Tulsi Gabbard
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's 2nd district |
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Assumed office January 3, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Mazie Hirono |
| Member of the Honolulu City Council from the 6th district |
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In office January 2, 2011 – August 16, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Rod Tam |
| Succeeded by | Carol Fukunaga |
| Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 42nd district |
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In office 2002–2004 |
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| Preceded by | Mark Moses |
| Succeeded by | Rida Cabanilla |
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April 12, 1981 Leloaloa, American Samoa, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) |
Eduardo Tamayo (m. 2002; div. 2006) Abraham Williams (m. 2015) |
| Alma mater | Hawaii Pacific University (BS) |
| Website | House website |
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| Allegiance |
 United States |
| Service/branch |
 United States Army
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| Years of service | 2004–present |
| Rank |
 Major
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| Battles/wars | Iraq 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 to endorse Senator Bernie Sanders for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination. Elected in 2012, she is the first American Samoan and the first Hindu member of the United States Congress. She served in a combat zone in Iraq. Gabbard (then known as Tulsi Gabbard Tamayo) served in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 2002 to 2004, becoming at age 21 the youngest woman to be elected to a state legislature at the time.
Gabbard supports abortion rights, opposed the Trans-Pacific Partnership, has called for a restoration of the Glass-Steagall Act, and has been in favor of same-sex marriage since 2012. She opposes US-led regime-change wars like those in Iraq, Libya, and Syria, and has opposed removal of Bashar Al-Assad from power, arguing that US regime-change intervention in Syria's civil war is a source of the Syrian refugee crisis.
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