{"id":200528,"date":"2019-12-24T06:26:38","date_gmt":"2019-12-24T06:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/former-hawaii-governor-calls-for-tulsi-gabbard-to-resign-over-missed-house-votes.html"},"modified":"2019-12-24T06:26:38","modified_gmt":"2019-12-24T06:26:38","slug":"former-hawaii-governor-calls-for-tulsi-gabbard-to-resign-over-missed-house-votes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usa.timesofnews.com\/breaking-news\/political\/former-hawaii-governor-calls-for-tulsi-gabbard-to-resign-over-missed-house-votes.html","title":{"rendered":"Former Hawaii governor calls for Tulsi Gabbard to resign over missed House votes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Former Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie called on\u00a0Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, to resign Monday, telling reporters that her congressional district deserves to be “fully represented.”<\/p>\n

Abercrombie, a Democrat who also spent nearly 20 years in the House of Representatives, told reporters that he found Gabbard’s multiple missed votes on the House floor due to her ongoing 2020 presidential bid unacceptable. He specifically cited Gabbard’s\u00a0recent missed vote on an omnibus spending bill, as well as her “present” vote on President Trump’s<\/a> impeachment.<\/p>\n

According to the website govtrack.us, Gabbard missed 88.7% of the 141 House votes taken in the past three months.<\/p>\n

Gabbard\u00a0voted “present”<\/a> on both articles of impeachment — the only lawmaker to do so. All Republicans and two Democrats — including one who has since switched parties to the GOP — voted against the articles.<\/p>\n

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“Throughout my life, whether through serving in the military or in Congress, I\u2019ve always worked to do what is in the best interests of our country. Not what\u2019s best for me politically or what\u2019s best for my political party,” Gabbard said last week. “After doing my due diligence in reviewing the 658-page impeachment report, I came to the conclusion that I could not in good conscience vote either yes or no.”<\/p>\n

She previously announced she will not be running for reelection in 2020, choosing instead to focus on her White House bid. She posted a video<\/a> in October announcing the move and expressing gratitude to the people of her district.<\/p>\n

At his press conference, Abercrombie said\u00a0Gabbard must resign her seat \u201cthe sooner the better\u201d\u00a0because \u201cshe\u2019s missing votes on almost everything.”<\/p>\n

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The former governor is also the campaign co-chairman for Hawaii State Sen. Kai Kahele of Hilo, a Democrat\u00a0seeking to succeed Gabbard next November. The district, which covers the entire state except for urban Honolulu, has never elected a Republican.<\/p>\n

Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, the state’s other U.S. representative, voted in favor of impeaching Trump.<\/p>\n

A\u00a0Gabbard representative didn\u2019t immediately respond to messages from the Associated Press on Abercrombie’s call for her resignation.<\/p>\n

The Associated Press contributed to this report<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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