Tulsi Gabbard has become the first Hindu woman to run for the 2020 US Presidential elections against Donald Trump. She is a two times Congressional representative from Hawaii.
Having a strong support from the American-Hindus, Gabbard was also the youngest woman parliamentarian of US. She will run for the US Presidential Elections in 2020 from the Democrats' side.
She converted her religion to follow Hinduism under the impact of her mother who is a Hindu by birth. Tulsi very often mentions the Vedic scripts in her speeches and social media posts. She is also a staunch follower of Lord Krishna and celebrates all major Hindu festivals.