She’s pretty.
Republican turned Democrat.
Buddhist.
From HI.
Gabbard grew up in a multicultural, multi-religious household: her father is of Samoan and European ancestry and an active lector at his Catholic church, but also enjoys practicing mantra meditation, including kirtan.
Her mother is of European descent and a practicing Hindu. Tulsi fully embraced Hinduism as a teenager. Her siblings’ names are Bhakti, Jai, Narayan and Vrindavan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulsi_Gabbard
Hindu not Buddhist.