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Tulsi Gabbard
Official 113th Congressional photo of Tulsi Gabbard
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Hawaii's 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 3, 2013
Preceded byMazie Hirono
Member of the Honolulu City Council
from the 6th district
In office
January 2, 2011 – August 16, 2012
Preceded byRod Tam
Succeeded byCarol Fukunaga
Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives
from the 42nd district
In office
2002–2004
Preceded byMark Moses
Succeeded byRida Cabanilla
Personal details
Born (1981-04-12) April 12, 1981 (age 43)
Leloaloa, American Samoa, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Eduardo Tamayo (2002–2006)
Abraham Williams (2015–present)
Alma materHawaii Pacific University (BS)
WebsiteHouse website
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service2004–present
Rank Major
Battles/warsIraq War
Awards Meritorious Service Medal
Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Army Achievement Medal with Oak leaf cluster
Army Good Conduct Medal
Combat Medical Badge
German Armed Forces Badge for Military Proficiency in Gold

Tulsi Gabbard (/ˈtʌlsi ˈɡæbərd/, born April 12, 1981) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who has been the United States Representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district since 2013. She was also a vice-chair of the Democratic National Committee until February 28, 2016, when she resigned in order to endorse Senator Bernie Sanders for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination.[1] Elected in 2012, she is the first American Samoan[2] and the first Hindu member of the United States Congress,[3] and, along with Tammy Duckworth, one of its first female combat veterans.[4]

Gabbard (then known as Tulsi Gabbard Tamayo) served in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 2002 to 2004, becoming the youngest woman in the United States to be elected to a state legislature at the time.[5] She returned from a deployment to Iraq in 2006 and worked for U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka, then volunteered for another deployment to the Middle East in 2009. After returning to Hawaii, she was elected to the Honolulu City Council, where she served from 2011 to 2012. In 2012, she ran for the open 2nd Congressional District seat and won the primary with 55% of the vote in an upset over former Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann. She won the general election with 81% of the vote. In the House of Representatives, Gabbard serves on the Armed Services and Foreign Affairs committees. She is also a military police officer with the Hawaii Army National Guard.

Early life and education

Tulsi Gabbard was born on April 12, 1981, in Leloaloa, American Samoa, the fourth of five children. Her father, Mike Gabbard, was born in Fagatogo, American Samoa, and became a naturalized citizen at age one. Her mother, Carol (Porter) Gabbard, was born in Decatur, Indiana. In 1983, when Gabbard was two years old, her family moved to Hawaii.[6]

Gabbard grew up in a multicultural, multi-religious household: her father is of Samoan and European ancestry and an active lector at his Catholic church, but also enjoys practicing mantra meditation, including kirtan. Her mother is of European descent and a practicing Hindu. Tulsi fully embraced Hinduism as a teenager. Her siblings' names are Bhakti, Jai, Narayan, and Vrindavan.[7][8]

Gabbard was home-schooled through high school except for two years at a girls-only missionary academy in the Philippines.[9] She graduated from Hawaii Pacific University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration in 2009.[10][11][12]

Political career

Main article: Electoral history of Tulsi Gabbard

Hawaii House of Representatives (2002–2004)

Elections

In 2002, after redistricting, Gabbard (as Gabbard Tamayo) ran to represent the 42nd House District of the Hawaii House of Representatives. She won the four-candidate Democratic primary with a plurality of 48% of the vote over Rida Cabanilla (30%), Dolfo Ramos (18%), and Gerald Vidal (4%).[13] Gabbard then defeated Republican Alfonso Jimenez in the general election, 65%–35%.[14]

In 2004, Gabbard filed for reelection, but then volunteered for Army National Guard service in Iraq. Cabanilla, who filed for a rematch, called on the incumbent to resign because she would not be able to represent her district from Iraq.[15] Gabbard thus decided not to campaign for a second term,[16] and Cabanilla won the Democratic primary, 64%–25%.[17]

Tenure

In 2002, at the age of 21, Gabbard became the youngest legislator ever elected in Hawaii's history and the youngest woman elected to state office in the nation.[5][18] She represented the Oahu 42nd District, which covers Waipahu, Honouliuli, and Ewa Beach.

