Matt Gaetz introduced a bill calling for the United States to drop criminal charges against Edward Snowden.[119] 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.[120]

Committee assignments

* Committee on Homeland Security (2013–2014)
* Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security[121][122][123]
* Committee on Armed Services (2013–2021)
* Subcommittee on Readiness
* Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
* Committee on Foreign Affairs (2013–2019)
* Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
* Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa
* Committee on Financial Services (2019–2021)
* Subcommittee on National Security, International Development and Monetary Policy
* Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion

Caucus membership

* Congressional Progressive Caucus[124]
* Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus[125]
* Congressional NextGen 9-1-1 Caucus[126]
* Medicare for All Caucus[127][128]
* U.S.-Japan Caucus[129]

### Democratic National Committee[edit | edit source]

On January 22, 2013, Gabbard was unanimously elected to a four-year term as a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee.[130] 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,[131][132] 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.[133][134]

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.[135][136] 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.[137] Gabbard privately wrote to Wasserman Schultz, accusing her of violating the DNC's duty of neutrality by favoring Hillary Clinton. This letter later became public in leaked emails published by WikiLeaks.[138][139]

Gabbard resigned as DNC vice chair on February 28, 2016, in order to endorse Senator Bernie Sanders for the nomination for President of the United States.[140][141] On that same day, she appeared on Meet the Press and discussed why she was stepping down.[142] She was the first congresswoman to endorse Sanders,[141] and later gave the nominating speech putting his name forward at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.[143]

In July 2016, Gabbard launched a petition to end the Democratic Party's process of appointing superdelegates in the nomination process.[144] She endorsed Keith Ellison for DNC chair in the 2017 chairmanship elections.[145]

Gabbard was assigned as Bernie Sanders's running mate in California for any write-in votes for him.[146] Shortly after the election, she was mentioned as a possible presidential candidate for 2020.[147][148] 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.[149]

### 2020 presidential campaign[edit | edit source]

Main article: Tulsi Gabbard 2020 presidential campaign

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Gabbard campaigning for president in San Francisco, California

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Tulsi Gabbard 2020 presidential campaign logo

In February 2019, Tulsi Gabbard announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for president, becoming the first female combat veteran to seek the office.[150] Her campaign emphasized a non-interventionist foreign policy, opposition to regime-change wars, and a populist critique of entrenched political and economic interests, positioning her outside the dominant factions of the Democratic primary field.[150] She attracted disproportionate media attention relative to her polling, particularly following several primary debates after which she ranked among the most searched candidates online.[151][152] Despite this visibility, Gabbard failed to meet polling thresholds for multiple debates and publicly criticized the Democratic National Committee's qualification criteria as opaque and exclusionary, contributing to ongoing tension between her campaign and party leadership.[153]

The campaign drew heightened controversy in October 2019 after remarks by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were widely interpreted as implying that Gabbard was being "groomed" as a Russian-backed third-party spoiler, an interpretation later clarified and partially corrected by multiple outlets, including the Associated Press and PBS NewsHour.[154] Gabbard denied any intent to run outside the Democratic primary and rejected claims that she acted on behalf of a foreign government, receiving public defenses from figures across the political spectrum.[155][156] On Super Tuesday in March 2020, she earned two delegates in American Samoa, becoming the first Asian-American and Pacific Islander candidate to secure primary delegates in a Democratic presidential race.[157] She suspended her campaign on March 19, 2020, and endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden; despite earning delegates, she was not invited to participate in the 2020 Democratic National Convention.[158][159]

### Post-presidential primary activities[edit | edit source]

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.[160] Wilson later lost in the general election, earning 35.3% to Jordan's 64.7%.[161]

In June 2020, Gabbard donated about $4,400 to Direct Relief and the Semper Fi & America's Fund, fundraised using proceeds from sales of excess merchandise in April and May.[162] As Gabbard had already suspended her campaign back in March, the 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.[162]

In July 2020, the family of Vanessa Guillén, a U.S. Army soldier and victim of military sexual harassment who was found murdered after previously being reported missing, and their attorney Natalie Khawam met with Gabbard.[163] 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".[164]

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.[165] She spoke on the pre-recording, albeit not in the live recording made after Kamala Harris was announced as Joe Biden's running mate.[166]

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 crisis.[167] Gabbard called for the Hawaii DOH Director Bruce Anderson and state epidemiologist Sarah Park to step down[168] and alleged that Hawaii Governor David Ige is partly to blame.[169] In the aftermath, Anderson retired from his position,[170] whereas Park was later replaced and put on leave.[171] However, Smith was also put on 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".[170] On November 2, 2020, Smith returned to work from her paid leave.[172] On February 1, 2021, Park left the Hawaii Department of Health.[173]

