Tulsi Gabbard Height, Ex-husband Eduardo Tamayo, Parents, Wikipedia Bio

Tulsi Gabbard is a woman deeply embroiled in politics. He served as a Member of the US House of Representatives for Hawaii’s 2nd congressional district from January 3rd, 2013 to January 3rd, 2021. Tulsi Gabbard’s Wikipedia Biography to know about her parents, height, and ex-husband Eduardo Tamayo.

She was also a Vice-Chair of the Democratic National Committee during the period between January 22nd in 2013 to February 27th in 2016. Moreover, Tulsi is a member of the Democratic Party in the United States of America.

Other than being a politician, she is also an Iraq war veteran. She had also joined the race for the presidency seat in 2020, however, she withdrew from it later in the same year.

How Tall is Tulsi Gabbard?

Tulsi is 5 feet 9 inches which makes her 175 cm tall. This is higher compared to the average height for women which is 5 feet 4 inches.

Tulsi Gabbard Wikipedia Bio

Tulsi Gabbard was born on the 12th of April in 1981, which makes her 40 years currently. She will be turning 41 in a couple of weeks this year. Tulsi was born in Leloaloa, American Samoa.

Looking at her educational background, Tulsi was homeschooled but then proceeded to study at Hawaii Pacific University in 2009 where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.

She was elected as the first youngest member of the state’s House of Representatives at the age of 21 in 2002.

Gabbard then joined the military service in 2003 where she was deployed to Iraq for war. After this period, she won awards for her service such as Combat Medical Badge and Meritorious Service Medal.

She also voluntarily joined the Kuwait National Guard soldiers in Kuwait where she trained them in 2008.

Tulsi held the office for Vice-Chair of the Democratic National Committee (2013-2016), before handing it down to approve Senator Bernie Sanders in the upcoming Democratic presidential nomination in 2016.

A Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee, Tulsi Gabbard
A Vice-Chair of the Democratic National Committee, Tulsi Gabbard

Looking at some of the things that Tulsi agrees with, we can see that she supports abortion, that she used to be against gayism but now supports the LGBTQ community.

Among her achievements, we can acknowledge that she took part in the drafting of the Family Act and made a provision for universal basic income. In early 2019, Tulsi decided to enter the presidential race under the Democratic party’s support.

Before this, she had withdrawn from being re-elected into the House of Representatives.

However, her race for candidacy did not last long as she also withdrew from it around August 2020 and instead gave support to Joe Biden. Her spot in the House was also taken on the 3rd of January 2021 by Kai Kahele.

She also started a podcast in January 2021, This is Tulsi Gabbard, where she gives insights about life and its challenges and the problems currently faced.

She was a strong advocate for foreign policy, criminal justice, healthcare, immigration, and even climate change.

First Husband Eduardo Tamayo

Tulsi was first married to Eduardo Tamayo, an American businessman, secretly in the year 2002. It is alleged that their relationship started back when they were in high school.

However, this marriage did not last very long since it had shortcomings, for example, Tulsi was working in the military and therefore most of the time she wasn’t around to stay with her husband.

Once she was back from Iraq, a divorce petition was filed and they were officially separated in 2006.

Tulsi Gabbard's ex-husband, Eduardo Tamayo
Tulsi Gabbard’s ex-husband, Eduardo Tamayo

However, Tulsi still held on to her maiden name, Tamayo, for a short while before she dropped it. After a few years, she got married to a cinematographer, Abraham Williams, on 9th April 2015 under a Vedic wedding ceremony.

Regarding kids, there is no information on whether she had any kids with either of her husbands.

Tulsi Gabbard with her current husband, Abraham Williams
Tulsi Gabbard with her current husband, Abraham Williams

Parents

Tulsi Gabbard is born to Mike(father) and Carol(mother) Gabbard. Her father’s birthplace is in American Samoa but he grew up in Hawaii and Florida, whereas her mother’s birthplace is Indiana but she grew up in Michigan. She also has four other siblings.

Tulsi Gabbard with her parents
Tulsi Gabbard with her parents, Mike and Carol

Ethnicity, Nationality, and Religion

Tulsi has a mixed ethnicity of both Samoan and European. She is of American nationality. Regarding her religion, it is known that during her younger years she was exposed to the Science of Identity Foundation Spiritual Group and proceeded to practice the Hindu faith as she developed into her teenage years which she practices till recently.

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