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Ed Case

Democrat · Incumbent

U.S. Representative HI-01 (2019–present, second stint; previously 2002–2007); Senior Democrat on House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee; member Homeland Security Subcommittee; co-founder Pacific Islands Caucus

Incumbent · Public Record
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Primary: August 8, 2026 Last updated 2026-05-04

T Transparency
58.6%

Top positive drivers

  • T1 Six "Talk Story with Congressman Case" community meetings in one week (January 26, 2026); recurring multi-meeting weeks throughout second stint. Civil Beat columnist Lee Cataluna: "holds constituent talk-stories more than just about everyone else." Quantifiable result. 4/4
  • T6 Detailed House.gov vote record page; consistent constituent newsletters; floor statements via Congressional Record. IRA, IIJA, BBB votes accompanied by detailed published statements. Tier 2 discount. 3.50/4
  • T7 5+ non-aligned media: Civil Beat (multiple critical), Star-Advertiser, HPR, HNN, NOTUS, Beth Fukumoto column. Subjected to extensive scrutiny on SAVE Act vote and STOCK Act violation. 3.50/4

Top negative drivers

  • T3 STOCK Act violation: late in disclosing seven spouse Apple stock purchases (up to nearly two years late per NOTUS). Per TEA v5.0 STOCK Act penalty matrix, single late-filing >5 days flags T3 = 0. 0/4
  • T15 No notable AI legislative profile or transparency position documented. 0/4
  • T18 No specific education transparency mechanism documented. 0/4
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  • T1 Six "Talk Story with Congressman Case" community meetings in one week (January 26, 2026); recurring multi-meeting weeks throughout second stint. Civil Beat columnist Lee Cataluna: "holds constituent talk-stories more than just about everyone else." Quantifiable result. 4/4
  • T2 Standard congressional financial disclosures filed; Tier 2 discount; STOCK Act spouse-Apple late filings cap impact (covered under T3). 1.50/4
  • T3 STOCK Act violation: late in disclosing seven spouse Apple stock purchases (up to nearly two years late per NOTUS). Per TEA v5.0 STOCK Act penalty matrix, single late-filing >5 days flags T3 = 0. 0/4
  • T4 Heavy PAC reliance with establishment donor base (former bank CEO, former gubernatorial chiefs of staff, longtime political-class network). Has not signed PIP. No corporate-PAC restraint. 1.50/4
  • T5 FEC filings and OpenSecrets profile public; Civil Beat published donor-list reporting. Opposite of small-donor candidate; specific small-dollar percentage not surfaced. 2.25/4
  • T6 Detailed House.gov vote record page; consistent constituent newsletters; floor statements via Congressional Record. IRA, IIJA, BBB votes accompanied by detailed published statements. Tier 2 discount. 3.50/4
  • T7 5+ non-aligned media: Civil Beat (multiple critical), Star-Advertiser, HPR, HNN, NOTUS, Beth Fukumoto column. Subjected to extensive scrutiny on SAVE Act vote and STOCK Act violation. 3.50/4
  • T8 New Democrat Coalition, Equality Caucus, Pacific Islands Caucus (co-founder), CAPAC (executive board), former Blue Dog Co-Chair. Multiple caucus alignments. 2.88/4
  • T9 Active congressional newsletter; Talk Story town halls; case.house.gov; regular communication infrastructure. Tier 2 discount. 3.50/4
  • T10 Plain-language accessible communication; Hawaii cost-of-living framing. English-only. 2.88/4
  • T11 Centrist healthcare; not a M4A cosponsor. Hawaii Medicare reimbursement reform is the documented mechanism. Tier 2 discount. 1.50/4
  • T12 Approaches housing indirectly through Jones Act cost reduction; no standalone housing transparency bill. Tier 2 discount. 1.50/4
  • T13 Jones Act reform package (Noncontiguous Shipping Relief Act, Noncontiguous Energy Relief and Access Act) is consumer-cost transparency on shipping costs. Tier 2 discount on coalition-level impact. 1.88/4
  • T14 Senior Appropriations Defense + Homeland Security; Community Project Funding disclosures published at case.house.gov/services/funding-disclosures.htm. Tier 2 discount. 1.88/4
  • T15 No notable AI legislative profile or transparency position documented. 0/4
  • T16 Voted YES on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and H.R. 8 background checks; "smart gun technology" stance. No specific use-of-force database or oversight mechanism. Tier 2 discount. 1.50/4
  • T17 Cosponsor and Yes vote American Dream and Promise Act 2021 ("a fair and reasonable solution" for Dreamers). Counterweight: April 2025 SAVE Act vote framed as immigration-enforcement-adjacent. 2.88/4
  • T18 No specific education transparency mechanism documented. 0/4
  • T19 April 2025 SAVE Act vote (proof-of-citizenship voter-ID requirement) is a documented vote against electoral access transparency. Per v5.0 direction test, this is mechanism in wrong direction. T19 = 0. 0/4
  • T20 Senior Appropriator with funding-disclosures page; Trump impeachment Yes vote. Tier 2 discount; SAVE Act direction concern. 1.50/4
  • T21 Six town halls in one week, recognized by even critical Civil Beat coverage. Engaged with critical press on SAVE Act. Tier 2 discount. 3.13/4
  • T22 Default 2/4 baseline reduced for STOCK Act violation, January 2019 "Asian trapped in a white body" comment (drew widespread criticism), and SAVE Act vote framing concerns. 1.50/4
  • T23 No whistleblower protection platform documented. 0/4
  • T24 No FOIA reform or open-records platform documented. 0/4
  • T25 Long voting record matches centrist Blue Dog framing. Counterweights cap ps at moderate and reduce impact: STOCK Act violation, SAVE Act vote, 1997-98 same-sex marriage opposition (later reversed), heavy PAC reliance vs. anti-corruption rhetoric, primary-challenge pattern (Akaka 2006, Hirono 2012). 1.88/4
E Efficiency
74.4%