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.[174]

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.[162] Later that same month, she weighed into the public disagreement surrounding the Netflix film Cuties, alleging that Netflix was "complicit" in "help[ing] fuel the child sex trafficking trade".[175]

In December 2020, Gabbard endorsed and her Tulsi Aloha PAC donated $2,800 to Nina Turner for the 2021 special election for Ohio's 11th congressional district.[176]

### Post-congressional career[edit | edit source]

In January 2021, Gabbard launched her own podcast: This is Tulsi Gabbard.[177] She has also made several appearances on Fox News programs since leaving Congress, such as Tucker Carlson Tonight and The Ingraham Angle, 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 U.S. Capitol.[178][179] In November 2021, she called the victory of Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin in the Virginia Gubernatorial election over Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe a victory for all Americans.[180] In an appearance on Hannity in April 2022 she expressed support for Florida's publicly debated Parental Rights Bill, and said that in her opinion it did not go far enough.[181]

In 2022 Gabbard spoke at the Conservative Political Action Conference,[182] drawing criticism from Hawaii Democrats.[183] In August 2022, Gabbard served as the fill-in host for Tucker Carlson Tonight.[184]

On October 11, 2022, Gabbard announced on Twitter that she was leaving the Democratic Party, accusing its leadership of "cowardly wokeness, anti-white racism, (being) hostile to people of faith and spirituality, and dragging us closer to nuclear war".[185]

In October 2022, Gabbard endorsed a number of Republican candidates running for office.[186]

## Political positions[edit | edit source]

Main article: Political positions of Tulsi Gabbard

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[187] and have started a New Cold War and nuclear arms race.[188][189]

Gabbard's domestic policy platform in her 2020 presidential campaign was economically and socially progressive.[190][191][192] After the presidential campaign, she agreed with Republicans on some cultural and social issues.[193]

### Drug policy and criminal justice reform[edit | edit source]

File:Tulsi Gabbard Don Young NORML cannabis legalization.jpg

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-related deaths of thousands to walk away scot-free with their coffers full".[194] Gabbard has said that as president she would "end the failed war on drugs, legalize marijuana, end cash bail, and ban private prisons".[195] Bills she has introduced include the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act and the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act.[196][197]

In June 2020, Gabbard introduced an amendment to the House version of the 2021 NDAA to allow members of Armed Services to use products containing CBD and other hemp derivatives.[198] It was approved 336 to 71 as a package, although House leaders did not fight for its inclusion in the final bill.[199]

In January 2020, Gabbard called for legalizing and regulating all drugs, citing Portugal's model for drug decriminalization, after having previously supported decriminalizing all drug possession in October 2019.[200] Gabbard allegedly planned on introducing legislation to decriminalize drug possession at the federal level, until the COVID-19 pandemic came.[201]

### Immigration[edit | edit source]

Gabbard has expressed support for increased border security and voted with Republicans for vetting of Iraqi and Syrian refugees.[202] Gabbard also called for halting the visa waiver program after mass numbers of Syrian immigrants entered Germany, until the threat of terrorists attacks is resolved.[203] However Gabbard has also expressed support for an easier path to citizenship for illegal immigrants, increasing skilled immigration, and granting work visas to immigrants.[204] She said she would be open to a proposal to a border wall if experts say it's warranted.[205]

### Environment[edit | edit source]

Gabbard protested the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota in 2016.[206][207]

Gabbard successfully passed an amendment to the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act that would require the Department of Energy to reexamine the safety of the Runit Dome, a leaking Cold War era nuclear waste site in the Marshall Islands.[208] She later called for "fresh eyes" to ensure a more independent assessment of the waste site's safety.[208]

Gabbard has spoken in favor of a Green New Deal but expressed concerns about vagueness in some proposed versions of the legislation[209] and its inclusion of nuclear energy.[210] She advocates her own "Off Fossil Fuels for a Better Future Act" ("OFF Act") as legislation to transition the United States to renewable energy.[211][212]

### Foreign affairs[edit | edit source]

Tulsi Gabbard's foreign policy record has centered on opposition to U.S. military interventions aimed at regime change, skepticism toward intelligence claims used to justify armed conflict, and insistence on congressional authorization for the use of force. In January 2017, Gabbard traveled to Syria and Lebanon on a privately arranged trip that she described as a fact-finding mission. During the visit, she met twice with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad in encounters she said were not prearranged. The meetings drew bipartisan criticism in the United States, while Gabbard stated that engaging directly with adversaries was necessary to understand the conflict and explore paths to ending the Syrian civil war.[213][214]

