Former Hawaii Democratic strategist Andy Winer is working for Mazie Hirono’s U.S. Senate campaign in a volunteer capacity as senior advisor.
Winer’s previous political experience includes Hawaii director for the Barack Obama campaign in 2007 and 2008 and as the campaign manager for Senator Dan Akaka 2006 re-election.
PR exec Carolyn Tanaka will begin work next week as deputy campaign manager in charge of communications.

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