Ed Case | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Colleen Hanabusa |
| Constituency | 1st district |
| In office November 30, 2002 – January 3, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Patsy Mink |
| Succeeded by | Mazie Hirono |
| Constituency | 2nd district |
| Member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from the 23rd district | |
| In office November 8, 1994 – November 30, 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Taniguchi |
| Succeeded by | Galen Fox |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward Espenett Case September 27, 1952 Hilo, Territory of Hawaii, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Audrey Nakamura (m. 2001) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Williams College (BA) University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (JD) |
| Website | House website |
Edward Espenett Case (born September 27, 1952) is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he has served as the U.S. representative for Hawaii's 1st congressional district since 2019, which covers the urban core of Honolulu. He represented the 2nd district, which covers the rest of the state, from 2002 to 2007.
Case first came to prominence in Hawaii as majority leader of the Hawaii State Legislature and in his 2002 campaign for governor of Hawaii, when he was a Blue Dog Democrat. He was elected to the House of Representatives in 2002 in a special election to fill the seat of Patsy Mink, who died of pneumonia, Case represented Hawaii's 2nd congressional district until 2006, when he unsuccessfully challenged Daniel Akaka in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate.
In 2010, Case was one of two Democratic candidates in the special election for Hawaii's 1st congressional district. With the Democratic vote split, Republican Councilman Charles Djou's 39% of the vote earned him the seat. Case ran again in the Democratic primary for the November general election, but suspended his campaign in May.[1] Colleen Hanabusa, Case's fellow Democrat in the special election, won the primary and the general election against Djou. Case again ran for the Senate in 2012 after Akaka announced his retirement, but lost to Mazie Hirono.[2]
In July 2013, Case announced that he was joining Outrigger Enterprises Group and that his political career was "likely" over.[3] In June 2018, Case announced he would run again in Hawaii's 1st congressional district.[4] He won the crowded Democratic primary election in August[5] and the general election.[6] He took office in January 2019.[7]
- ^ Miller, Sean (May 30, 2010). "Ed Case ends his campaign for Hawaii House seat".
- ^ "Ed Case to Mount Hawaii Senate Campaign : Roll Call Politics". Rollcall.com. April 10, 2011. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
- ^ "Case To Join Outrigger, Says Political Career Likely Over". Honolulu Civil Beat. July 12, 2013. Archived from the original on August 20, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
- ^ Daysog, Rick (June 5, 2018). "Ed Case joins crowded race for Congress, but some see him as a front-runner".
- ^ Almukhtar, Sarah (August 11, 2018). "Hawaii Primary Election Results". The New York Times. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
- ^ "Democrat Ed Case Easily Wins 1st Congressional District Race". Honolulu Civil Beat. November 7, 2018.
- ^ "Ex-congressman Ed Case wins Hawaii Democratic primary for US House". USA TODAY. Retrieved November 21, 2018.