Top positive drivers

  • E4 Six Talk Story meetings in one week January 2026; recognized by Civil Beat as exceeding peer constituent service; Honolulu district office with federal-agency casework, military-service-academy nominations, project-funding inquiries. 4/4
  • E20 STRONGEST POLICY LANE: Senior Democrat on Appropriations Defense Subcommittee with INDOPACOM HQ at Camp H.M. Smith in HI-01; co-founder Pacific Islands Caucus; leading appropriator for Pacific Deterrence Initiative ($10.0B FY26 request); Pearl Harbor/Hickam funding focus. Quantifiable enacted result on Indo-Pacific posture. 4/4
  • E7 New Democrat Coalition; former Blue Dog Co-Chair; Pacific Islands Caucus co-founder; "Unbreakable Nine" centrist coalition that brokered 2021 IIJA/BBB sequencing; bipartisan Jones Act reform with Ritchie Torres (D-NY) and James Moylan (R-Guam). 3.75/4

Top negative drivers

  • E5 No specific government IT modernization position documented. 0/4
  • E21 No specific government processing time targets documented. 0/4
  • E23 No specific GAO/IG audit citation documented. 0/4
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  • E1 Appropriations work includes built-in performance evaluation through CBO scoring. No notable sunset/benchmarks beyond standard appropriations process. Tier 2 discount. 1.88/4
  • E2 Cites Grassroot Institute Jones Act data ($1,800/year per Hawaii family); appropriations work grounded in agency budget data; Indo-Pacific deterrence appropriations cite specific dollar figures (PDI $10B FY26 request). 2.88/4
  • E3 Appropriations oversight role; no specific federal effectiveness evaluation mechanism beyond standard appropriations. 1.50/4
  • E4 Six Talk Story meetings in one week January 2026; recognized by Civil Beat as exceeding peer constituent service; Honolulu district office with federal-agency casework, military-service-academy nominations, project-funding inquiries. 4/4
  • E5 No specific government IT modernization position documented. 0/4
  • E6 Long incumbent operational record; Talk Story infrastructure; multiple winning federal campaigns; Appropriations subcommittee leadership requires operational excellence. Tier 2 discount. 3.50/4
  • E7 New Democrat Coalition; former Blue Dog Co-Chair; Pacific Islands Caucus co-founder; "Unbreakable Nine" centrist coalition that brokered 2021 IIJA/BBB sequencing; bipartisan Jones Act reform with Ritchie Torres (D-NY) and James Moylan (R-Guam). 3.75/4
  • E8 11+ years federal implementation experience; senior Appropriations role requires deep agency-authority understanding. Re-introduced Jones Act reform with named bills addressing specific waiver mechanisms. Tier 2 discount. 3.50/4
  • E9 Earlier-stint enacted: Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park Addition Act (P.L. 108-142), Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building (P.L. 108-5), Kilauea Point Wildlife Refuge Expansion (P.L. 108-481), Kalaupapa Memorial Act folded into P.L. 111-11. Multiple corroborated achievements; Tier 2 discount. 3.75/4
