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{{Short description|American lawyer & politician (born 1952)}}
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|name          = Ed Case
|image         = Ed Case, official portrait, 117th Congress.jpg
|caption       = Official portrait, 2022
|state1        = [[Hawaii]]
|district1     = {{ushr|HI|1|1st}}
|term_start1   = January 3, 2019
|term_end1     = 
|predecessor1  = [[Colleen Hanabusa]]
|successor1    = 
|state2        = [[Hawaii]]
|district2     = {{ushr|HI|2|2nd}}
|term_start2   = November 30, 2002
|term_end2     = January 3, 2007
|predecessor2  = [[Patsy Mink]]
|successor2    = [[Mazie Hirono]]
|state_house3  = Hawaii
|district3     = 23rd
|term_start3   = November 8, 1994
|term_end3     = November 30, 2002
|predecessor3  = [[Brian Taniguchi]]
|successor3    = [[Galen Fox]]
|birth_name    = Edward Espenett Case
|birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1952|9|27}}
|birth_place   = [[Hilo, Hawaii|Hilo]], [[Territory of Hawaii|Hawaii Territory]], U.S.
|death_date    = 
|death_place   = 
|party         = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|spouse        = {{marriage|Audrey Nakamura|2001}}
|children      = 2
|relatives     = [[Suzanne Case]] (sister)<br>[[Steve Case]] (cousin)
|education     = [[Williams College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of California, Hastings]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
|website       = {{url|case.house.gov|House website}}<br>{{url|edcase.com|Campaign website}}
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'''Edward Espenett Case''' (born September 27, 1952) is an American lawyer and politician. A member of the [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic Party]], he has served as the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. representative]] for [[Hawaii's 1st congressional district]] since 2019, which covers the urban core of [[City and County of Honolulu|Honolulu]]. He represented the [[Hawaii's 2nd congressional district|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]] as a [[Blue Dog Coalition|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 [[United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2006|2006]], when he unsuccessfully challenged [[Daniel Akaka]] in the Democratic primary for the [[United States Senate|U.S. Senate]].

In 2010, Case was one of two Democratic candidates in the [[Hawaii's 1st congressional district special election, 2010|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.<ref name="thehill1">{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/162218-ed-case-ends-his-campaign-for-hawaii-house-seat/|title=Ed Case ends his campaign for Hawaii House seat|first=Sean|last=Miller|work=The Hill |date=May 30, 2010}}</ref> [[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 [[United States Senate election in Hawaii, 2012|in 2012]] after Akaka announced his retirement, but lost to [[Mazie Hirono]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rollcall.com/news/-204802-1.html?pos=hatrtp |title=Ed Case to Mount Hawaii Senate Campaign : Roll Call Politics |date=April 10, 2011 |publisher=Rollcall.com |access-date=2012-05-05}}</ref>

In July 2013, Case announced that he was joining Outrigger Enterprises Group and that his political career was "likely" over.<ref>{{cite news | title=Case To Join Outrigger, Says Political Career Likely Over |url=http://hawaii.news.blogs.civilbeat.com/post/55294375609/case-to-join-outrigger-says-political-career-likely | access-date=16 July 2013 | publisher=Honolulu Civil Beat | date=12 July 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820204719/http://hawaii.news.blogs.civilbeat.com/post/55294375609/case-to-join-outrigger-says-political-career-likely | archive-date=August 20, 2013 | url-status=dead }}</ref> However, in June 2018, Case announced he would run again in [[Hawaii's 1st congressional district]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/38357644/ed-case-joins-crowded-race-for-congress-but-some-see-him-as-a-front-runner/|title=Ed Case joins crowded race for Congress, but some see him as a front-runner|last1=Daysog|first1=Rick|date=June 5, 2018}}</ref> He won the crowded Democratic primary election in August<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/08/11/us/elections/results-hawaii-primary-elections.html|title=Hawaii Primary Election Results|last=Almukhtar|first=Sarah|work=The New York Times |date=August 11, 2018 |access-date=2018-08-13|language=en}}</ref> and the general election.<ref>{{cite web |title=Democrat Ed Case Easily Wins 1st Congressional District Race |url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2018/11/democrat-ed-case-easily-winning-1st-congressional-district-race/ |website=Honolulu Civil Beat |date=7 November 2018}}</ref> He took office in January 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/08/12/ex-congressman-wins-hawaii-democratic-primary-for-us-house/37449021/|title=Ex-congressman Ed Case wins Hawaii Democratic primary for US House|work=USA TODAY|access-date=2018-11-21|language=en}}</ref>

==Early life, education, and legal career==
Case was born in [[Hilo]], the eldest of six children. In 1970, he graduated from [[Hawaii Preparatory Academy]] in [[Kamuela, Hawaii|Kamuela]]. After high school, Case traveled for a year in [[Australia]], where he worked as a [[Jackaroo (trainee)|jackaroo]] on a [[New South Wales]] sheep station, and in [[New Zealand]]. He 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, California|San Francisco]] with a [[Juris Doctor]].

From 1981 to 1982, Case served as law clerk to [[Supreme Court of Hawaii|Hawaii Supreme Court]] Chief Justice [[William S. Richardson]]. From 1983 to 2002, he worked at the law firm Carlsmith Ball in [[Honolulu, Hawaii|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]]. Case resigned his partnership upon winning election to the [[United States Congress]] in 2002. In 2007 he said he would work for the Honolulu-based law firm of Bays Deaver Lung Rose & Baba.<ref name=taste>{{cite web|url=http://starbulletin.com/2007/01/04/news/story05.html|title=Case still has taste for politics|last=Borreca|first=Richard|website=starbulletin.com|date=4 January 2007|access-date=13 August 2018}}</ref>

==Early political career==
Case got his first taste of political life as a legislative assistant to Congressman and then Senator [[Spark Matsunaga]] from 1975 to 1978. In 1985, he won his first election, to the Mānoa Neighborhood Board of Honolulu. He became its chairman in 1987, a position he held until leaving the board in 1989.

