Ed Case in 2018 League of Women Voters

On Government Reform: Enact far-reaching campaign spending & lobbying reforms

Q: What are your top two goals and how will you achieve them if elected?

CASE: My top goal is to break through the division and dysfunction in D.C. today and start talking and working on our country's critical issues, including our federal deficit and debt, immigration, Social Security and Medicare, and international relations with a focus on the Asia-Pacific, to name just a few. Closely related is to enact far-reaching campaign spending, lobbying and related reforms to regain transparency and accountability in government and return our government to mainstream America. These reforms are advocated by Issue One (www.issueone.org) and its ReFormers Caucus, a group of now-over 200 former members of Congress, governors and cabinet members of which I am a member. The way forward on both fronts inside Congress is to find and work collectively with other Members of Congress who share our goals through Congress' own Reformers Caucus and other means.

Source: League of Women Voters 2018 House HI-1 Questionnaire Sep 9, 2018

On Principles & Values: Worked for three decades as attorney and law firm manager

I was born and raised in Hilo, the fourth generation of my family in Hawaii. I attended public and private schools on the Big Island through high school and then attended Williams College in Massachusetts. After college I worked on Capitol Hill for almost three years as legislative assistant to U.S. Representative and Senator Spark Matsunaga of Hawaii before going on to law school at the University of California/Hastings College of Law. Returning home, I've worked for over three decades as an attorney with Honolulu law firms Carlsmith Ball and Bays Lung Rose & Holma, both of which I also managed, and for the last five years as Senior Vice President/Chief Legal Officer for Waikiki-based Outrigger Hotels Hawaii.

For me its always just been about country, Hawai'i and `ohana. It has been and remains my obligation. Mahalo.

Source: League of Women Voters 2018 House HI-1 Questionnaire Sep 9, 2018

On Principles & Values: 1990s: Majority Leader of Hawaii State House

I served as Hawaii State Representative from 1994 to 2002, including as Majority Leader, and as U.S. Congressman from 2002 to 2007. I'm running for re-election to Congress because our government is broken and I want to help fix it. Less yelling and fighting, more talking and working. Less making problems, more solving them. And our Hawai'i always needs a strong team representing us in D.C. I will put my experience back to work there to get the job done back here at home. Source: League of Women Voters 2018 House HI-1 Questionnaire Sep 9, 2018

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