President-elect Trump will soon choose his nominee to lead the country’s intelligence community and is believed to be considering a former Democrat.

Tulsi Gabbard, a former Hawaii House Democrat, is on a short list of contenders for director of national intelligence, multiple sources have confirmed to Fox News Digital.

Former Utah Republican House Rep. Chris Stewart is also in “active discussions” with the transition team about the role, a source said.

Stewart resigned from the House in 2023 to be with his wife when she had health problems. He co-founded lobbying firm Skyline Capitol with Trump’s former national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, who was also rumored to be in consideration for an administrative job.

TULSI GABBARD, FORMER DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT, JOINS REPUBLICAN PARTY AT TRUMP RALLY

Gabbard, a veteran and active-duty Army reservist, served as a Democrat in the House of Representatives from 2013 to 2021 before joining the Republican Party and campaigning for Trump in his most recent race for president. She is now co-chair of the Trump transition team.

Tulsi Gabbard, a former Hawaii House Democrat, is on a short list of candidates for director of national intelligence, multiple sources confirmed to Fox News Digital (Getty Images)

In September, Gabbard told Fox News Digital that she would be “honored” to join a Trump administration, adding that ending “the influence of the military-industrial complex,” working to prevent World War III and bringing the US back “from the brink of nuclear war” would be among her priorities.

She was reportedly interested in the job of defense secretary, but Trump reportedly promised that appointment to former Fox News host Pete Hegseth, also an Army veteran.

Gabbard has criticized Democrats as “pro-censorship” and “anti-freedom,” but her criticism also extended to Republicans. She has spoken out against U.S. involvement in the Middle East and criticized Trump during his first administration for the killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.

Gabbard had a controversial meeting with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in 2017 during the country’s civil war. She opposed U.S. arming Syrian rebel groups and said she was “willing to meet with anyone if there is a chance it could help end this war.”

Gabbard was reportedly placed on a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) terrorist watchlist known as “Quiet Skies” earlier this year.

Trump hugs Gabbard during a campaign rally at the Greensboro Coliseum on October 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

The program allows federal air marshals to track U.S. citizens and gather information about their behavior in an effort to stop threats “from unknown or partially known terrorists.”

TULSI GABBARD SAYS SHE WOULD BE ‘HONORED’ TO JOIN A POTENTIAL TRUMP ADMINISTRATION

“While I was traveling, every time I went to the airport to fly, I had to go through 30 to 45 minutes of screening,” she told Fox’s One Nation. “I’ve spotted air marshals, I’ve spotted K-9 teams. There were things I saw and noticed that were highly unusual. But the deepest pain, damage and stress this has caused is that I am, forever in the future, always will be I look over my shoulder and wonder if and how my government is watching me.”

Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, questions Ambassador Kurt Volker, a former special envoy to Ukraine, and Tim Morrison, a former National Security Council official, as they testify before the House Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Nov. 19. 2019, during a public hearing on President Trump’s efforts to tie U.S. aid to Ukraine to investigations into his political opponents. (Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via Reuters)

In Congress, she co-sponsored legislation that would ban the first use of nuclear weapons and often denounced politicians who “beat the drums of war and increase tensions.”

Gabbard, a Fox News contributor, could not be reached for comment.

Trump on Tuesday tapped John Ratcliffe, his former director of national intelligence, to lead the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

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The director of national intelligence heads an office that advises the president, the National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council on national security issues. Any nominee for the role must be confirmed by the Senate – or appointed on an acting basis.