Schatz: I Will Apply to Fill Vacancy Left By Inouye

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Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz announced Thursday that he will put his name in for consideration to replace the late Sen. Daniel Inouye in the U.S. Senate.

In a statement released Thursday, Schatz said: 

No one can take the place of Senator Inouye, and we all continue to mourn his loss.  On December 28, the Democratic Party of Hawai`i will meet and decide upon three names for the Governor to consider for appointment to the United States Senate.  I will apply to be considered for this vacancy.  I hope to make the case to the State Central Committee members that I should be one of the three names that the Governor will ultimately consider.

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