She played a key role, along with her Ewa colleagues, in securing funding for infrastructure on the Ewa Plains.[12]

During her tenure Gabbard strongly supported legislation to promote clean energy. She supported legislation to expand tax credits for solar and wind, improve the net energy metering program, establish renewable energy portfolio standards, reduce taxes on the sale of ethanol and biofuels, provide funding for a seawater air conditioning project and make it easier for condo/townhouse owners to get solar.[19]

Regarding the environment, Gabbard supported legislation to better protect air quality, the water supply, endangered species and avian/marine life, fight invasive species, reduce greenhouse gases, promote recycling of food waste & packaging, improve the Deposit Beverage Container Program (bottle law), and reduce illegal dumping.[19]

As a state representative, Gabbard opposed LGBT rights, including same-sex marriage and civil unions. But she subsequently opposed the Defense of Marriage Act, arguing that "marriage is a bond of love, and it's spiritual and metaphysical in nature. It's a sacred bond, and that is not an area where government should be involved."[20][21]

Committee assignments

  • Economic Development
  • Education
  • Higher Education
  • Tourism

Honolulu City Council (2011–2012)

Elections

After returning home from her second deployment to the Middle East in 2009, Gabbard ran for a seat on the Honolulu City Council.[22] Incumbent City Councilman Rod Tam, of the 6th district, decided to retire in order to run for Mayor of Honolulu. In the ten-candidate nonpartisan open primary in September 2010, Gabbard finished first with 33% of the vote.[23] In the November 2 runoff election, she defeated Sesnita Moepono, 58%–42%, to win the seat.[24]

Tenure

In her capacity as committee chair, Gabbard took the lead on many issues such as medical waste, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), dengue fever, and creating new economic opportunities through Honolulu's first Sister City Summit.[citation needed] As a councilmember, she introduced a measure to help food truck vendors by loosening parking restrictions.[25]

Gabbard also introduced Bill 54, a measure that authorized city workers to confiscate personal belongings stored on public property.[26][27] The measure overcame opposition from the ACLU[28] and Occupy Hawai'i,[29] and a potential conflict with Hawaii's constitutional law, Kānāwai Māmalahoe, which protects "those who sleep by the roadside". Bill 54 passed[29] and became City Ordinance 1129.

On April 30, 2011, Gabbard informed her constituents that she was resuming the use of her birth name, Tulsi Gabbard, and that there would be no cost to city taxpayers for reprinting City Council materials containing her name.[30] She resigned from the council on August 16, 2012, to focus on her congressional campaign.[31]

Committee assignments

  • Safety (Chair)
  • Economic Development (Chair)
  • Government Affairs (Chair)
  • Budget (Vice Chair)
  • Zoning and Public Works

United States House of Representatives (2013–present)

Elections

2012
Gabbard in January 2012.
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2012 § District 2

In early 2011, Mazie Hirono, the incumbent Congresswoman in Hawaii's second congressional district, announced that she would run for a U.S. Senate seat. Soon after that, in May 2011, Gabbard announced her candidacy for the House seat.[32] She was endorsed by the Sierra Club,[33] Emily's List,[34] and VoteVets.org.[35] Honolulu Mayor Mufi Hannemann was the best-known candidate in the six-way primary, but Gabbard won in a major upset, taking 55% of the vote. Hannemann finished second, with 34%. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser described her win as an "improbable rise from a distant underdog to victory".[36] On August 13, Gabbard announced that she would resign from the City Council to prevent the cost of a separate special election,[37] and she did so on August 16.[38]

