Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard is the District 6 Honolulu City Council member. Gabbard took office in January 2011 and is chair of the Safety, Economic Development and Government Affairs Committee.
District 6 covers a portion of Makiki, Downtown Honolulu, Punchbowl, Liliha, Pauoa Valley, Nuuanu, Alewa Heights, Papakolea, Kalihi Valley and some of Kalihi.
After just six months on the council, Gabbard announced she will run for the 2nd Congressional District seat being vacated by Rep. Mazie Hirono. If Gabbard's bid is unsuccessful, she will still be able to serve the remainder of her council term.
Also in May, Gabbard announced she was dropping her husband's last name. Up until that point, she went as Tulsi Gabbard Tamayo.
As of January 2012, Gabbard had become one of two frontrunners for the CD2 seat, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for her campaign.
