Tulsi Gabbard (The More Things Changed)

Tulsi Gabbard (/ˈtʌlsi ˈɡæbərd/, born April 12, 1981) is an American politician of the Democratic Party serving as the U.S. Representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district since 2013; she is the first Samoan American and the first Hindu member of the United States Congress. She previously served as a Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee until February 28th, 2016, when she resigned to endorse Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination.

Following the her narrow primary loss in 2018 to Representative-elect Cindy Adams, she has founded the political action organization People for Peace to advocate for her ideas on a national and international stage. She concurrently serves on the Board of Directors for the 501(c)(4) organization Not by a Mile.

She is considered a potential contender for the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries.