Tulsi Gabbard
Former representative for Hawaii's 2nd district · Democrat; served until January 3, 2021
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Seats held: Representative for HI-2, 2013–2021.
Votes compared with what constituents said
- Cooperative Election Study: voted with 18 of 22 surveyed votes where the district's estimated majority was clear.
- Democracy Fund + UCLA Nationscape: voted with 3 of 3 surveyed votes where the district's estimated majority was clear.
| Survey question | Vote | How they voted | What constituents said | Compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legalize marijuana (MORE Act) | December 4, 2020 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (65% support, likely 57.8–72.2%) | With the majority |
| Ban people from predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States | July 22, 2020 · official record | Yea (against the proposal) | Most oppose (30.3% support, likely 22.7–38%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Grant statehood and representation in Congress to Washington DC (Washington, D.C. Admission Act) | June 26, 2020 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (58.7% support, likely 44.7–72.7%) | Too close to call |
| Ban police officers from using chokeholds | June 25, 2020 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (74.3% support, likely 63–85.5%) | Related bill, not counted |
| HEROES Act ($3 trillion more in coronavirus relief, May 2020) | May 15, 2020 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (79.9% support, likely 70.6–89.2%) | With the majority |
| Allow people to work in unionized workplaces without paying union dues | February 6, 2020 · official record | Did not vote | Too close to call (57.8% support, likely 49.9–65.7%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Impeach President Trump (December 2019) | December 18, 2019 · official record | Present | Too close to call (49.3% support, likely 38.4–60.3%) | Didn't vote |
| Remove President Trump from office for obstruction of Congress | December 18, 2019 · official record | Present | Too close to call (56.5% support, likely 45.5–67.6%) | Didn't vote |
| Remove President Trump from office for abuse of power | December 18, 2019 · official record | Present | Too close to call (58.8% support, likely 47.8–69.9%) | Didn't vote |
| Raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour (Raise the Wage Act) | July 18, 2019 · official record | Did not vote | Most support (75.9% support, likely 69.5–82.3%) | Didn't vote |
| Raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour (Raise the Wage Act) | July 18, 2019 · official record | Did not vote | Most support (78.4% support, likely 68.9–88%) | Didn't vote |
| Raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour (Raise the Wage Act) | July 18, 2019 · official record | Did not vote | Most support (70.7% support, likely 59–82.4%) | Didn't vote |
| Create a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought here as children (American Dream and Promise Act) | June 4, 2019 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (86.7% support, likely 83.1–90.3%) | With the majority |
| Give permanent resident status to immigrants brought to the U.S. as children (American Dream and Promise Act) | June 4, 2019 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (80.3% support, likely 71.1–89.5%) | With the majority |
| Give permanent resident status to immigrants brought to the U.S. as children (American Dream and Promise Act) | June 4, 2019 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (76.6% support, likely 66.2–87%) | With the majority |
| Prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (Equality Act) | May 17, 2019 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (75.3% support, likely 65.6–85%) | With the majority |
| Prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (Equality Act) | May 17, 2019 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (70.8% support, likely 59.9–81.8%) | With the majority |
| Cap carbon emissions to combat climate change | May 2, 2019 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (81.6% support, likely 77.3–85.9%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Allow transgender people to serve in the military | March 28, 2019 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (74.3% support, likely 67.2–81.3%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Require equal pay for women and men doing similar jobs (Paycheck Fairness Act) | March 27, 2019 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (90.1% support, likely 81.9–98.3%) | With the majority |
| Require equal pay for women and men doing similar jobs (Paycheck Fairness Act) | March 27, 2019 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (91.9% support, likely 83.6–100%) | With the majority |
| Require background checks for all gun purchases (Bipartisan Background Checks Act) | February 27, 2019 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (94.1% support, likely 91.6–96.6%) | With the majority |
| Build a wall on the southern border | February 26, 2019 · official record | Yea (against the proposal) | Most oppose (39.8% support, likely 34.7–44.9%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Repeal only the Affordable Care Act's requirement that everyone have health insurance | December 20, 2017 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (46.5% support, likely 36.2–56.8%) | Related bill, not counted |
| The 2017 tax bill (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) | December 20, 2017 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (53.6% support, likely 43.1–64.1%) | Too close to call |
| Impose sanctions on countries and firms doing business with North Korea | July 25, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (73.9% support, likely 64.1–83.6%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Require the President to get Congress's approval to ease sanctions on Russia | July 25, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (77.1% support, likely 67.8–86.5%) | With the majority |
| Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea) | July 25, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (74.9% support, likely 63.4–86.3%) | With the majority |
| No Sanctuary for Criminals Act (withhold grants from cities that limit cooperation with immigration enforcement) | June 29, 2017 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (56.6% support, likely 44–69.2%) | Too close to call |
| Kate's Law (longer prison terms for people who re-enter the U.S. illegally after deportation) | June 29, 2017 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (78.8% support, likely 67.2–90.4%) | Against the majority |
| Financial CHOICE Act (roll back the Dodd-Frank financial rules) | June 8, 2017 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most oppose (36.1% support, likely 24.5–47.6%) | With the majority |
| Partly repeal the Affordable Care Act (American Health Care Act) | May 4, 2017 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most oppose (34% support, likely 24–44%) | With the majority |
| American Health Care Act (partly repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act) | May 4, 2017 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (47.9% support, likely 36–59.7%) | Too close to call |
| Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2017 (government funding through September 2017) | May 3, 2017 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (70.6% support, likely 59.1–82%) | With the majority |
| Repeal the Affordable Care Act | January 6, 2016 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (60.1% support, likely 50.5–69.8%) | Against the majority |
| Highway and transportation funding (FAST Act) | December 3, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (89.2% support, likely 82.1–96.3%) | With the majority |
| Education reform (Every Student Succeeds Act, replacing No Child Left Behind) | December 2, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (83.5% support, likely 75.5–91.6%) | With the majority |
| Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement | June 18, 2015 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (56.6% support, likely 47.1–66.1%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement | June 18, 2015 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (61.6% support, likely 49.8–73.4%) | Related bill, not counted |
| USA Freedom Act (end bulk collection of phone records) | May 13, 2015 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (72.1% support, likely 59.9–84.2%) | Against the majority |
| USA Freedom Act (end bulk collection of phone records) | May 13, 2015 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most support (66.4% support, likely 53.8–79.1%) | Against the majority |
| Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act (change how Medicare pays doctors) | March 26, 2015 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (70.2% support, likely 61.1–79.3%) | With the majority |
| Approve the Keystone XL pipeline | February 11, 2015 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (59.7% support, likely 47.8–71.5%) | Too close to call |
| Repeal the Affordable Care Act | February 3, 2015 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (58.9% support, likely 47–70.9%) | Too close to call |
| Ryan budget plan (House budget resolution) | April 10, 2014 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Most oppose (25.4% support, likely 16.2–34.6%) | Related bill, not counted |
| Raise the debt ceiling | February 11, 2014 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Too close to call (46.8% support, likely 37.1–56.5%) | Too close to call |
| Agriculture bill (farm programs and food stamps, 2014 Farm Bill) | January 29, 2014 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (65% support, likely 55.5–74.6%) | With the majority |
| Student Success Act (return control of K-12 school standards to states) | July 19, 2013 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (45.3% support, likely 33.3–57.4%) | Too close to call |
| Ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy (Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act) | June 18, 2013 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (57.8% support, likely 45.5–70%) | Too close to call |
| Repeal the Affordable Care Act | May 16, 2013 · official record | Nay (against the proposal) | Too close to call (51% support, likely 38.8–63.3%) | Too close to call |
| Renew the Violence Against Women Act | February 28, 2013 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (84.5% support, likely 72.8–96.2%) | With the majority |
| Renew the Violence Against Women Act | February 28, 2013 · official record | Yea (for the proposal) | Most support (90.4% support, likely 80.1–100%) | With the majority |
Attendance
In the 116th Congress, Tulsi Gabbard missed 343 of 954 House votes (36%). On votes where most of their party voted one way, they voted with their party 97.2% of the time.