Following the April 2017 Khan Shaykhun chemical attack, Gabbard questioned whether responsibility could be conclusively assigned without an on-site international investigation and criticized the subsequent U.S. missile strike on Syria as reckless and lacking congressional authorization. She stated that a successful prosecution of Assad would require verified evidence collected by international investigators and said she supported United Nations efforts to do so.[215][216] She later stated publicly that Assad was "a brutal dictator," rejecting claims that she defended his record.[217]

As a member of Congress, Gabbard introduced the Stop Arming Terrorists Act, which sought to prohibit U.S. military assistance to groups affiliated with al-Qaeda or other designated terrorist organizations. Provisions of the proposal were later incorporated into the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, restricting the Department of Defense from knowingly providing such support.[218][219] Gabbard opposed U.S. military actions undertaken without explicit congressional authorization, including the January 2020 airstrike killing Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, which she described as an unconstitutional act of war.[220]

In regional conflicts, Gabbard took positions that diverged from prevailing bipartisan consensus. In 2017, she was barred from entering Azerbaijan after visiting Armenia and the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. During renewed fighting in 2020, she accused Turkey of encouraging hostilities and urged the United States to cut military assistance to Azerbaijan while calling for recognition of the mass killings of Armenians in 1915 as genocide.[221][222]

After Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Gabbard argued that U.S. and NATO policy contributed to the conflict and opposed broad economic sanctions, warning that escalation risked a wider war. Her statements drew criticism from U.S. officials and foreign-policy analysts, and Ukrainian authorities later included her on a list of public figures they alleged promoted Russian narratives, an accusation she rejected.[223][224]

### Healthcare and GMO labeling[edit | edit source]

Gabbard has supported expanding federal involvement in health insurance coverage, including proposals to extend coverage to uninsured and underinsured populations while limiting the role of duplicative private insurance. During her congressional tenure and 2020 presidential campaign, she described a hybrid model combining government-administered insurance with optional private plans, drawing comparisons to mixed public–private systems used in other countries. She also advocated for restoring Medicaid eligibility for migrants from the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau residing and working in the United States, and cited workforce shortages as a factor in broader healthcare access challenges.[225][226][227]

On agricultural and food policy, Gabbard has consistently endorsed mandatory labeling of foods containing genetically modified organisms. She cosponsored legislation requiring clearer GMO disclosures and opposed later federal labeling legislation, arguing that its standards were insufficient. Her voting record reflects support for stricter labeling requirements than those ultimately adopted at the federal level.[228][229][230]

### First impeachment of Donald Trump[edit | edit source]

Main article: First impeachment of Donald Trump

In December 2019, Gabbard voted "present" on both articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump. At the time, she stated that her vote was intended as a protest against what she described as zero-sum political thinking, in which impeachment was framed as a partisan victory or defeat rather than a constitutional process, citing concerns outlined in Federalist No. 65 regarding factional impeachment. In public statements and video messages released on the day of the vote, she argued that impeachment under those circumstances would further divide the country rather than resolve underlying constitutional issues.[231][232][233]

Rather than supporting impeachment or acquittal, Gabbard introduced House Resolution 766, which proposed formally censuring Trump for conduct related to foreign policy while leaving the question of removal to voters in the 2020 election. She stated that censure would establish a congressional rebuke without, in her view, escalating partisan conflict or weakening electoral legitimacy. The resolution did not advance out of committee.[234][235]

Coverage of Gabbard's vote varied sharply by outlet. Liberal and Democratic-aligned media frequently characterized the "present" vote as a political hedge or deviation from party unity, while conservative media emphasized her stated constitutional rationale and her rejection of impeachment as a means of removal. Fox News described her position as rejecting both impeachment and acquittal in favor of institutional restraint, while The Epoch Times framed her vote as consistent with her broader critique of interventionist and establishment politics within both parties.[236][237]

In subsequent interviews, Gabbard said she believed the impeachment effort risked strengthening Trump politically and harming Democratic prospects in the 2020 election, a view that placed her at odds with party leadership at the time.[238] In explaining her decision, she stated that while she believed Trump had engaged in wrongdoing, she could not vote for impeachment because the process had become a partisan exercise rather than a constitutional inquiry, arguing that impeachment must not be the culmination of a factional political process.[239] In the days following the vote, then-President Trump publicly praised Gabbard at a conservative youth conference for her decision not to vote to impeach him, rejecting accusations from some Democratic figures that she worked against her party's interests and emphasizing that she had refused to join the impeachment majority.[240]

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Standing with fellow House Democrats to demand a vote on gun control measures

