b"According to the Chinese Lunar Calender, 2026 is The Year of the Horse. It is also and election year, and for Hawaii, there is one race that stands out. Thats the Democratic Primary race for Congressional District One, CD-1. The incumbent candidate is Congressman Ed Case, Ed was a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives from 1994 to 2002, where he served as majority leader. He for ran governor in 2002 but lost. He was elected to the US House of Representatives,later that year in a special election to ll the seat of Patsy Mink. Case represented Hawaii's 2nd congressional district until 2006, when he unsuccessfully challenged Daniel Akaka in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate. In 2018, Case ran for Hawaiis rst congressional district and won the seat that he now holds.In recent years, Case has voted with Republicans on several issues. This has angered Hawaii Democrats, and has opened the door to Democratic challengers Jarrett Keohokalole and state Representative Della Au Belatti.62"