==Hawaii House of Representatives==

===Elections===
In 1994, Case ran for Hawaii's 23rd House district. He won the Democratic primary with 51% of the vote in a five-candidate field.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=736096 |title=HI State House 23 – D Primary Race – Sep 17, 1994 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=2012-05-05}}</ref> In the general election, he defeated Green party nominee Toni Worst 59%–41%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=374353 |title=HI State House 23 Race – Nov 08, 1994 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=2012-05-05}}</ref> In 1996, he was reelected with 67% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=627127 |title=HI State House 23 Race – Nov 05, 1996 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=2012-05-05}}</ref> In 1998, he was reelected to a third term with 70% of the vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=103417 |title=HI State House 23 Race – Nov 03, 1998 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=2012-05-05}}</ref> In 2000, he was reelected to a fourth term unopposed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=627752 |title=HI State House 23 Race – Nov 07, 2000 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=2012-05-05}}</ref>

===Tenure===
Case served four two-year terms in the [[Hawaii House of Representatives]] from 1994 to 2002, where he focused on basic change in Hawaii governance. In 1999, after he led an effort to replace the State House leadership, his Democratic peers elected him Majority Leader.

A conservative Democrat by Hawaii standards, Case sought to change the way state government operated and repeatedly warned that Hawaii was not addressing long-term fiscal challenges. On the last legislative day of 2000, he 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."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2002/Sep/03/ln/ln10a.html|title=Ed Case: Smart, blunt, impatient for change {{!}} The Honolulu Advertiser {{!}} Hawaii's Newspaper|website=the.honoluluadvertiser.com|language=en|access-date=2018-08-07}}</ref>

On January 21, 1997, in the House Judiciary Committee, Case cast the lone vote against advancing HB117, which would allow a referendum to effectively constitutionally ban gay marriage.<ref name="findlaw.com">{{cite web|url=http://legalminds.lp.findlaw.com/list/queerlaw-edit/msg00078.html|title=FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Law & Legal Information|website=Findlaw|access-date=September 16, 2006|archive-date=December 5, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205063953/http://legalminds.lp.findlaw.com/list/queerlaw-edit/msg00078.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> He and six others opposed the bill again in the full House vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://legalminds.lp.findlaw.com/list/queerlaw-edit/frm00086.html|title=FindLaw for Legal Professionals - Law & Legal Information|website=Findlaw|access-date=September 16, 2006|archive-date=November 29, 2003|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031129142005/http://legalminds.lp.findlaw.com/list/queerlaw-edit/frm00086.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> When he was up for reelection in November 1998, he publicly opposed the referendum because, he said, "changing the Constitution would go against its intended purpose—protecting the rights of the minority against the will of the majority."<ref name="findlaw.com"/> Leading up to the November election, polls consistently predicted that the measure would pass by 70–75%, a prediction that was accurate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hawaii.gov/elections/results/1998/general/98swgen.htm|title=Office of Elections|website=www.hawaii.gov}}</ref> Due to the measure's popularity, only three other politicians or candidates in Hawaii joined his position.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://starbulletin.com/98/10/12/news/story3.html|title=Honolulu Star-Bulletin Local News|website=starbulletin.com|access-date=2018-08-07|archive-date=June 26, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060626043442/http://starbulletin.com/98/10/12/news/story3.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2001, Case co-sponsored an unsuccessful civil unions bill.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2001/status/HB1468.asp|title=Measure History|website=www.capitol.hawaii.gov}}</ref>

===Committee assignments===
Case was a part of the House Judiciary Committee.

==U.S. House of Representatives==
[[File:Ed Case, official photo portrait color.jpg|thumb|upright|200px|Case during the [[107th United States Congress|107th Congress]]]]

===Elections===
====2002====
{{main|2002–03 Hawaii's 2nd congressional district special elections}}

U.S. Representative [[Patsy Mink]] died on September 28, 2002, one week after the primary election, leaving her 107th Congress (2001–2003) seat vacant. She was posthumously reelected to the [[108th Congress]] (2003–2005) in November. On November 30, 2002, Case was elected in a special election to serve the remaining two months of Mink's term, gaining over 50% of the vote in a field of over 40, even though he did not live in the district. Members of the House are only constitutionally required to live in the state they represent, though convention calls for them to live in the district they represent. During the special election campaign, Case pointed out that he grew up on the Big Island.

====2003====
{{main|2003 United States elections#Federal elections}}

Case ran in a second special election on January 4, 2003, for Mink's 108th Congress seat, facing more than three dozen other candidates. Other Democrats included Matt Matsunaga and [[Colleen Hanabusa]]. Republicans included [[Barbara Marumoto]], [[Bob McDermott]], and [[Frank Fasi]]. Case won with 43% of the vote.

====2004====
{{main|2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii}}

In 2004, Case defeated Republican challenger [[Mike Gabbard]], a social conservative who focused almost exclusively on gay marriage issues. He won his first full term with 63% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2004/May/10/ln/ln03a.html|title=Gabbard staking claim on Case's Congress seat {{!}} The Honolulu Advertiser {{!}} Hawaii's Newspaper|website=the.honoluluadvertiser.com|language=en|access-date=2018-08-07}}</ref>

====2018====
{{See also|2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii#District 1}}
In June 2018, Case ran in the crowded Democratic primary, set for August 11.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/38357644/ed-case-joins-crowded-race-for-congress-but-some-see-him-as-a-front-runner|title=Ed Case joins crowded race for Congress, but some see him as a front-runner|first=Rick|last=Daysog|date=June 6, 2018 }}</ref> He won with 40% of the vote, defeating six other challengers, including [[Doug Chin]], the incumbent lieutenant governor.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/8/11/17649744/hawaii-primary-elections-2018-live-results-david-ige-tulsi-gabbard|title=Live results for Hawaii's governor and Congress primary races|work=Vox|access-date=2018-08-12}}</ref> In the general election, Case carried Hawaii's 1st congressional district by a 50-point margin, 73.1%—23.1%,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/results/hawaii-house-district-1|title=Hawaii Election Results: First House District|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-01-01|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> defeating Republican [[Campbell Cavasso]].

