Ed Case

Edward Espenett "Ed" Case (born September 27, 1952) is a politician from Hawai'i in the United States. He currently serves the residents of the Hawai'i Second Congressional District (map) in the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat. He was first elected in 2002 in a special election to fill the seat of the deceased Patsy T. Mink, who died of pneumonia. Official Congressional Portrait of Ed Case (D-HI) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Official Congressional Portrait of Ed Case (D-HI) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 95 days remaining. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A politician is an individual involved in politics to the extent of holding or running for public office. ... Official language(s) Hawaiian and English Capital Largest city Honolulu Honolulu Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 43rd 10,941 sq mi  28,337 km² n/a miles  n/a km 1,522 miles  2,450 km 41. ... The chamber of the United States House of Representatives is located in the south wing of the Capitol building, in Washington, D.C.. This photograph shows a rare glimpse of the four vote tallying boards (the blackish squares across the top), which display each members name and vote as... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Patsy T. Mink was the first non-white woman to serve in Congress. ... Pneumonia is an illness of the lungs and respiratory system in which the microscopic, air-filled sacs (alveoli) responsible for absorbing oxygen from the atmosphere become inflamed and flooded with fluid. ...

Case first gained popularity in Hawai'i as majority leader of the Hawai'i State Legislature and for his reform campaign for Governor of Hawai'i in 2002. Hawaii Governor Benjamin J. Cayetano speaks before a special session of the legislature on January 24, 2000. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ...

On January 19, 2006, Case announced that he will challenge Sen. Daniel Akaka in the primary for his US Senate seat. January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Daniel Kahikina Akaka (born September 11, 1924) is a U.S. Senator from Hawaii and a member of the Democratic Party. ...

Early years

He was born on September 27, 1952 in Hilo on the island of Hawai'i, the eldest of six children. On the Big Island, he attended Waiakea-Kai and Keaukaha Elementary Schools through the sixth grade. In 1970, Case graduated from Hawaii Preparatory Academy in Kamuela. After high school, Case traveled for a year in Australia, where he worked as a jackeroo on a New South Wales sheep station, and New Zealand. Case then attended Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, where he obtained his bachelor's degree in psychology in 1975. In 1981, Case graduated from the University of California Hastings College of Law in San Francisco with a juris doctor, following in the footsteps of earlier generations of Case attorneys. September 27 is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 95 days remaining. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hilo is a coastal city in the State of Hawaii, and is the largest municipal area on the island of Hawai‘i. ... The Island of Hawaii (called the Big Island or Hawaii proper) is one of eight main islands that make up the U.S. State of Hawaii. ... The Island of Hawaii (called the Big Island or Hawaii proper) is one of eight main islands that make up the U.S. State of Hawaii. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Hawaii Preparatory Academy is a coeducational independent school in Kamuela, Hawaii teaching kindergarten through the twelfth grade. ... Kamuela, Hawaii is a town of Hawaii County on the Big Island in the state of Hawaii, United States. ... Williams College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in Williamstown, Massachusetts. ... Williamstown is a town located in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of California (UC) is a public university system in the state of California. ... The University of California Hastings College of the Law is a law school located in downtown San Francisco, California. ... For details about the famous earthquake, refer to the article 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. ... J.D. redirects here; for alternative uses, see JD. Juris Doctor (J.D.) is a professional doctorate awarded by American law schools as the first degree in law. ...

From 1981 to 1982, Case served as law clerk to Hawaii Supreme Court Chief Justice William S. Richardson. From 1983 to 2002, Case worked at the law firm Carlsmith Ball in Honolulu where he became a partner in 1989, and served as managing partner from 1992 to 1994, when he was first elected to the Hawaii House of Representatives. He resigned his partnership upon winning election to Congress. 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Honolulu redirects here. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Hawaii House of Representatives is the lower house of the Hawaii State Legislature. ... A congress is a gathering of people, especially a gathering for a political purpose. ...