### LGBT issues[edit | edit source]

Gabbard's early political activity included opposition to same-sex marriage initiatives in Hawaii. In 1998, as a teenager, she supported her father's successful campaign to amend the Constitution of Hawaii to allow lawmakers to limit marriage to opposite-sex couples. During her 2002 campaign for the Hawaii House of Representatives, she cited her work on the amendment as part of her public-service credentials, a position later described by CNN as closely aligned with her father's political advocacy at the time.[241][242][33]

While serving in the state legislature, Gabbard opposed efforts to establish civil unions and urged support for the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment, arguing that civil unions were functionally equivalent to same-sex marriage. She also asserted that available data did not demonstrate widespread anti-gay harassment in Hawaii's public schools and opposed a proposed study that included questions about student sexuality.[243][244][38]

Beginning in 2012, Gabbard publicly reversed her earlier positions, apologizing for what she described as her past "anti-gay advocacy" and expressing support for repealing the Defense of Marriage Act. After entering Congress, she cosponsored legislation to repeal DOMA, joined the House Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, and received generally high ratings from the Human Rights Campaign for her voting record on LGBT-related legislation during her congressional tenure.[245][246][247]

In her later congressional and post-congressional career, Gabbard adopted positions that drew renewed criticism from LGBT advocacy organizations. In December 2020, she introduced legislation seeking to define Title IX protections on the basis of biological sex, and in 2022 she endorsed Florida's Parental Rights in Education Act, arguing that restrictions on classroom instruction related to sexual orientation and gender identity should extend beyond the grades specified in the law.[248][249][250]

## Personal life[edit | edit source]

Gabbard practices Hinduism and identifies with the Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition. She has described herself as a practitioner of karma yoga and has stated that the Bhagavad Gita serves as a central spiritual guide in her life.[251][252]

In 2013, upon taking the oath of office as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Gabbard used her personal copy of the Bhagavad Gita rather than a Bible. The volume later drew public attention when she presented it as a gift to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his 2014 visit to the United States.[253][254]

Gabbard has stated that she follows a vegan diet, a choice she has linked to her personal and spiritual beliefs.[255]

In 2002, she married Eduardo Tamayo. The couple divorced in 2006, citing the strains associated with military service and prolonged separations during wartime.[256][257]

In 2015, Gabbard married cinematographer and editor Abraham Williams in a traditional Vedic Hindu wedding ceremony in Hawaii.[258] She does not have any publicly reported children. Biographical profiles in major national outlets, including long-form interviews and campaign coverage during her tenure in Congress and her 2020 presidential campaign, make no reference to her being a parent, nor has she publicly stated that she has children. Coverage of her personal life has instead focused on her marriages, religious practices, military service, and career trajectory, suggesting a consistent pattern of omission rather than concealment. In encyclopedic practice, the absence of sourced information regarding children is treated as a neutral biographical fact rather than an inference. Accordingly, most reference works and media profiles do not include a subsection on children when discussing Gabbard's personal life.[255]

Outside of her professional career, Gabbard has been consistently described in media profiles as an avid surfer, an activity closely associated with her upbringing in Hawaii. Interviews and feature articles have noted that she began surfing at a young age and has continued the practice into adulthood, often characterizing it as both a recreational pursuit and a means of physical conditioning. Journalistic accounts have also linked surfing to her broader emphasis on discipline, endurance, and balance, themes that recur in coverage of her military service and political persona. In addition to surfing, Gabbard has spoken publicly about maintaining physical fitness through training influenced by her service in the U.S. Army Reserve, including martial arts and structured conditioning routines. These activities are generally presented in reporting as personal interests rather than as elements of political messaging or campaign strategy.[259][260]

## Awards and honors[edit | edit source]

* 2013 November 25: Gabbard received the John F. Kennedy New Frontier Award at a ceremony at the Institute of Politics at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government for her efforts on behalf of veterans.[261]
* 2014 March 20: Elle magazine honored Gabbard, with others, at the Italian Embassy in the United States during its annual "Women in Washington Power List."[262]
* 2015 February 26: Gabbard received the National Association of Counties County Alumni Award for her "steadfast commitment to the nation's counties".[263]
* 2015 July 15: Gabbard received the Friend of the National Parks Award from the National Parks Conservation Association.[264]
* 2018 September 30: 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.[265]
* 2018 October 16: Gabbard was honored as Hawai'i Pacific University's 2018 Paul T. C. Loo Distinguished Alumni.[266]

## Published works[edit | edit source]

* Gabbard, Tulsi (2021). Is Today the Day? (Edition-II). Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 9781455542321.
* Gabbard, Tulsi (2019). Is Today the Day?. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 9781455542314.
* Gabbard, Tulsi (2019). I am Tulsi Gabbard. Flippin Sweet Books. ISBN 9781797674292.