As the Democratic nominee, Gabbard traveled to Charlotte, North Carolina and spoke at the 2012 Democratic National Convention.[39] There she credited grassroots support as the reason for her come-from-behind win in the primary.[40]

Gabbard won the general election on November 6, 2012, defeating Republican Kawika Crowley 81% to 19%.[41]

2014
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2014 § District 2

In December 2012, Gabbard applied to be considered for appointment to the Senate seat vacated by the death of Daniel Inouye,[42] but despite support from prominent mainland Democrats,[43][44] she was not among the three candidates selected by the Hawaii Democratic party.[45]

Gabbard won reelection to the House on November 4, 2014, defeating Crowley again, 78.7% to 18.6%.

2016

Gabbard was reelected to the House in 2016, defeating her opponent, Angela Kaaihue, by 140,000 votes (81.2%-18.8%).[46]

Tenure

In her first term, Gabbard introduced the Helping Heroes Fly Act, which passed unanimously in both the House and Senate. This measure improves airport security screenings for severely wounded veterans, and was signed into law by the President.[citation needed]

Gabbard led the passage of a measure to reinstate the Native Hawaiian Education Act to increase student achievement and opportunity among Native Hawaiian children.[citation needed] She added a provision to the FARM bill to help Hawaii’s coffee farmers and protect them from the destructive coffee berry borer pest.[citation needed]

Gabbard led an effort to pass legislation to assist victims of military sexual trauma.[47][48][better source needed]

Gabbard has criticized President Obama for not directly associating ISIS and other terrorists with Islam. She has said that “[t]hey are not fueled by a materialistic motivation. It's actually a theological [one] — this radical Islamic ideology that is allowing them to continue to recruit[.]”[49][50]

Resignation as vice chair of DNC

Gabbard, a vice-chair of the Democratic National Committee, was critical of the decision by DNC chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to hold only six debates during the 2016 Democratic Party primary season, compared with 26 in 2008 and 15 in 2004.[51][52] Some have argued that the number of debates was intentionally limited in order to bolster Secretary Hillary Clinton's position as the Democratic front-runner, citing Wasserman Schultz's previous position as co-chair of Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign as a conflict of interest and a newly created penalty barring further participation in sanctioned debates for any candidate who participates in an unsanctioned debate as an effort to limit public exposure to other candidates.[52][53] Gabbard appeared on multiple news outlets to express her dissatisfaction with the number of debates. Following her public criticisms, she claimed she was uninvited from attending the Democratic debate in Las Vegas as a result. In a telephone interview with The New York Times, Gabbard stated, "It's very dangerous when we have people in positions of leadership who use their power to try to quiet those who disagree with them. When I signed up to be vice-chair of the DNC, no one told me I would be relinquishing my freedom of speech and checking it at the door."[54]

Gabbard resigned as DNC vice-chair on February 28, 2016, in order to endorse Senator Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination.[55] She was the first female U.S. Representative to endorse Sanders.[56] At the 2016 Democratic National Convention, Gabbard gave the nominating speech putting his name forward.[57]

Furthermore, in July 2016, Gabbard launched a petition to end the Democratic Party's process of appointing superdelegates in the nomination process,[58] and ran ads for the petition on Facebook.

An October 2016 batch of leaks from Wikileaks contained an email to Gabbard reprimanding her for endorsing Bernie Sanders for president. Darnell Strom and Michael Kives remarked that they were "impressed by your intellect, your passion, and commitment to getting things done on behalf of the American people. For you to endorse a man who has spent almost 40 years in public office with very few accomplishments, doesn't fall in line with what we previously thought of you." They go on to say, "to support the sinking Bernie Sanders ship is disrespectful to Hillary Clinton" and "we no longer trust your judgement so will not be raising money for your campaign."[59]

Former Ohio State Senator Nina Turner spoke to The New York Times voicing concerns over that email, saying, "Here you have a very good public servant in Hawaii that went with her heart, and what she gets are threats by the moneyed machine." Additionally, she said that "It tells me that they are going to be gunning if I dare run for anything else." [60]

