Tulsi Gabbard's Resume

Since she visited Trump Tower the other day...here we go.



-Born in American Samoa in 1981.
-Graduated from Hawaii Pacific University with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 2009.
-Elected to the Hawaii House of Representatives representing the Oahu 42nd District in 2002.
-Instead of filing for re-election, she volunteered to enlist in the Army National Guard in 2003.
-Volunteered for a 12-month deployment to Iraq in 2004 as a specialist in a field medical unit.
-Upon returning from deployment in 2006, became a legislative aide for U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka in Washington DC.
-Underwent the Accelerated Officer Candidate School at the Alabama Military Academy and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Hawaii National Guard; she served as a military police platoon leader.
-Volunteered to deploy again to Iraq in 2009.
-Visited Indonesia as part of a peacekeeping training mission with the Indonesian Army in 2011.
-Currently, she continues to serve in the Hawaii Army National Guard as a Major.
-Elected to the Honolulu City Council in 2011.
-Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2012; won 2 subsequent elections and currently is serving in this capacity.
-Introduced a bill into the U.S. House, that was eventually approved, instituting measures to improve airport security screenings for severally wounded military veterans.
-Served as a vice-chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
-Actively criticized her party for cutting the number of primary debates from 26 in 2008 to only 6 in 2016; resigned from the position in February 2016 so she could actively endorse Bernie Sanders and even gave the nominating speech to put him forward as a nominee.
-Launched a petition in July 2016 to end the DNC’s policy of appointing superdelegates during the presidential nomination process.
-Serves on the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services.
-Serves on the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs.
-Previously served on the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security.
-Actively opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership and has called for the restoration of the Glass-Steagall Act.
-Once divorced, currently married.