Former Congressman Charles Djou is back from a six-month deployment to Afghanistan, and the Republican says he’s ready to hit the campaign trail. He’s challenging Democratic Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, who took his seat in the 2010 election.  

“I look forward to discussing with you how we can best turn around our economy, reform our government, and bridge the toxic partisan divide in Washington,” Djou wrote in an email to supporters on Thursday night. 

As a member of the Army Reserve, Djou served as a rule of law military adviser. He said before his deployment that his job was to help the Afghan National Police and the Afghan judiciary comply with laws.