On November 21, 2016, Rep. Gabbard became the second Democrat to meet with President-elect Donald J. Trump and his transition team at Trump Tower after Michelle Rhee.[61]

Committee assignments

In her first Congressional term Gabbard served on the Committee on Homeland Security in addition to serving on the Committee on Foreign Affairs[62]

Caucus membership

  • Congressional Future Caucus (founder and co-chair)
  • Congressional Post 9/11 Veterans Caucus (founder and co-chair)
  • Congressional Diversifying Technology Caucus (founder and co-chair)
  • Congressional Veterans Jobs Caucus
  • Congressional Bipartisan Veterans Caucus
  • House National Guard and Reserve Components Caucus
  • Congressional STEAM Caucus
  • Congressional Small Business Caucus
  • Congressional India Caucus
  • Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus

Military service (2004–present)

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

In April 2003, while serving in office, Gabbard enlisted in the Hawaii Army National Guard.[63] She received several distinguished honor graduate titles and awards at Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training.[citation needed]

In July 2004, Gabbard asked to deploy with her Hawaii Army National Guard unit, volunteering for a 12-month tour in Iraq, where she served in a field medical unit as a specialist with the 29th Support Battalion medical company.[64] She learned that she would not be able to serve with her unit and perform her duties as a legislator, and thus chose not to campaign for a second term in office.[16][65] Gabbard served at Logistical Support Area Anaconda in Iraq.[66] While on a rest-and-relaxation tour in August 2005, she presented Hawaii's condolences to the government of London regarding the 7/7 terrorist attacks.[64] She was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal at the end of this tour.[citation needed]

Upon her return from Iraq in 2006, Gabbard began serving as a legislative aide for U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka in Washington, DC.[67] She was responsible for issues involving veteran affairs, energy and natural resources, judiciary, and homeland security. She served as a surrogate speaker for Akaka on many occasions, and built a grassroots network with the veteran community in Hawaii.[citation needed]

In March 2007, while working for Akaka, Gabbard graduated from the Accelerated Officer Candidate School at the Alabama Military Academy.[68] She was the first woman to finish as the distinguished honor graduate in the Academy's 50-year history.[5][67] She was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and assigned again to the 29th Brigade Special Troops Battalion of the Hawaii Army National Guard, this time to serve as the Military Police Platoon Leader.[69]

Gabbard continued to work for Akaka until 2009, when she again voluntarily deployed with her unit to the Middle East.

In May 2010, Gabbard was one of thirty finalists for a White House Fellowship[70] and one of three finalists from Hawaii,[71] but was not selected as a fellow.[72]

In June 2011, Gabbard visited Indonesia[73] as part of a peacekeeping training with the Indonesian Army.[74]

On October 12, 2015, Captain Gabbard was promoted to major at a ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Akaka administered the oath of office to the new major.[75][76] She continues to serve as a major in the Hawaii Army National Guard.[77]

Non-profit organizations and associations

Gabbard co-founded Healthy Hawaiʻi Coalition, an environmental educational group of which she is vice president and educational programs coordinator.[33][78] She is a lifetime member of the National Guard Association of the United States and the Military Police Regimental Association.[citation needed]

Gabbard was also a cofounder of the non-profit Stand Up For America,[79] which she and her father co-founded in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks.[80] SUFA's site profiled Gabbard[81] and hosted letters from her sent during her deployments overseas.[82][83] The Stand Up For America site came under criticism in September 2010 for promoting Gabbard's campaign for the Honolulu City Council. Gabbard said the improper addition "was an honest mistake from a volunteer", and the problematic page and link were immediately removed.[79]

Political positions

Gabbard (Hawaii, District 2) speaking at a luncheon in February 2013.