====2020====
{{See also|2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii#District 1}}
He was reelected in 2020 with 72.02% of the vote, defeating Republican Ron Curtis.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-11-04 |title=Ed Case wins race for U.S. House District 1, Kai Kahele wins U.S. House District 2 race |url=https://www.khon2.com/election-2020/race-for-u-s-house-district-1-and-district-2/ |access-date=2022-08-13 |website=KHON2 |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Tenure===
==== 2002–2007 ====
Case sponsored 36 bills between 2003 and 2006. Of those bills, Congress passed H.Con.Res.218 recognizing 100 years of Filipino-American immigration to America, the Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park Addition Act (H.R.546 / Public Law No. 108-142), legislation (H.R. 2030 / Public Law No: 108-5) designating the U.S. Postal Service facility in [[Paia, Hawaii]], as the Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building, and the Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act (H.R. 2619 / Public Law No. 108-481). Two of his other bills were included in subsequent legislation. H.R. 3535, to include country of origin labeling for macadamia nuts, was included in the 2008 Farm Bill. Hirono reintroduced the Kalaupapa Memorial Act (H.R. 4529), which she added to Public Law No. 111-11.

Case entered the House of Representatives too late to cast a vote on the Iraq War Resolution, but supported the Iraq War throughout his tenure in the House. As late as 2006, he opposed a firm timetable for withdrawal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ontheissues.org/House/Ed_Case_War_+_Peace.htm |title=Ed Case on War & Peace |access-date=2012-06-15}}</ref>

Case often sided with Republicans on major tax legislation. He was one of only 34 Democrats (who sided with 196 Republicans) to support reducing the estate tax.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll425.xml |title=FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 425 |work=clerk.house.gov |access-date=2011-12-30}}</ref> He also was one of 15 Democrats (who sided with 229 Republicans) to support lower taxes on investment income.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll135.xml |title=FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 135 |work=clerk.house.gov |access-date=2011-12-30}}</ref>

In 2005, Case voted for an amendment by [[Jeb Hensarling]] that would eliminate funding for PBS, NPR, and Title X family planning, including money for [[Planned Parenthood]]. He was the only Democrat to support the amendment, which failed 102–320.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2005/roll083.xml |title=FINAL VOTE RESULTS FOR ROLL CALL 83 |work=clerk.house.gov |access-date=2012-06-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://capwiz.com/artsusa/issues/votes/?votenum=83&chamber=H&congress=1091|title=Hensarling Amendment Impacting NEA, Public Broadcasting|access-date=June 19, 2012|archive-date=October 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005190039/http://capwiz.com/artsusa/issues/votes/?votenum=83&chamber=H&congress=1091|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Case also introduced the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands National Marine Refuge Act (H.R. 2376), which would have protected the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands by making them a national marine refuge. In June 2006, President [[George W. Bush]] achieved much of the bill's goals by issuing a public proclamation creating the [[Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument]] under the authority of the [[Antiquities Act of 1906]].

Case co-sponsored 808 bills during the same period. He missed 148 (6%) of 2,435 votes in his tenure.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.govtrack.us/congress/person.xpd?id=400069 |title=Ed Case, former U.S. Representative |publisher=GovTrack.us |access-date=2010-08-23}}</ref>

==== 2019–present ====
Case rejoined the [[Blue Dog Coalition]] on January 29, 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://okdemocrats.org/blue-dogs-welcome-reps-ed-case-joe-cunningham-and-kendra-horn/|title = Blue Dogs Welcome Reps. Ed Case, Joe Cunningham, and Kendra Horn|date = January 29, 2019}}</ref>

On July 25, 2019, Case, [[Don Young]], [[Brad Sherman]] and [[Ted Yoho]] founded the Congressional Pacific Islands Caucus in order to increase Congressional attention to the [[Indo-Pacific|Indo-Pacific region]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Blair|first=Chad|date=24 July 2019|title=New Congressional Pacific Islands Caucus Formed|work=Honolulu Civil Beat|url=https://www.civilbeat.org/beat/new-congressional-pacific-islands-caucus-formed|access-date=29 October 2020}}</ref> 

On August 27, 2019, Case introduced [https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4547 H.R. 4547], the Safe and Quiet Skies Act. The bill would regulate tour airplane and helicopter flights and, among other things, set decibel limits over residential neighborhoods, prohibit overflights of military facilities, national parks, and residential areas by air tours and require a [[Sterile Cockpit Rule|sterile cockpit]].<ref>{{cite web |title=H.R.4547 - Safe and Quiet Skies Act of 2019 |url=https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4547 |website=Congress.gov |date=September 27, 2019 |access-date=17 June 2020}}</ref> The introduction followed two fatal air tour helicopter crashes in Hawaii that killed 14 people.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Honore |first1=Marcel |title=Case Looks To Set More Stringent Safety, Noise Standards For Tour Flights |url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/08/case-looks-to-set-more-stringent-safety-noise-standards-for-tour-flights |access-date=17 June 2020 |agency=Civil Beat |date=August 28, 2019}}</ref>

On December 18, 2019, Case voted to [[First impeachment of Donald Trump|impeach]] President [[Donald Trump]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Panetta |first1=Grace |title=WHIP COUNT: Here's which members of the House voted for and against impeaching Trump |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-impeachment-vote-results-house-2019-12?r=US&IR=T |access-date=November 17, 2020 |work=[[Business Insider]] |date=December 19, 2019}}</ref>

