Hirono Will Run for Senate in Hawaii
Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) will run for the Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-HI), setting up a potentially Democratic divisive primary with former Rep. Ed Case (D-HI), according to the Hawaii Reporter.
This won't be their first political encounter; Hirono narrowly defeated Case for the 2002 Democratic gubernatorial nomination before losing the general election to former Gov. Linda Lingle (R). Later, she took Case's seat in the House when he unsuccessfully challenged Akaka in 2006 in the Democratic primary.
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