Ed Case

Centrist

Democrat

House Representative

Hawaii - District 1

Current Position: US House Representative HI-1

Running For: House Representative - District 1

Policy Positions

For reducing the estate tax; voted with Republicans to reduce it
For lower taxes on investment income; voted with Republicans to reduce taxes on investment income
Against funding for PBS, NPR, and Title X family planning including Planned Parenthood; was the only Democrat to support an amendment to eliminate such funding in 2005 (amendment failed 102–320)
Against the Biden administration's $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package; joined the 'Unbreakable Nine' conservative Democrats threatening to derail it in August 2021
For preserving and strengthening Social Security and Medicare; supports locking Social Security trust funds to prevent spending them for non-Social Security purposes and amending the Medicare reimbursement formula as applied to Hawai'i
For maintaining a strong military

For joining international climate change conventions and enhancing environmental protection programs

For same-sex marriage rights; cast lone vote against advancing a bill to allow a referendum to constitutionally ban gay marriage in 1997, publicly opposed the referendum in 1998, and co-sponsored a civil unions bill in 2001
For fully funding veterans health, education, housing, and other entitlement programs

For impeaching President Donald Trump; voted to impeach on December 18, 2019
For the SAVE Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act), requiring strict proof of American citizenship to vote in federal elections; one of only four Democrats to join all Republicans in voting for the bill in April 2025
For campaign finance reform; supports eliminating dark money and reforming ethics laws to break ties between lobbying and decisionmaking

For the Iraq War; supported the war throughout his tenure and opposed a firm timetable for withdrawal as late as 2006
For providing Israel with support following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks; voted in favor of H. Res. 771
For supporting expanded legal immigration while curtailing illegal immigration