In August 2021, Case joined a group of conservative Democrats, dubbed "The Unbreakable Nine", who threatened to derail the Biden administration's $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package meant to tackle the nation's infrastructure.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theintercept.com/2021/08/24/reconciliation-infrastructure-gottheimer-democrats-unbreakable-nine/|title = Already, Cracks Emerge in Rep. Josh Gottheimer's "Unbreakable Nine"|date = August 25, 2021}}</ref>

As of 2022, Case has voted with President Joe Biden's stated position 100% of the time, according to ''[[FiveThirtyEight]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bycoffe |first=Anna Wiederkehr and Aaron |date=2021-04-22 |title=Does Your Member Of Congress Vote With Or Against Biden? |url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/ed-case/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508160244/https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/biden-congress-votes/ed-case/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 8, 2021 |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=FiveThirtyEight |language=en}}</ref> Case voted to provide Israel with support following the [[October 7 attacks]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Demirjian |first=Karoun |date=2023-10-25 |title=House Declares Solidarity With Israel in First Legislation Under New Speaker |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/25/us/politics/house-israel-vote.html |access-date=2023-10-30 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Washington |first1=U. S. Capitol Room H154 |last2=p:225-7000 |first2=DC 20515-6601 |date=2023-10-25 |title=Roll Call 528 Roll Call 528, Bill Number: H. Res. 771, 118th Congress, 1st Session |url=https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023528 |access-date=2023-10-30 |website=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives |language=en}}</ref>

On July 11, 2024, Case called for Joe Biden to withdraw from the [[2024 United States presidential election]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Case calls on Biden to step aside |url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/hi/hawaii/news/2024/07/11/case-calls-on-biden-to-step-aside |website=[[Spectrum News]] |access-date=12 July 2024}}</ref>

On March 6, 2025, Case was one of ten Democrats in Congress who joined all of their Republican colleagues in voting to censure Democratic congressman [[Al Green (politician)|Al Green]] for interrupting President [[Donald Trump]]'s [[State of the Union Address]] which he said "was to respect the institution".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/06/al-green-censure-house-trump-speech-democrats|title=Ten Democrats join Republicans to vote to censure Al Green over Trump speech|last=Gedeon|first=Joseph|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=March 6, 2025|accessdate=March 6, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Blog |first=The Sunshine |date=2025-03-07 |title=The Sunshine Blog: Ed Case Supports Censure 'To Respect The Institution' |url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/03/the-sunshine-blog-ed-case-votes-to-censure-a-disruptive-colleague/ |access-date=2025-09-26 |website=Honolulu Civil Beat |language=en}}</ref>

On April 10, 2025, Case was one of only four Democrats who joined all of the Republicans in the House in voting in favor of the [[Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act]], commonly known as the SAVE Act. The bill places strict requirements to prove American citizenship in order to vote in federal elections.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5242559-house-republicans-pass-bill-requiring-proof-of-citizenship-to-vote/|title=House Republicans pass bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote|last=Beitsch|first=Rebecca|work=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date=April 10, 2025|accessdate=April 10, 2025}}</ref>

Case is one of the most [[conservative Democrat]]s in Congress and has received most of his financial campaign contributions from [[Super PAC|PACs]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiens |first=Richard |date=2025-07-17 |title=Ed Case's Fundraising Going Strong Despite Not Voting Party Line |url=https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/07/case-may-not-always-vote-with-dems-but-his-fundraising-is-going-just-fine/ |access-date=2025-09-26 |website=Honolulu Civil Beat |language=en}}</ref>

===Committee assignments===
For the [[118th United States Congress|118th Congress]]:<ref>{{cite web |title=Ed Case |url=https://clerk.house.gov/members/G000596 |publisher=Clerk of the United States House of Representatives |access-date=18 May 2023}}</ref>
* [[United States House Committee on Appropriations|Committee on Appropriations]]
** [[United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense|Subcommittee on Defense]]
** [[United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security|Subcommittee on Homeland Security]]
* [[United States House Committee on Natural Resources|Committee on Natural Resources]]
** [[United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs|Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs]]
** [[United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations|Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations]]
** [[United States House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries|Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries]]

===Caucus memberships===
Case's caucus memberships include:<ref name="Committees and Caucuses">{{cite web |last1=Case |first1=Ed |title=Committees and Caucuses |url=https://case.house.gov/about/committees-and-caucuses.htm |website=Congressman Ed Case |publisher=U.S. House of Representatives |access-date=17 June 2020}}</ref>

* [[Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus]] (executive board member)
* [[Congressional Equality Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=About the CEC|url=https://equality.house.gov/about-cec/membership| publisher=CEC|access-date=27 August 2025}}</ref>
* [[Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Strengthening Conservation Advocacy: Congressional Wildlife Refuge Caucus Expansion & Reconstitution|author=|work=The National Wildlife Refuge Association|url=https://www.refugeassociation.org/news/2023/12/18/strengthening-conservation-advocacy-congressional-wildlife-refuge-caucus-expansion-amp-reconstitution|format=|publisher=National Wildlife Refuge Association|date=|accessdate=22 January 2025|archive-date=January 28, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250128114007/https://www.refugeassociation.org/news/2023/12/18/strengthening-conservation-advocacy-congressional-wildlife-refuge-caucus-expansion-amp-reconstitution|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[New Democrat Coalition]]
* [[Blue Dog Coalition]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Members|url=https://bluedogcaucus-costa.house.gov/members|access-date=23 December 2018|publisher=Blue Dog Coalition|archive-date=April 1, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401065209/https://bluedogcaucus-costa.house.gov/members|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[U.S.–Japan Caucus]]

== Other political campaigns ==
=== 2002 gubernatorial election ===
{{main|2002 Hawaii gubernatorial election}}

In early 2001, at the beginning of his fourth term in the Hawaii State House, Case chose not to continue as Majority Leader. In October 2001, he announced his candidacy for [[governor of Hawaii]] in 2002. Case's initial opponent was the early favorite in the race, [[Mayor of Honolulu]] [[Jeremy Harris (politician)|Jeremy Harris]], also a Democrat. Case supporters were discontented with the "[[Democratic Party of Hawaii]] machine" that had ruled the state for 40 years and was perceived to have left the economy stagnant, a "machine" to which Harris was closely tied.

