Ed Case
Democrat Representative of Hawaii's 1st district
Representative
Hawaii, district 2
January 7, 2003 - January 3, 2005
Representative
Hawaii, district 2
January 4, 2005 - January 3, 2007
Representative
Hawaii, district 1
January 3, 2019 - January 3, 2021
Representative
Hawaii, district 1
January 3, 2021 - January 3, 2023
Representative
Hawaii, district 1
January 3, 2023 - January 3, 2025
5
Congresses Served
5
House Terms
September 27, 1952 (72 years old)
Birthday
- American lawyer and politician
- Served as U.S. representative for Hawaii’s 1st congressional district since 2019 and previously from 2002 to 2007 for the 2nd district
- Known as a Blue Dog Democrat
- Came to prominence as majority leader of the Hawaii State Legislature and in his 2002 campaign for governor of Hawaii
- Unsuccessfully challenged Daniel Akaka in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate in 2006
- Ran in the 2010 special election for Hawaii’s 1st congressional district but was unsuccessful
- Announced a likely end to his political career in 2013 before returning to run for Congress in 2018
- Born in Hilo, Hawaii, and is the eldest of six children
- Worked as a jackaroo in Australia and in New Zealand after high school
- Holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Williams College and a Juris Doctor from the University of California Hastings College of the Law
- Worked at the law firm Carlsmith Ball in Honolulu before entering politics
- Served as a legislative assistant to Congressman and then Senator Spark Matsunaga
- Elected to the Hawaii House of Representatives in 1994, serving four terms
- Advocated for government reform and fiscal responsibility in Hawaii
- Opposed a referendum to constitutionally ban gay marriage in 1998 and co-sponsored a civil unions bill in 2001
- Sponsored and co-sponsored significant legislation during his tenure in the U.S. House of Representatives, including bills related to Filipino-American immigration, national parks, and country of origin labeling for macadamia nuts
- Supported the Iraq War and often sided with Republicans on major tax legislation
- Rejoined the Blue Dog Coalition in 2019 and founded the Congressional Pacific Islands Caucus
- Introduced the Safe and Quiet Skies Act in 2019
- Voted to impeach President Donald Trump in December 2019
- Part of “The Unbreakable Nine” group of conservative Democrats in 2021
- Has voted with President Joe Biden’s stated position 100% of the time as of 2022
- Married with two children from his first marriage and two stepchildren from his second marriage
- Cousin of Steve Case, co-founder of America Online