LegiStorm

Summary

Biographical

Family:

Education

• Hawaii Pacific University - BSBA, international business (2009)

• Leeward Community College (Pearl City, Hawaii) - TV production

Office History

Election Results

• 2019 (Nov. 6, 2018 election)

  2nd Congressional District of Hawaii
  Tulsi Gabbard, 77.00%

  Democrat
  Brian Evans, 23.00%

  Republican

• 2017 (Nov. 8, 2016 election)

  2nd Congressional District of Hawaii
  Tulsi Gabbard, 81.16%

  Democrat
  Angela Aulani Kaaihue, 18.84%

  Republican

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  2nd Congressional District of Hawaii
  Tulsi Gabbard, 75.76%

  Democrat
  Kawika Crowley, 17.94%

  Republican
  Joe Kent, 2.50%

  Libertarian

• 2013 (Nov. 6, 2012 election)

  2nd Congressional District of Hawaii
  Tulsi Gabbard, 76.84%

  Democrat
  Kawika Crowley, 18.56%

  Republican

Employment History

• Healthy Hawai'i Coalition (2000-2012)

  Vice President

• Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI) (Nov. 2006-Sept. 2009)

  Legislative Assistant

Associated Organizations

• Tulsi Now

• Tulsi Aloha

• Time to Unite Lead and Serve with Integrity

• Honolulu City Council (Jan. 2, 2011-Aug. 16, 2012)

  Member

Awards

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (June 2020)

• Ocean of Possibilities Award (AccesSurf) (Oct. 2018)

• National Service Award (Indian American Friendship Council) (Oct. 2017)

• Leadership in Government Award (Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America) (Sept. 2017)

• Friend of the National Parks Award (National Parks Conservation Association) (July 2015)

• Outstanding New Member Award (Voices for National Service) (2015)

• 50 Most Beautiful People (The Hill) (2015)

Military History

• Hawaii Army National Guard (April 2003-)

  Major

  Served in Iraq and Kuwait

Awards and Honors:

• Combat Medical Badge

• Meritorious Service Medal

Official Signature

Privately Financed Travel

5 trips taken between 2013 - 2017 costing $34,050

See map of trips

Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Fun Fact

Caught Our Eye

• Two representatives on pace to overspend 2019 budgets

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 17, 2019
  Two Democratic representatives are on track to overspend their 2019 office budgets if they keep up their spending, according to a new LegiStorm breakdown of member expenses. read more

• In Q2, some vulnerable reps spent big to reach voters

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Sept. 10, 2018
  Ten representatives are on pace to overspend their 2018 budgets, thanks to officially funded efforts to reach constituents before Election Day. read more

• VFW adds Rep. Gabbard aide to legislative team

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on May 31, 2017
  The Veterans of Foreign Wars added Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's (D-Hawaii) military legislative assistant to its legislative staff this month.  read more

• Based on paychecks, congressional staff strongly favor Clinton over Trump

  Posted by Nate Hoffman on May 9, 2016
  If the presidential race ends up being the insider Hillary Clinton versus the outsider Donald Trump, congressional staff are showing a crystal clear preference for the insider Clinton based on who they are working for.  read more

• TEDxMaui founder named Gabbard's Maui field rep

  Posted by J. Todd Foster on April 13, 2016
  A wedding planner, marketing guru and founder of TEDxMaui, a spinoff of a global nonprofit that brings together inspiring speakers from the worlds of technology, entertainment and design, is now the Maui field representative for Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii). read more

• Congress joins in weekend House-of-Cards binge

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on March 2, 2015
  When Netflix released the new "House of Cards" season Friday, staffers were a little busy with a shutdown showdown. read more