Hawaii Senate President Considering Bid for Congress

By /
State Senate President Donna Mercado Kim is considering a run for Congress, according to a Hawaii News Now report.

With three decades of experience in elected office, both in the Legislature and Honolulu City Council, she’d arguably be the frontrunner in the 1st Congressional District race. (U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa is vacating the seat to run for Senate.)

At this point, Kim would be up against state Sen. Will Espero, state Rep. Mark Takai and Honolulu City Council members Stanley Chang and Ikaika Anderson. Activist Kathryn Xian will also formally enter the race Monday.

Read Keoki Kerr‘s HNN story here.

—Nathan Eagle

image

Senate President Donna Mercado Kim speaks to reporters after session ended, May 2, 2013, at the Capitol. (Nathan Eagle/Honolulu Civil Beat)

What it means to support Civil Beat.

Supporting Civil Beat means you’re investing in a newsroom that can devote months to investigate corruption. It means we can cover vulnerable, overlooked communities because those stories matter. And, it means we serve you. And only you.

Donate today and help sustain the kind of journalism Hawaiʻi cannot afford to lose.

Donate

About the Author