## See also[edit | edit source]

* List of Asian Americans and Pacific Islands Americans in the United States Congress
* Women in the United States House of Representatives
* List of Hindu members of the United States Congress

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* Tulsi Gabbard at Curlie

* Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
* Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
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* VP nominee: Kamala Harris
* positions

Withdrew during primaries
Michael Bennet
Michael Bloomberg

campaign
endorsements
positions
Pete Buttigieg

campaign
endorsements
positions
Tulsi Gabbard

campaign
positions
Amy Klobuchar

campaign
endorsements
positions
Deval Patrick
Bernie Sanders

campaign
endorsements
positions
media coverage
Tom Steyer
Elizabeth Warren

campaign
endorsements
positions
Andrew Yang

campaign
endorsements

Withdrew before primaries
Cory Booker

campaign
endorsements
positions
Steve Bullock
Julian Castro
Bill de Blasio
John Delaney

campaign
positions
Kirsten Gillibrand

positions
Mike Gravel

campaign
Kamala Harris

campaign
endorsements
positions
John Hickenlooper
Jay Inslee

campaign
Wayne Messam
Seth Moulton
Richard Ojeda
Beto O'Rourke

campaign
Tim Ryan
Joe Sestak
Eric Swalwell
Marianne Williamson

campaign

Republican Party
▌CPNYS * ▌RTLP|

* Primaries
* Results
* Debates
* Convention
* Polls

Candidates|

Incumbent nominee
Donald Trump

campaign
endorsements

political
non-political
positions
GOP opposition
GOP reactions to fraud claims
Incumbent VP nominee: Mike Pence

Withdrew during primaries
Rocky De La Fuente
Bob Ely
Jack Fellure
Zoltan Istvan
Joe Walsh

campaign
Bill Weld

campaign

Withdrew before primaries
Mark Sanford

campaign

Libertarian Party|

* Primaries
* Results
* Convention

Candidates|

Nominee
Jo Jorgensen

campaign
endorsements
VP nominee: Spike Cohen

Eliminated in balloting
Jim Gray
Jacob Hornberger
Adam Kokesh
John McAfee
John Monds
Vermin Supreme

campaign

Withdrew before or during primaries
Max Abramson
Lincoln Chafee
Zoltan Istvan

Formed exploratory committee but did not run
Justin Amash

Green Party
▌LMN * ▌SA * ▌SPUSA|

* Primaries
* Results
* Debates
* Convention

Candidates|

* Nominee: Howie Hawkins
* campaign
* endorsements
* VP nominee: Angela Walker

Withdrew during primaries
Dario Hunter

Other candidates
Jesse Ventura

Other third-party candidates

Alliance Party
▌AIP * ▌Reform|

* Nominee: Rocky De La Fuente
* VP nominee: Darcy Richardson
* AIP VP nominee: Kanye West

Other candidates
Max Abramson
Phil Collins

American Solidarity Party|

* Nominee: Brian T. Carroll

Other candidates
Joe Schriner

Birthday Party|

* Nominee: Kanye West
* campaign

Bread and Roses|

* Nominee: Jerome Segal

Constitution Party|

* Primaries
* Nominee: Don Blankenship

Party for Socialism & Liberation
▌LUP * ▌PFP|

* Nominee: Gloria La Riva
* VP nominee: Leonard Peltier (withdrew)

* Other candidates: Howie Hawkins

Progressive Party|

* Nominee: Dario Hunter

Prohibition Party|

* Nominee: Phil Collins

Socialist Action|

* Nominee: Jeff Mackler

Socialist Equality Party|

* Nominee: Joseph Kishore

Socialist Workers Party|

* Nominee: Alyson Kennedy

Independent candidates|

Declared
Pete Accetturo
Mark Charles
Brock Pierce (▌IPNY nominee)
Jade Simmons
Joe Schriner

Withdrew
Perry Caravello
Jeremy Gable
Ronnie Kroell

Disputes

| Attempts to overturn|

* Protests
* during inauguration week
* U.S. Capitol attack
* timeline
* aftermath
* second impeachment of Donald Trump
* trial
* January 6 commission
* reactions
* domestic
* international
* Trump–Raffensperger phone call
* Eastman memos

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Lawsuits|

* Filed before Election Day
* Filed during or after Election Day
* Arizona
* Georgia
* Michigan
* Nevada
* Pennsylvania
* Wisconsin
* Texas v. Pennsylvania

Controversies|

* Russian interference
* Voting restrictions

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