Economics

Banking

In her campaign materials and editorials, Gabbard calls for a restoration of the Glass-Steagall Act,[84] a ban on naked credit default swaps, and forced breakup of the "big banks".[85] She also condemned banks that foreclosed on the homes of deployed troops.[86] She is a co-sponsor of HR381: Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2015, which would revive the separation between commercial banking and the securities business, in the manner provided in the Glass-Steagall Act.

Trans-Pacific Partnership

Gabbard strongly opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership and has led protests against it.[87] A member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, she has been highly critical of both the deal itself and the secrecy surrounding its exact text, arguing that it will largely benefit multinational corporations at the expense of American workers while actively contributing to existing threats to the environment, such as global warming and pollution. Gabbard has said, "The TPP agreement will benefit Wall Street banks and multinational corporations on the backs of hard-working Americans, and it will increase existing threats to our environment...If it contains the same noxious provisions we suspected it would, I will do all I can to defeat the TPP when it comes before Congress for a final up-or-down vote."[88]

On February 3, 2016, representatives of TPP nations met in New Zealand to officially sign the trade deal. Gabbard joined Rosa DeLauro, Louise Slaughter and Debbie Dingell, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka, and representatives from MoveOn and the Sierra Club at a press conference to publicly criticize the TPP. During the press conference, she made an impassioned plea against the agreement, arguing that it benefits large corporations at the expense of working Americans: "The American people have been left out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership from the very beginning and it shows in the resulting agreement. If this deal is enacted, the American people will be left behind as corporations benefit. From an ISDS (Investor-state dispute settlement) process that allows foreign corporations to overrule our domestic rule of law, to unenforceable labor, environmental, and human rights protections, to no protections against currency manipulation, this deal helps the corporate class while selling out working Americans and their families."[89]

Fiscal cliff and sequestration

In opposing sequestration cuts, Gabbard has said that the cuts are being used as a "political tool"[90] and that the "arbitrary, across-the-board cuts" would affect military readiness.[91]

Foreign policy

Iran

Gabbard voted in favor of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which lifted sanctions on Iran.[92]

Iraq

Although she served in the war in Iraq, in late 2012 she said, "I was against the war in Iraq. We never should have gone there in the first place."[93] She calls for an immediate withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan[94] "as quickly and safely as possible".[95] Gabbard believes that the United States' victory conditions in Iraq have not been clearly defined.[96]

Pakistan

In October 2016, she criticized Pakistan, saying, "People within the Pakistani government continue to provide tacit and overt support for terrorism. This is not new; this pattern of attacks has been occurring now for the past 15 years, and it must end. That's why I've continued working in Congress to cut back US assistance for Pakistan and increase pressure on Pakistan to stop this violence. In the past, the US government took steps to increase pressure on Pakistan, and it's time to revisit that approach." She expressed "solidarity with India in the face of these attacks" (referring to the 2016 Uri attack).[97]

Saudi Arabia

Gabbard was a notable opponent of a $1.15 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia, and was quoted in The Hill as saying, "Saudi Arabia continues to spend billions of dollars funding the spread of the Wahhabi Salafist ideology that fuels groups like ISIS, al Qaeda and other jihadist groups around the world. The U.S. must stop arming Saudi Arabia, stop fueling this fire and hold Saudi Arabia accountable for their actions."[98] Later, on CNN, she told Wolf Blitzer, "I think we should ask the reverse question, [which] is what is the United States doing to hold Saudi Arabia accountable for being the number one promoter of radical Islamic extremism, not only in their own country, but around the world, spending hundreds of billions of dollars in funding madrassas and schools and books and media outreach trying to influence people towards this ideology that fuels ISIS, fueling al Qaeda, what to speak of the direct and indirect support that Saudi Arabia and some of these other Gulf states gives directly to the enemy that we are supposed to be fighting and defeating. So, I think it is an important time and question for us, in the United States, to ask: Is Saudi Arabia willing to be our ally? And if they are, then they need to stop this funding, stop this support of Islamic extremists, stop promoting that ideology, and stand with us and focus on defeating our enemy: ISIS".[99]