Despite high polling numbers, Harris abruptly dropped out of the race in May 2002 because of ongoing campaign spending investigations. [[Lieutenant governor (United States)|Lieutenant Governor]] [[Mazie Hirono]] dropped out of her race for mayor of Honolulu to challenge Case in the primary. A later entrant into the Democratic primary was [[D. G. Anderson|D. G. "Andy" Anderson]], the former Republican state chair and aide to former Honolulu Mayor [[Frank Fasi]]. Case told Hawaii 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.

In one of the closest primary elections for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in Hawaii history, Hirono beat Case, 41% to 40%, with Anderson a distant third with 17%. In the general election, Hirono lost to [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nominee [[Linda Lingle]].

=== 2006 U.S. Senate election ===
{{main|2006 United States Senate election in Hawaii}}

Case challenged Senator [[Daniel Akaka]] in the Democratic primary election. He lost the September primary, 55-45%.

Akaka centered his campaign on the difference in support for the U.S. intervention in Iraq. He was one of only a handful of Democratic senators to vote against the use of force resolution against Iraq in 2002; Case, while not in Congress at the time of the vote, had said he would have voted in support of the resolution.<ref>Cillizza, Chris [http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2006/09/hawaii_results_akaka_hangs_on.html "Hawaii Results: Akaka Hangs On"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110523063300/http://blog.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2006/09/hawaii_results_akaka_hangs_on.html |date=May 23, 2011 }}, ''Washington Post'', September 24, 2006</ref>

Despite his loss, Case decided to stay in politics.<ref name=taste/>

=== 2010 special congressional election ===
{{main|2010 Hawaii's 1st congressional district special election}}

On March 29, 2009, Case announced his candidacy for [[Hawaii's 1st congressional district]] seat, being vacated by [[Neil Abercrombie]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20090329_Case_on_the_comeback_trail_with_latest_bid_for_Congress.html|title=News|access-date=March 30, 2009|archive-date=March 30, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090330183237/http://www.starbulletin.com/news/20090329_Case_on_the_comeback_trail_with_latest_bid_for_Congress.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> His main opponents were fellow Democrat [[Colleen Hanabusa]] and Republican [[Charles Djou]]. Case and Hanabusa represented different wings of the party, Case being a conservative [[Blue Dog Coalition|Blue Dog]] Democrat, while Hanabusa was preferred by the progressive wing.<ref name="Politico_09-12-21">{{cite web |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2009/12/gop-sets-sights-on-blue-hawaii-030837 | title=GOP sets sights on blue Hawaii | date=December 21, 2009 | work=Politico | first=Josh | last=Kraushaar | access-date=March 12, 2010}}</ref> Hanabusa was endorsed by [[EMILY's List]], the local party establishment, and local labor unions.<ref name="Politico_09-12-21"/><ref name="huffingtonpost1">{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/24/obamas-home-congressional_n_550749.html |title=Obama's Home Congressional District in Play |publisher=Huffingtonpost.com |date= April 24, 2010|access-date=2010-08-21}}</ref> Case was at odds with the party establishment over his primary challenge to Akaka in 2006 when he was still Representative of the 2nd district.

Case and Hanabusa each proposed that the other drop out for the sake of party unity.<ref>{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Sean J.|title=Lingering resentment could play into Hawaii congressional race|date=December 26, 2009|newspaper=The Hill|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/57625-lingering-resentment-could-play-into-hawaii-congressional-race/|access-date=March 12, 2010}}</ref> The [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]] (DCCC) dispatched an aide to the state in the hopes of at least ensuring no other Democrats enter the race.<ref name="Politico_09-12-21"/> It was unlikely either Democrat would drop out; they represented different views and had already faced off in a 2003 special election for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district, which Case won.<ref name="Politico_09-12-21"/><ref>{{cite news|last=Gima|first=Craig|title=Victorious Case sees end of old-style politics|date=January 6, 2003|newspaper=Honolulu Star-Bulletin|url=http://archives.starbulletin.com/2003/01/06/news/index.html|access-date=March 12, 2010}}</ref> On May 10, 2010, the DCCC said it would not spend any further resources on the race, preferring to save those resources for the [[United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2010#District 1|November election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=National Democrats Bow Out of Hawaii Race |first=Jeff |last=Zeleny |date=May 10, 2010 |work=The New York Times |url=http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/05/10/national-democrats-bow-out-of-hawaii-race/ }}</ref>

The election was held on May 22, 2010. Djou became the first Republican to win a Hawaii congressional election since 1988. He won with a plurality of 39% of the vote. Hanabusa came in second with 31% and Case came in third with 28% of the vote.<ref name=Special_Election_Fact_Sheet>{{cite web|title=FACTSHEET 2010 SPECIAL ELECTION U.S. House of Representatives, District 1|author=State of Hawaii Office of Elections|date=February 24, 2010|url=http://hawaii.gov/elections/factsheets/fsbo145.pdf|access-date=March 15, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hawaii.gov/elections/results/2010/files/special2010.pdf|title=Office of Elections|website=hawaii.gov}}</ref>

Case initially said he would run in the next primary against Hanabusa, but later changed his mind and dropped out of the race, citing party unity and his third-place finish.<ref name="thehill1"/>