Political life

Case got his first taste of political life as Legislative Assistant to Congressman and then Senator Spark Matsunaga in Washington, D.C. from 1975 to 1978. In 1985, Case won his first election, to the Manoa Neighborhood Board of Honolulu. He became its chairman in 1987, a position he held until retirement from the board in 1989. Spark Matsunaga Spark Masayuki Matsunaga (October 8, 1916 - April 15, 1990) was a United States Senator from Hawaii. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Case served four two-year terms in the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1994 to 2002, focusing on basic change in Hawaii governance. In 1999, after Case led an effort to replace the leadership of the State House, his Democratic peers elected him Majority Leader. But as Majority Leader, Case butted heads with influential senior members of the Democratic Party who were wedded to the status quo and resistant to change. Case led a fierce battle to reform the way state government operated and repeatedly warned that Hawai'i was not addressing long-term fiscal challenges. On the last legislative day of 2000, Case said in a floor speech: "If you cannot make those choices, please get out of the way, because you are just making it harder for the rest of us." Many scholars and analysts view this event as the opening salvo that would end Democratic rule over Hawai'i for the first time in 40 years, with the election of a Republican governor in 2002. Case was seen as a hero by residents while senior Democrats looked at him with dismay. The Hawaii House of Representatives is the lower house of the Hawaii State Legislature. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...

2002 Gubernatorial Campaign

Ed Case, D.G. Anderson (former GOP Chairman) and Mazie K. Hirono (former Lt. Gov.) debated each other on KHON, September 5, 2002, for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in one of the closest primary races in state history.

In early 2001, at the beginning of his fourth term in the Hawaii State House, Case chose not to continue as Majority Leader so that he could speak out independently on the changes he believed Hawaii needed to make in its political and other systems. In October 2001, Case announced his candidacy for Governor of Hawai'i in 2002. Riding on public anger over the status quo under the leadership of what was collectively known as the "Old Boys' Network" of Hawai'i politics, Case's initial opponent was the early favorite in the race, Mayor of Honolulu Jeremy Harris. Case supporters were discontent with the Hawai'i Democratic Party machine which had ruled the state for 40 years and left the economy stagnant, a machine to which Harris was closely tied and which he sought to inherit. Screenshot from the Hawaii Democratic Gubernatorial Debate in 2002, Democratic Party of Hawaii This work is copyrighted. ... Screenshot from the Hawaii Democratic Gubernatorial Debate in 2002, Democratic Party of Hawaii This work is copyrighted. ... The factual accuracy of this article is disputed. ... Mayor of Honolulu Jeremy Harris gives the annual State of the City address from Honolulu Hale on January 25, 2001. ... Jeremy Harris served as Mayor of Honolulu from 1994 to 2004. ... Governor John A. Burns is often called the Father of the State of Hawaii, having overseen its modern development and setting precedents still honored today. ...

Hawai'i residents were shocked, considering his high polling numbers, when Harris abruptly dropped from the race for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in May 2002 because of ongoing campaign spending investigations. Case sought the support of potential Harris voters as Lieutenant Governor Mazie K. Hirono dropped out of her race for Mayor of Honolulu to challenge Case for the ticket. A later entrant into the Democratic primary was D. G. "Andy" Anderson, the former Republican state chair and aide to former Honolulu Mayor Frank F. Fasi. Case appealed to Hawai'i voters that his campaign was one of government reform and the future as opposed to Hirono and Anderson who represented the "Old Boys' Network" and a status-quo past. A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... Mazie Keiko Hirono became the first Asian immigrant to be elected lieutenant governor of a state of the United States in 1994. ... D.G. Anderson was a former Republican Party Chairman turned Democrat candidate for Governor of Hawaii in 2002. ... Frank Fasi was the longest serving Mayor of Honolulu. ...

In one of the closest primary elections for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Hawaii history, Hirono beat Case, with Anderson a distant third. Hirono went on in the general election to run against former Republican Mayor of Maui, Linda Lingle in the general election. Lingle's own campaign of reform, called Agenda for New Beginnings appealed to her own and former Case voters and elected her governor. The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The Mayor of Maui is the chief executive officer of the County of Maui in the state of Hawaii. ... Linda Lingle (born Linda Cutter June 4, 1953) has been Governor of Hawaii since being sworn in on December 2, 2002. ...