Syria

In 2013 Gabbard opposed the Obama administration's proposed military strikes in Syria, arguing that intervention in Syria would go against America's national security, international credibility, economic interest, and moral center.[100]

Gabbard was one of three members of Congress to vote against House resolution 121, a condemnation of the government of Syria and "other parties to the conflict" for war crimes and crimes against humanity,[101] explaining that "this is a War Bill—a thinly veiled attempt to use the rationale of 'humanitarianism' as a justification for overthrowing the Syrian government".[102][103] She later introduced legislation to block U.S. military action against Syria.[104]

Gabbard has rejected suggestions for the creation of a no-fly zone in Syria, stating that such a move would risk confrontation with Russia. In November 2016 she met with United States president-elect Donald Trump to enlist his support to stop the United States' "illegal war to overthrow the Syrian government”.[105]

Environment

On April 22, 2012, Gabbard received a Sierra Club endorsement in the Democratic primary election for Hawaii's District 2.[106] The Sierra Club endorsed her for her reelection in 2014, citing her as a champion of Hawai’i families’ health, air, food and water and a clear leader on environmental issues.[107]

Gabbard cited environmental impact as a reason she opposed the Trans-Pacific Partnership.[89]

Health care

Gabbard favors allowing Medicare to negotiate with prescription drug firms, stating that that would save US taxpayers "around $14 billion a year" on average.[108] She supports full funding for Medicare and Social Security and opposes efforts to reduce benefits.[109]

Social issues and civil rights

Abortion

Gabbard is pro-choice.[110] On the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, she stated her support for that decision and for affordable healthcare services "which can contribute to fewer unplanned and teen pregnancies".[111] She supports the Affordable Care Act's mandate that all health insurance provide contraception with no co-pay.[112] In a 2011 interview with the Honolulu Civil Beat, Gabbard said she disagreed with the Obama administration's decision to overrule the FDA in allowing girls under 17 to purchase Plan B without a prescription.[113]

Drones

Responding to the Obama Administration's policy on using drones in the United States, Gabbard stated, "these tactics should never be used against our own citizens here at home".[114] She said she had a firsthand perspective on the value of these tactics and strategies during a time of war overseas in enemy territory, and that that was the appropriate place for them, not on American soil.[108]

In 2012 Gabbard argued against "the use of drones against American citizens who have the right to due process within our own system". In 2013 she said that "drone strikes and other counter-terrorism tactics should not be targeting non-combatant U.S. citizens".[93][114][115]

Immigration

To encourage tourism, Gabbard aims to relax "outdated"[116] visa restrictions for tourists, especially those originating in India and China.[7] She also focuses on H-1B visas and legal immigration issues.[7]

LGBT issues

In June 2015, Gabbard issued a statement supporting Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage, arguing that the United States was not a theocracy.[117][118][119]

In 2012, Gabbard opposed the Defense of Marriage Act and a proposed state constitutional amendment that would define marriage as between a woman and a man.[120] She has, in the past, opposed both civil unions and same-sex marriage.[20] In 2004 she argued against civil unions, saying "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."[20] After her tour of duty in the Middle East supported repeal of the DOMA and became a co-sponsor the Respect for Marriage Act after her election to Congress,[121] as she had promised to do during her campaign.[122] She also asked Hawaii state legislators "to pass legislation that will ensure fair and equal treatment for all of Hawaii's citizens".[121]

During her first Congressional term, Gabbard co-sponsored HR 1755, legislation that prohibited employment discrimination on the basis of actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity. She also co-sponsored two bills related to sexual orientation in the military. HR 2839: Restore Honor to Service Members Act gave military discharge review boards the discretion to retroactively grant honorable discharges to former members of the Armed Forces who were discharged because of their sexual orientation. HR 683 Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act provides the same benefits to same-sex military spouses as it does to different-sex spouses. In her second term, Gabbard co-sponsored HR 3185 The Equality Act, which amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity among groups protected from discrimination in public places. She was also an original co-sponsor for HR 197 Respect for Marriage Act, which would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act.