=== 2012 U.S. Senate election ===
{{main|2012 United States Senate election in Hawaii}}
On April 10, 2011, Case announced his candidacy for [[U.S. Senate]], to replace retiring U.S. Senator [[Daniel Akaka]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Ed Case Announces Run For Senate|url=http://www.kitv.com/r/27497091/detail.html|newspaper=[[KITV]]|date=April 10, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128105938/http://www.kitv.com/r/27497091/detail.html|archive-date=January 28, 2012}}</ref>

In a rematch of the 2002 gubernatorial primary, Hirono once again defeated him, this time by a 17-point margin, 58%–41%.<ref>{{cite web|work=The Hill|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/senate-races/122302-hirono-lingle-win-primaries-set-to-fight-for-hawaii-senate-seat/|title=Hirono, Lingle win primaries, set to fight for Hawaii Senate seat|date=August 12, 2012 |access-date=August 12, 2012}}</ref>

==Papers==
{{BLP unreferenced section|date=September 2022}}

The Ed Case Papers were donated to the University of Hawaii at Manoa Library and are held in the Hawaii Congressional Papers Collection of the Library's Archives & Manuscripts Department. The Papers consist of materials from his years in Congress and the Hawaii legislature, as well as campaign material from his successful and unsuccessful campaigns. The papers were processed in 2007 by archivist Ellen Chapman, and will be opened for research on January 3, 2037.

==Personal life==
{{BLP sources|date=November 2024}}
Case has two children from his first marriage from 1988 to 1998. In 2001, he married Audrey Nakamura, a former classmate from [[Hawaii Preparatory Academy]], who is a flight attendant with [[United Airlines]]. He became reacquainted with her at their 30th class reunion. Nakamura also had two children from a previous marriage.

Case's cousin, [[Steve Case]], is the co-founder of [[America Online]], as well as the former chairman of [[Time Warner]].

Case is [[Protestantism in the United States|Protestant]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Faith on the Hill: The religious composition of the 118th Congress |url=https://www.pewresearch.org/ |website=Pew Research Center |access-date=6 March 2023}}</ref> Case has also received criticism for referring to himself as "an Asian trapped in a white body".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stracqualursi |first=Veronica |date=2019-01-17 |title=Congressman says he's an 'Asian trapped in a white body' {{!}} CNN Politics |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/01/17/politics/ed-case-hawaii-comments/index.html |access-date=2024-08-15 |website=CNN |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=whyevolutionistrue |date=2019-01-17 |title=Another Rachel Dolezal affair? Hawaii congressman claims he's "an Asian trapped in a white's body". |url=https://whyevolutionistrue.com/2019/01/17/another-rachael-dolezal-affair-hawaii-congressman-claims-hes-an-asian-trapped-in-a-whites-body/ |access-date=2024-08-19 |website=Why Evolution Is True |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Electoral history==
===Hawaii House of Representatives===
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title=Hawaii State House Elections 1994: District 23<ref>{{cite web|title=1994 Hawaii primary election results|date=September 17, 1994|url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/1994/primary/histatewide.pdf#page=5%22%3E}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1994 Hawaii general election results|date=November 8, 1994|url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/1994/general/histatewide.pdf#page=2%22%3E}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Ed Case
  | votes = 2,860
  | percentage = 46.53%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Tom Heinrich
  | votes = 1,179
  | percentage = 19.18%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Charles H. Y. Dang
  | votes = 851
  | percentage = 13.84%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Philmund W. M. Lee
  | votes = 506
  | percentage = 8.23%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Richard Thompson
  | votes = 241
  | percentage = 3.92%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
 | party      = —
 | candidate  = ''write-ins and blanks''
 | votes      = 510
 | percentage = 8.30%
}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 6,147
  | percentage = 100}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Ed Case
  | votes = 5,196
  | percentage = 56.46%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Green Party (United States)
  | candidate = Toni Worst
  | votes = 3,571
  | percentage = 38.80%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
 | party      = —
 | candidate  = ''write-ins and blanks''
 | votes      = 436
 | percentage = 4.74%
}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 9,203
  | percentage = 100}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title=Hawaii State House Elections 1996: District 23<ref>{{cite web|title=1996 Hawaii primary election results|date=September 21, 1996|url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/1996/primary/histatewide.pdf#page=4%22%3E}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1996 Hawaii general election results|date=November 5, 1996|url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/1996/general/histatewide.pdf#page=2%22%3E}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Ed Case (incumbent)
  | votes = 4,488
  | percentage = 81.25%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
 | party      = —
 | candidate  = ''write-ins and blanks''
 | votes      = 1,036
 | percentage = 18.75%
}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 5,524
  | percentage = 100}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Ed Case (incumbent)
  | votes = 5,852
  | percentage = 63.33%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Republican Party (United States)
  | candidate = Ken Harding
  | votes = 2,827
  | percentage = 30.59%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
 | party      = —
 | candidate  = ''write-ins and blanks''
 | votes      = 562
 | percentage = 6.08%
}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 9,241
  | percentage = 100}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title=Hawaii State House Elections 1998: District 23<ref>{{cite web|title=1998 Hawaii primary election results|date=September 19, 1998|url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/1998/primary/histatewide.pdf#page=10%22%3E}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=1998 Hawaii general election results|date=November 3, 1998|url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/1998/general/histatewide.pdf#page=2%22%3E}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Ed Case (incumbent)
  | votes = 2,114
  | percentage = 87.83%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
 | party      = —
 | candidate  = ''write-ins and blanks''
 | votes      = 293
 | percentage = 12.17%
}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 2,407
  | percentage = 100}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Ed Case (incumbent)
  | votes = 6,216
  | percentage = 67.76%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Republican Party (United States)
  | candidate = Walter Yim
  | votes = 2,398
  | percentage = 26.14%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Natural Law Party (United States)
  | candidate = Lauri Clegg
  | votes = 219
  | percentage = 2.39%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
 | party      = —
 | candidate  = ''write-ins and blanks''
 | votes      = 340
 | percentage = 3.71%
}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 9,173
  | percentage = 100}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title=Hawaii State House Elections 2000: District 23<ref>{{cite web|title=2000 Hawaii primary election results|date=September 23, 2000|url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2000/primary/histatewide.pdf#page=3%22%3E}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2000 Hawaii general election results|date=November 7, 2000|url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2000/general/histatewide.pdf#page=2%22%3E}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Ed Case (incumbent)
  | votes = 4,017
  | percentage = 72.00%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Jason Katsuji Iwai
  | votes = 1,378
  | percentage = 24.70%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
 | party      = —
 | candidate  = ''write-ins and blanks''
 | votes      = 184
 | percentage = 3.30%
}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 5,579
  | percentage = 100}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Ed Case (incumbent)
  | votes = unopposed
  | percentage = 100%
}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = N/A
  | percentage = 100}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