  • E10 Jones Act reform is a major federal process reform attempt (1920 statute reform). Tier 2 discount on intent + coalition-level impact. 1.50/4
  • E11 Hawaii Medicare reimbursement formula reform; community health centers and telemedicine focus. Centrist healthcare lane. Tier 2 discount. 1.50/4
  • E12 Jones Act reform reduces shipping costs of construction materials; no standalone housing supply mechanism. Tier 2 discount. 1.50/4
  • E13 Voted YES on IRA ("critical to our world and country and to our Hawaii"); Hawaii renewable transition framing. Tier 2 discount. 2.88/4
  • E14 American Dream and Promise Act cosponsor and Yes vote with statement endorsing pathway to citizenship as "fair and reasonable." Counterweight: SAVE Act vote complicates immigration-system framing. 2.88/4
  • E15 IIJA/IRA appropriations funded Title I, IDEA, Pell. No notable standalone education legislation. Tier 2 discount. 1.50/4
  • E16 Voted YES on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act and H.R. 8 background checks; supports "smart gun technology"; Homeland Security Subcommittee work. 2.88/4
  • E17 PRO Act cosponsor; voted with Democratic caucus on workforce protections; IIJA infrastructure jobs. 2.88/4
  • E18 Senior Appropriations role on Defense and Homeland Security oversees major federal spending. Tier 2 discount. 1.88/4
  • E19 IIJA Yes vote; "Unbreakable Nine" forced 2021 IIJA passage before BBB, accelerating infrastructure delivery. Tier 2 discount. 2.88/4
  • E20 STRONGEST POLICY LANE: Senior Democrat on Appropriations Defense Subcommittee with INDOPACOM HQ at Camp H.M. Smith in HI-01; co-founder Pacific Islands Caucus; leading appropriator for Pacific Deterrence Initiative ($10.0B FY26 request); Pearl Harbor/Hickam funding focus. Quantifiable enacted result on Indo-Pacific posture. 4/4
  • E21 No specific government processing time targets documented. 0/4
  • E22 Blue Dog framing emphasizes deficit reduction; voted with Democratic caucus on IRA corporate-minimum-tax and IRS enforcement. Tier 2 discount. 1.88/4
  • E23 No specific GAO/IG audit citation documented. 0/4
  • E24 Jones Act reform addresses 1920 statute that has produced perverse Hawaii cost outcomes. Tier 2 discount. 1.88/4
  • E25 Senior Appropriator role oversees DOD and DHS. No specific federal agency oversight reform beyond appropriations. Tier 2 discount. 1.88/4
A Affordability
68%

Top positive drivers

  • A1 Hawaii cost-of-living framing throughout Jones Act reform messaging; Talk Story infrastructure surfaces local cost concerns. Tier 2 discount on impact. 3.13/4
  • A3 District office casework on federal benefits, immigration, military-academy nominations; Talk Story infrastructure as active community presence. 3.13/4
  • A10 Jones Act reform package + IRA + IIJA + PRO Act + American Dream and Promise + Roe codification spans multiple affordability priorities. Tier 2 discount. 3.13/4