2002 Special Election

U.S. Congresswoman Patsy T. Mink died on September 28, 2002, one week after the primary election, leaving her 107th Congress (2001-2002) seat vacant. She was subsequently posthumously reelected to the 108th Congress (2003-2004) in November of the same year. On November 30, 2002, Case was elected in a special election to fill her vacancy in the remaining weeks of the 107th Congress, gaining over 50% of the vote in a field of over forty. Case immediately ran for reelection in a second special election in early January 2003 for Mink's 108th Congress seat, going up against more than three dozen other candidates, among them Democrats Matt Matsunaga and Colleen Hanabusa, and Republicans Barbara Marumoto, Bob McDermott, and Frank Fasi. Case won that election with 43 percent of the vote. Patsy T. Mink was the first non-white woman to serve in Congress. ... Frank Fasi was the longest serving Mayor of Honolulu. ...

2004 Congressional Campaign

In 2004, Case was challenged by Republican Mike Gabbard, a social conservative who focused almost exclusively on anti-homosexual issues. Case won the election with 63% of the vote, and is currently serving his third term in the United States House of Representatives. [1] Gerald Michael Gabbard, commonly known as Mike Gabbard (born January 15, 1948), is an American businessman, musician and politician from the state of Hawaii. ...

2006 Senatorial campaign

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Case has announced a challenge to Sen. Daniel Akaka in the primary election to be held on September 23, 2006. The 2006 U.S. Senate election for the state of Hawaii will be held November 7, 2006. ... Daniel Kahikina Akaka (born September 11, 1924) is a U.S. Senator from Hawaii and a member of the Democratic Party. ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Case has stated that although he has the deepest respect for Akaka, Hawaii is in a time of transition with regard to the state's representation in Congress and especially in the Senate. This transition requires that Hawaii phases in the next generation to provide continuity in that service. Case warned the state would lose all clout in Washington if the state's two US Senators, both of whom are over 80 years old, leave office within a short time of each other.

Hawaii's other Representative and Senator - Rep. Neil Abercrombie and Sen. Daniel Inouye have already pledged their support to Sen. Akaka.[2] Neil Abercrombie currently serves the First Congressional district of Hawaii. ... Daniel Ken Inouye (born September 7, 1924) is a recipient of the Medal of Honor and currently serves as the senior United States Senator from Hawaii. ...

Senator Barack Obama, popularly known as Hawaii's "third senator", also endorsed Akaka. Barack Hussein Obama, Jr. ...

Family life

Case's first marriage, from 1988 to 1998, produced two children, James (b. 1988) and David (b.1990). In 2001 Case married Audrey Nakamura, a former classmate from Hawai'i Preparatory Academy with whom he became reacquainted during their 30th Class Reunion. "I was in a definite, major-league crush with her for two years back in seventh and eighth grade," Case said in an interview on the campaign trail. Audrey had two children of her own, David (b. 1983) and Megan (b. 1986), from a previous marriage. Today, Audrey, a flight attendant with United Airlines, maintains their Kaneohe, Oahu home while Case commutes between Congress and Hawaii. During his spare time, Case reportedly enjoys hiking, camping, bodysurfing, sailing, reading biography and history. His cousin Steve Case is the founder of America Online. Steve Case (born August 21, 1958) is a businessman best known as the former chief executive officer and chairman of America Online (AOL). ...

Electoral history

• 2004 Race for U.S. House of Representatives - 2nd District
  • Ed Case (D) (inc.), 63%
  • Mike Gabbard (R), 37%

• 2003 Race for U.S. House of Representatives - 2nd District (Special Election)
  • Ed Case (D) (inc.), 43%
  • Matt Matsunaga (D), 30%
  • Colleen Hanabusa (D), 8%
  • Barbara Marumoto (R), 6%
  • Bob McDermott (R), 6%

• 2002 Race for U.S. House of Representatives - 2nd District (Special Election)
  • Ed Case (D), 51%
  • John Mink (D), 36%
  • John Carroll (R), 4%

• 2002 Race for Governor (Democratic Primary)
  • Mazie Hirono (D), 41%
  • Ed Case (D), 39%

Mazie Keiko Hirono became the first Asian immigrant to be elected lieutenant governor of a state of the United States in 1994. ...

External links

• Ed Case Official Campaign Site
• Ed Case Official Congressional Site
• Hawai'i Democratic Party
• Midweek article on Ed Case