===Governor of Hawaii===
{{Election box begin no change
| title=[[2002 Hawaii gubernatorial election#Democratic primary|Hawaii Gubernatorial Primaries 2002]]<ref>{{cite web|title=2002 Hawaii primary election results|date=September 21, 2002|url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2002/primary/histatewide.pdf#page=1%22%3E}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Mazie Hirono]]
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 76,709
| percentage = 40.63%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Ed Case
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 74,096
| percentage = 39.25%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[D. G. Anderson|D.G. "Andy" Anderson]]
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 33,384
| percentage = 17.68%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = George Nitta, Jr.
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 747
| percentage = 0.40%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Art P. Reyes
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 568
| percentage = 0.30%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Joe Fernandez
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 491
| percentage = 0.26%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
 | party      = —
 | candidate  = ''write-ins and blanks''
 | votes      = 2,786
 | percentage = 1.48%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 188,781
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

===United States Congress===
{{Election box begin no change
| title=[[2002–03 Hawaii's 2nd congressional district special elections#Election to the 107th Congress (November 30, 2002)|US House special election, 2002: Hawaii District 2]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Special Election - November 30, 2002 - U.S. Representative Dist. 2|date=November 30, 2002|url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2002/special/histatewide.pdf#page=1%22%3E}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Ed Case
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | votes      = 23,576
 | percentage = 50.59%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = John Mink
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | votes      = 16,624
 | percentage = 35.67%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = [[John Carroll (Hawaii politician)|John S. Carroll]]
 | party      = Republican Party (United States)
 | votes      = 1,933
 | percentage = 4.15%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = [[Whitney Anderson]]
 | party      = Republican Party (United States)
 | votes      = 942
 | percentage = 2.02%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
 | party      = —
 | candidate  = other/blank
 | votes      = 3,528
 | percentage = 7.57%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 46,603
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change
| title=[[2002–03 Hawaii's 2nd congressional district special elections#Election to the 108th Congress (January 4, 2003)|US House special election, 2003: Hawaii District 2]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Special Election - January 4, 2003 - U.S. Representative Dist. 2|date=January 4, 2003|url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2003/special/histatewide.pdf#page=1%22%3E}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Ed Case (incumbent)
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | votes      = 33,002
 | percentage = 42.81%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Matt Matsunaga
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | votes      = 23,050
 | percentage = 29.90%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = [[Colleen Hanabusa]]
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | votes      = 6,046
 | percentage = 7.84%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = [[Barbara Marumoto]]
 | party      = Republican Party (United States)
 | votes      = 4,497
 | percentage = 5.83%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = [[Bob McDermott]]
 | party      = Republican Party (United States)
 | votes      = 4,298
 | percentage = 5.58%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
 | party      = —
 | candidate  = other/blank
 | votes      = 6,189
 | percentage = 7.57%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 77,082
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title=[[2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii|United States House Elections 2004: Hawaii District 2]]<ref>{{cite web|title=2004 Hawaii primary election results|date=September 18, 2004|url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2004/primary/histatewide.pdf#page=1%22%3E}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2004 Hawaii general election results|date=November 2, 2004|url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/20004/general/histatewide.pdf#page=1%22%3E}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Ed Case (incumbent)
  | votes = 73,705
  | percentage = 87.69%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = John Gentile
  | votes = 4,121
  | percentage = 4.90%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
 | party      = —
 | candidate  = ''write-ins and blanks''
 | votes      = 6,224
 | percentage = 7.41%
}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 84,050
  | percentage = 100}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
  | party = Democratic Party (United States)
  | candidate = Ed Case (incumbent)
  | votes = 133,317
  | percentage = 60.88%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
  | party = Republican Party (United States)
  | candidate = Mike Gabbard
  | votes = 79,072
  | percentage = 36.11%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
 | party      = —
 | candidate  = ''write-ins and blanks''
 | votes      = 6,595
 | percentage = 3.01%
}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 218,984
  | percentage = 100}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change
| title=[[2006 United States Senate election in Hawaii#Democratic primary|Hawaii US Senate Primaries 2006]]<ref>{{cite web|title=2006 Hawaii primary election results|date=September 23, 2006|url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2006/primary/histatewide.pdf#page=1%22%3E}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Daniel Akaka]] (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 129,158
| percentage = 54.23%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Ed Case
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 107,163
| percentage = 44.99%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
 | party      = —
 | candidate  = ''write-ins and blanks''
 | votes      = 1,848
 | percentage = 0.78%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 238,169
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change
| title=[[2010 Hawaii's 1st congressional district special election|US House special election, 2010: Hawaii District 1]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Special Election - May 22, 2010 - U.S. Representative Dist. 2|date=May 22, 2010|url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2010/special/special2010-summary.pdf#page=1%22%3E}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = [[Charles Djou]]
 | party      = Republican Party (United States)
 | votes      = 67,610
 | percentage = 39.44%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = [[Colleen Hanabusa]]
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | votes      = 52,802
 | percentage = 30.80%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
 | candidate  = Ed Case
 | party      = Democratic Party (United States)
 | votes      = 47,391
 | percentage = 27.65%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
 | party      = —
 | candidate  = other/blank
 | votes      = 3,614
 | percentage = 2.11%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 171,417
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box gain with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| loser = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change
| title=[[2012 United States Senate election in Hawaii#Democratic primary|Hawaii US Senate Primaries 2012]]<ref>{{cite web|title=2012 Hawaii primary election results|date=August 11, 2012|url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2012/primary/histatewide.pdf#page=1%22%3E}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Mazie Hirono]]
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 134,745
| percentage = 56.84%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Ed Case
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 95,553