Top negative drivers

  • A4 No antitrust position documented. 0/4
  • A17 No specific food/grocery position documented. 0/4
  • A19 No specific transportation affordability position beyond Jones Act shipping framing. 0/4
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  • A1 Hawaii cost-of-living framing throughout Jones Act reform messaging; Talk Story infrastructure surfaces local cost concerns. Tier 2 discount on impact. 3.13/4
  • A2 Cites Grassroot Institute $1,800/year per family Jones Act data; PDI dollar figures. 2.88/4
  • A3 District office casework on federal benefits, immigration, military-academy nominations; Talk Story infrastructure as active community presence. 3.13/4
  • A4 No antitrust position documented. 0/4
  • A5 Jones Act ($1,800/year per family) is explicit household-cost-impact analysis. Tier 2 discount. 2.88/4
  • A6 Jones Act reform as ongoing cost-spike response; no documented response to a specific cost spike event. Tier 2 discount. 1.50/4
  • A7 Jones Act reform redirects shipping monopoly rent from carriers to Hawaii consumers. Specific source-and-destination redirect. 2.88/4
  • A8 Jones Act reform implicates shipping-monopoly accountability; no broader corporate cost accountability mechanism. Tier 2 discount. 1.50/4
  • A9 Hawaii family cost-of-living framing throughout Jones Act and IRA messaging. 2.88/4
  • A10 Jones Act reform package + IRA + IIJA + PRO Act + American Dream and Promise + Roe codification spans multiple affordability priorities. Tier 2 discount. 3.13/4
  • A11 Centrist healthcare; defends ACA; not a M4A cosponsor. Hawaii Medicare reimbursement reform mechanism. Tier 2 discount. 1.88/4
  • A12 Jones Act reform indirectly reduces housing construction costs; no standalone federal housing affordability mechanism. Tier 2 discount. 1.88/4
  • A13 IIJA/IRA funded Pell and education programs; no standalone education affordability legislation. Tier 2 discount. 1.50/4
  • A14 Voted with Democratic caucus on IRA tax provisions including corporate minimum tax and IRS enforcement. Tier 2 discount. 1.88/4
  • A15 No specific federal consumer protection mechanism documented beyond Jones Act framing. Tier 2 discount. 1.50/4
  • A16 PRO Act cosponsor; supports federal minimum-wage increases (Blue Dog framing typically graduated phase-ins). 2.88/4
  • A17 No specific food/grocery position documented. 0/4
  • A18 Noncontiguous Energy Relief and Access Act = Jones Act exemption for energy products. Direct utility/energy affordability mechanism for Hawaii. 2.88/4
  • A19 No specific transportation affordability position beyond Jones Act shipping framing. 0/4
  • A20 Jones Act + IRA + IIJA + PRO Act + Dreamers + Roe codification span multiple cost areas. Tier 2 discount. 2.88/4
  • A21 Long voting record generally matches centrist Democratic platform. Counterweights: SAVE Act vote vs. pro-Dreamer rhetoric, STOCK Act violation vs. Blue Dog reform framing, anti-M4A vs. healthcare-cost framing. 2/4
  • A22 Voted with Democratic caucus to defend ACA; Hawaii Medicare reimbursement reform; PRO Act cosponsor. 2.88/4
  • A23 IRA energy assistance, Dreamers pathway, ACA defense, Roe codification reach low-income, immigrants, women. 2.88/4
  • A24 Jones Act reform reaches all Hawaii households; IRA reaches working-class energy consumers; Dreamers reaches immigrant families. 2.88/4
  • A25 Heavy establishment-Democratic donor profile; PRO Act cosponsor signal; no notable affordability-focused org scorecard ratings surfaced. 2.25/4

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Scoring Summary

Axis Base Pledge Bonus Final
Transparency 58.6% — 58.6%
Efficiency 74.4% — 74.4%
Affordability 68% — 68%
Overall TEA Average of the three axes 67%

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