HONOLULU — U.S. Rep.-elect Tulsi Gabbard is applying to succeed the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye. The Democrat said in a statement Monday she learned in the military that leadership means volunteering for tough, important assignments. Gabbard served in Iraq
HONOLULU — U.S. Rep.-elect Tulsi Gabbard is applying to succeed the late U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye.
The Democrat said in a statement Monday she learned in the military that leadership means volunteering for tough, important assignments. Gabbard served in Iraq with the Hawai‘i National Guard.
Voters in Hawai‘i’s 2nd Congressional District elected Gabbard last month to represent them in the U.S. House.
State Democrats plan to meet today to settle on a list of three candidates for Gov. Neil Abercrombie to consider. Inouye had said his last wish was for U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa to succeed him. Several Democrats are seeking the job, including Hanabusa, Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz, former U.S. Rep. Ed Case and Department of Land and Natural Resources Deputy Director Esther Kia‘aina.