| percentage = 40.30%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Arturo Reyes
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 1,720
| percentage = 0.73%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Michael Gillespie
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 1,104
| percentage = 0.47%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Antonio Gimbernat
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 517
| percentage = 0.22%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
 | party      = —
 | candidate  = ''write-ins and blanks''
 | votes      = 3,441
 | percentage = 1.45%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 237,080
| percentage = 100
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title=[[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii#District 1|United States House Elections 2018: Hawaii District 1]]<ref>{{cite web|title=2018 Hawaii primary election results|date=August 11, 2018|url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2018/general/histatewide.pdf#page=1%22%3E}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2018 Hawaii general election results|date=November 6, 2018|url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2018/general/histatewide.pdf#page=1%22%3E}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Ed Case
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 47,491
| percentage = 38.71%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Doug Chin]]
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 30,290
| percentage = 24.69%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Donna Mercado Kim]]
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 21,563
| percentage = 17.58%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Kaniela Ing]]
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 7,539
| percentage = 6.15%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Beth Fukumoto]]
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 7,476
| percentage = 6.09%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Ernie Yorihiko Martin
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 3,827
| percentage = 3.12%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Sam Puletasi
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 519
| percentage = 0.42%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
 | party      = —
 | candidate  = ''write-ins and blanks''
 | votes      = 3,977
 | percentage = 3.24%
}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 122,682
  | percentage = 100}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Ed Case
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 134,650
| percentage = 70.25%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = [[Campbell Cavasso]]
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 42,498
| percentage = 22.17%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Michelle Tippens
| party      = Libertarian Party (United States)
| votes      = 3,498
| percentage = 1.83%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Zach Burd
| party      = Green Party (United States)
| votes      = 2,214
| percentage = 1.16%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Calvin Griffin
| party      = Nonpartisan politician
| votes      = 1,351
| percentage = 0.70%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
 | party      = —
 | candidate  = ''write-ins and blanks''
 | votes      = 7,456
 | percentage = 3.89%
}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 191,667
  | percentage = 100}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title=[[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii#District 1|United States House Elections 2020: Hawaii District 1]]<ref>{{cite web|title=2020 Hawaii primary election results|date=August 8, 2020|url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2020/general/histatewide.pdf#page=1%22%3E}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2020 Hawaii general election results|date=November 3, 2020|url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2020/general/histatewide.pdf#page=1%22%3E}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Ed Case (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 131,802
| percentage = 85.88%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
 | party      = —
 | candidate  = ''write-ins and blanks''
 | votes      = 21,668
 | percentage = 14.12%
}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 153,470
  | percentage = 100}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Ed Case (incumbent)
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 183,245
| percentage = 64.66%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Ron Curtis
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 71,188
| percentage = 25.12%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
 | party      = —
 | candidate  = ''write-ins and blanks''
 | votes      = 28,975
 | percentage = 10.22%
}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 283,408
  | percentage = 100}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title=[[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii#District 1|United States House Elections 2022: Hawaii District 1]]<ref>{{cite web|title=2022 Hawaii primary election results|date=August 13, 2022|url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2022/general/histatewide.pdf#page=1%22%3E}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2022 Hawaii general election results|date=November 8, 2022|url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2022/general/histatewide.pdf#page=1%22%3E}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Ed Case (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 100,667
| percentage = 77.72%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Sergio Alcubilla
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 20,364
| percentage = 15.72%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
 | party      = —
 | candidate  = ''write-ins and blanks''
 | votes      = 8,493
 | percentage = 6.56%
}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 129,524
  | percentage = 100}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Ed Case (incumbent)
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 143,546
| percentage = 70.93%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Conrad Kress
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 51,217
| percentage = 25.31%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
 | party      = —
 | candidate  = ''write-ins and blanks''
 | votes      = 7,615
 | percentage = 3.76%
}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 202,378
  | percentage = 100}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title=[[2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii#District 1|United States House Elections 2024: Hawaii District 1]]<ref>{{cite web|title=2024 Hawaii primary election results|date=August 10, 2024|url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2024/general/histatewide.pdf#page=1%22%3E}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2024 Hawaii general election results|date=November 5, 2024|url=https://files.hawaii.gov/elections/files/results/2024/general/histatewide.pdf#page=1%22%3E}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Ed Case (incumbent)
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 84,114
| percentage = 84.81%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Cecil Hale
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes = 7,308
| percentage = 7.37%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
 | party      = —
 | candidate  = ''write-ins and blanks''
 | votes      = 7,756
 | percentage = 7.82%
}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 99,178
  | percentage = 100}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Ed Case (incumbent)
| party      = Democratic Party (United States)
| votes      = 164,237
| percentage = 65.32%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate  = Patrick Largey
| party      = Republican Party (United States)
| votes      = 64,373
| percentage = 25.60%
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
 | party      = —
 | candidate  = ''write-ins and blanks''
 | votes      = 22,822
 | percentage = 9.08%
}}
{{Election box total no change
  | votes = 251,432
  | percentage = 100}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
  | winner = Democratic Party (United States)}}
{{Election box end}}

==References==
{{Portal|Hawaii}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Ed Case}}
*[https://case.house.gov/ Congressman Ed Case] official U.S. House website
*[http://www.edcase.com/ Ed Case for Congress] official campaign website
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