As a state legislator in 2004, Gabbard opposed House Bill 1024, which would have established legal parity between gay couples in civil unions and married straight couples. Gabbard led a protest against the bill outside the room where the House Judiciary Committee held the hearing.[123] In the same year, Gabbard expressed her opposition to Hawaii undertaking research on LGBT students, arguing that it would be a violation of their privacy and that "many parents would see the study as an indirect attempt by government to encourage young people to question their sexual orientation".[124] At the time, she disputed that Hawaii schools were rampant with anti-gay discrimination.[124] Gabbard reversed her positions on gay rights in 2012.[125]

She publicly supports reproductive choice and LGBT populations, saying that the government should not be the "moral arbiter" in people's lives.[20] While Gabbard's view on LGBT related policy has evolved, in a 2015 interview she indicated her personal beliefs about the matter were unchanged.[126] She credits her tours of duty in the Middle East with triggering her change in views:[20] "It brought me to a deeper understanding of the meaning of freedom in our country. … We cannot afford to walk down that dangerous path of government overstepping its boundaries into the most personal parts of our lives."[127]

Gabbard received the endorsement of Equality Hawaii for her support of "equal rights for same-sex military spouses (following the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell)".[128]

Native Hawaiians as indigenous people

Gabbard supports the Akaka Bill, "believe[s] the U.S. government through an act of Congress should more formally recognize the special legal/political status of Native Hawaiians",[129] and supports Native Hawaiian health and education initiatives.[130]

Personal life

Gabbard with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi; December 2014.

Gabbard's first name, "Tulsi" (Sanskrit: तुलसी, IAST: Tulsī) comes from the name of the holy basil, a plant sacred in Hinduism.[131] She is a vegetarian and a Hindu who follows Gaudiya Vaishnavism,[9] a religious movement founded by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. She especially appreciates the Bhagavad Gita as a spiritual guide,[132] and used it when she was ceremonially sworn in as a Representative.[133] Gabbard describes herself as a "karma yogi"[134] and credits her parents with instilling the value of "karma yoga" and being of service in her and her siblings.[69] As a Vaishnava, in 2012 Gabbard said that she looked forward to visiting India, especially the holy sites of Vrindavan, after starting her congressional term.[135]

Gabbard has said that she is pleased that her election gives hope to young American Hindus who "can be open about their faith, and even run for office, without fear of being discriminated against or attacked because of their religion".[136] In 2002, Gabbard was a martial arts instructor.[137]

Gabbard was married to Eduardo Tamayo in 2002;[30][138] they divorced on June 5, 2006.[139] She cites "the stresses war places on military spouses and families" as a reason for their divorce.[20] Tamayo donated $500 to Gabbard's House campaign.[140]

Gabbard called on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he visited New York on September 28, 2014, and presented him with a ginger flower garland from Hawaii.[141] She also gave him her copy of the Bhagavad Gita, the one she used to take the Oath of Office.[142]

In February 2015 Gabbard accepted the marriage proposal of Abraham Williams and they married on April 9, 2015, in a Vedic-style wedding.[143]

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's John F. Kennedy School of Government for her efforts on behalf of veterans.[144]

On March 26, 2014, Elle honored Gabbard, with others, at the Italian Embassy in the United States during its annual "Women in Washington Power List".[145]

On February 10, 2015, Voices for National Service honored Gabbard with the Outstanding New Member Award for elevating national service as a first-term legislative priority.[146]

On February 25, 2015, the National Association of Counties (NACo) awarded Gabbard the 2015 NACo County Alumni Award for her "steadfast commitment to the nation's counties".[147]

On July 15, 2015, Gabbard received the Friend of the National Parks Award from the National Parks Conservation Association.[148]

See also

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